First endowments for the living administered in the Nauvoo Temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 25, 1845 ~ Thursday
25th CHRISTMAS DAY this is the
second Christmas I have spent in Englang
I took cab in company with Mrs Woodruff
& rode to the rock ferry took steemer
crossed the Mercy we called upon Br &
Sister Enion by invitation And partook
of A vary rich Christmas dinner our
daughter Susan Cornelia made one of
the number As she had been liveing with
them for some time past they have under-
taken to make a Lady of her And they
have done well with her she is two years
& 5 months this day & she can read in two
or three syllables quite well we spent
quite a plesent time with them Br Enion
accompanied us across the meeting river
And we all attended A tea meeting of the
Saints held at the Music Hall there wer
3 or 400 sat [at] the tables pertaking of the
bounties of the earth. After the repast
was over tables were cleared away Elder
Woodruff was chosen Chairman of the
meeting many speaches was made by
Elders Woodruff, Ward, Hedlock &
A large Numbers of other elders & the
meeting past off well & interesting 10 m[iles]
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Enion (Ennion), John Ennion
abt. 1808-unk.
15 mentions
11 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
Hedlock, Reuben
1809-1869
159 mentions
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
361 mentions
Family
Ward, Thomas
9 Sep 1808 - 4 Mar 1847
114 mentions
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First priesthood adoptions administered in the Nauvoo Temple.
First sealings of children to parents administered in the Nauvoo Temple.
Main exodus of Church members from Nauvoo. Brigham Young's family leaves February 15. Temperature -12 F on February 24.
On final day of work in temple, 600 received ordinances; total of 5,615 received endowments in Nauvoo.
Times and Seasons stops serial publication of the Manuscript History of the Church (history ends with events on August 11, 1834).