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Day in the Life

Dec 27, 1845

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December 27, 1845 ~ Saturday

27^th Elder Ward commenced to dray [draw]
the portrait of Mrs Woodruff with
little Joseph in her Arms I spent
the day at the office And Elder Banks
came home & spent the night with me 4 [miles]

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6 Feb 1806 - 15 Jun 1862

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28 Jul 1845 - 12 Nov 1846

34 mentions

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8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885

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1808-1847

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Events

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December 10, 1845

First endowments for the living administered in the .

Population of 14,000 - 15,000; population of 500,000 - 600,000.

January 8, 1846

First priesthood adoptions administered in the .

January 11, 1846

First sealings of children to parents administered in the .

January 16, 1846

and 40 other Church members (including Wilford's future wife ) leave .

January 22, 1846

Wilford leaves for ; experiences terrible storm enroute.

Feb - March 1846

Main exodus of Church members from . family leaves February 15. Temperature -12 F on February 24.

February 4, 1846

First Church members leave for .

February 7, 1846

On final day of work in temple, 600 received ordinances; total of 5,615 received endowments in .

February 15, 1846

Times and Seasons stops serial publication of the Manuscript History of the Church (history ends with events on August 11, 1834).

Dec 27, 1845