First endowments for the living administered in the Nauvoo Temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 26, 1846 ~ Monday
26th At is stormy today, beating against
A strong head wind in the Irish chan-
nel do not gain any ownly hold our
own besides in danger orof being
wreked on shore we are all sea sick
in our state room. Mr Hastings is
A Gentleman And A peaceable man
Mr Cox his bedfellow was of A different
stamp He left our room & took up his
quarters with another man As he founnd
no gamblers or blacklegs oin our room
we were glad to get reid of him as
he was A quarrelson man
we had A terrible night gale of wind run
under Almost bare poles dangerous business
this I pray the Lord to give us a change
of wind soon
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Hastings, John
1805–1872
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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).
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Wilforn returns to his parents' house in Farmington, Connecticut.
Wilford's parents and cousin Betsey Cossett accompany him to Nauvoo, Illinois.