First endowments for the living administered in the Nauvoo Temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
February 04, 1846 ~ Wednesday
Fedb 4th Dark And Rainy light Head bree[ze] at
4 oclok the whole Heavens coverd blacknes it
was expected a severe gale was at hand
all sail were spread when the squall struck
the ship all sail was then furled as soon as
possible the passengers went out to assist but the
wind soon changed to the North East And
the sails werse spread before it And we had for
once A fair breeze but it did not last long but
shifted to various points we did not have so
rough a night as was expected
Events
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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.