First endowments for the living administered in the Nauvoo Temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
February 09, 1846 ~ Monday
9th We have had an Easterly wind through
the night which has caused the ship to
roll in the trouth of the sea untill Boxes
trunks cans &c were tumbling through
the ship & we could scarcely keep his
our berths we are going 10 not an hour
this morning on our course we have made
400 miles since the wind changed we
are having a rough day in consequenc of
the rocking of the ship
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.