Day in the Life

Feb 11, 1846

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February 11, 1846 ~ Wednesday

11^th We have this morning A strong south
East wind with fore & main top gallant sails
set we run 13 nots an hour on the course
this is truly incourageing And things are turning
in our favor they have so much canvass

up it tries the whole strength of the ship
most ships with the same wind would
be under closs reef top sails I spent the
day in writing. A gale struct us at 4 oclok
though the wind was fare the ship was
immediately put under closs reef top sail
& they let her drive on her course some
of the time strong gusts would strike her
And make her trempble. it was the roughest
night we have had on the voyage but
the Byrometer to bday speaks of a still greater
storm ahead seas are vary high

Events

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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).

Wilforn returns to his parents' house in , Connecticut.

Wilford retrieves from where she lived during his mission to .

Wilford's parents and cousin accompany him to , Illinois.

Feb 11, 1846