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Day in the Life

Jun 30, 1846

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June 30, 1846 ~ Tuesday

30^th When I started from Mount Pisgah
I Had six waggons one carriage sixteen
yoak of cattle And 7 cows 2 mules & one
Horse in all 42 Head the bridge was
finished this morning & we gathered
up our cattle & started about 9 oclok
I stoped my carriage on the top of a rolling
prairie And I had most A splendid view
I could stand And gaze to the east west
North &, South & behold the Saints pouring
out & gathering like clouds from the
Hills & dales grove & prairie with there

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Private dedication of by .

May 1, 1846 - May 3, 1846

Public dedication of by ; Wilford attends with his parents, wife , and .

United States Congress declares war on based on territorial disputes over .

Woodruffs leave to join Church members in .

Wilford at , Iowa when Captain arrives to recruit Mormon Battalion.

Woodruffs reach , Iowa.

July 16, 1846 - July 17, 1846

Mormon Battalion recruited by United States Army.

Woodruffs cross to , Nebraska.

Wilford sealed to , , .

Wilford rebaptized second time; rebaptizes , , , , and .

August 29, 1846

Wilford expels and from his family for misconduct.

Jun 30, 1846