Day in the Life

Aug 20, 1846

Journal Entry

August 20, 1846 ~ Thursday

20th I went in the morning & carried Mrs
Woodruff in her carriage into a deep vale of
a shaded grove to spend the day in solitude for
her health I returned & met in council with
the Twelve & 3 of the High council from the Bluffs
viz I Morley J. H. Hale & P Richards we spent the
forenoon in doing business for the benefit of the
People. In the afternoon the two High councils & the
Twelve absolved into one council for the day. We herd
the report of Br Griffin from the Pawnee village
stated that about 20 waggons would spend the
winter there. 160 waggons have gone on with Br
Miller to the Punkas village with 10 chiefs to spend
the winter. The Pawnees No about 4000 men
women & children. The Punkas are a part of the
Sioux Nation A strong powerful people the signs of
the times indicate the fulfillment of the Book of
Mormon.

Our Messenger to the Mormon Battalion returned
we also heard his report all was well with the
Saints in that quarter they were getting praise &
fame in all places whare they went A mail was brought
in from them. We conversed upon the subject of a
mail route. President Young suggested the propriety
of employing some of the Omahos to watch
our cattle &c. We met in the evening & passed
resolutions concerning cutting Hay sewing turnips &c

People

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2 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Miller, Henry William
1 May 1807 - 9 Oct 1885
31 mentions
Morley, Isaac
11 Mar 1786 - 24 Jun 1865
61 mentions
Hale, Jonathan Harriman
1 Feb 1800 - 4 Sep 1846
151 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
Richards, Phineas Howe
15 Nov 1788 - 25 Nov 1874
20 mentions

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Miller's Hollow, Iowa Territory

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On the morning of I carried Mrs Woodruff in her carriage into a deep vale of a shaded grove to spend the day away from the noise and bustle of camp in solitude for her health I returned and met in Council with the Twelve and 3 of the High Council from the Bluffs—namely Isaac Morley J. H. Hale and P. Richards. We spent the forenoon in doing business for the benefit of the people. In the afternoon the two High Councils and the Twelve resolved into one council for the day. We heard

Events

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October 15, 1846
Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.

Aug 20, 1846