Day in the Life

Sep 8, 1846

Journal Entry

September 08, 1846 ~ Tuesday

8th ^[FIGURE]^ I Branded my oxen & Horses with W W on the
Horn of each ox & W W on the left fore
sholdier of one gray horse & two Brown Mules
I sent into the general heard 20 Oxen 1 Cow
1 Mule 1 Horse. Mrs Woodruff was taken quite
sick in the morning I went and took the last
parting hand with Col Kane who leaves the

camp this morning Also Bishop Whitney starts
for St Louis this morning with several Brethren
to buy goods for the Camp of Israel. we
drove our herds to the peavine this morning

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Whitney, Newel Kimball
3 Feb 1795 - 23 Sep 1850
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1581 mentions
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Kane, Thomas Leiper
27 Jan 1822 - 26 Dec 1883

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13th Sunday I met the Twelve & saints at the meeting ground. Meeting opened by prayer by O Pratt who arose we have often been taught to listen to council given from the head I do not consider it necessary to treat to day upon the first principles of the gospel as those things are understood by you as well as by me. I have thought of treating upon scientific Principles there is no truth but what comes from God, it requires a portion of the spirit of God to know
~ Wilford Woodruff

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

Sep 8, 1846