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Day in the Life

Jan 19, 1847

Journal Entry

January 19, 1847 ~ Tuesday

189th [FIGURE] {The tribe of Wilford Woodruff was organized this day.}

President Heber C Kimball organized
his family company this night at the
Council House consisting of about 200 persons
I Wilford Woodruff organized my family company
this night at my own house consisting of 40 men mostly
head men of families. Those that joined me entered into
a covenant with uplifted hands to Heaven to keep all the
commandments & statutes of the Lord our God and
to sustain me in my office the following are the nam[es]
of those who were present with me in this organization
Wilford Woodruff, Aphek Woodruff, John Fowler,
Abraham O Smoot, William C. A. Smoot, John Grierson,
Chancy W. Porter, John Benbow, Simeon Blanchard,
Jacob Burnham, Little John Utley Samuel Turnbow
Eligah F. Sheets, Jacob F Secrist, Benjamin Abers,

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
556 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
540 mentions
Family
7 mentions
Porter, Chauncy Warriner
20 Oct 1812 - 3 Mar 1868
12 mentions
Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
112 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
7 mentions
1 mention
Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
169 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
3 mentions
23 mentions
2 mentions
Turnbow, Samuel
16 Oct 1804 - 19 Nov 1890
6 mentions
4 mentions
Smoot, William Cochran Adkins
30 Jan 1828 - 2 Feb 1920
32 mentions

Places

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Council House, Winter Quarters, unorganized U.S. Territory

Events

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1847
Church membership is 34,694.
January 19, 1847
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.

Jan 19, 1847