Brigham Young sustained as President of the Church by Church membership.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
February 20, 1848 ~ Sunday
20th Sunday I preached to the saints in our ward. In the evening
I went with Mrs Woodruff to Br P. Richards & herd two letters
read from his sons in England which were interesting, we then
called upon Willard Richards who was sick soon President Young
came in sat A few moments And I went home with him &
spent an hour or two And read some late papers
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
Richards, Phineas Howe
15 Nov 1788 - 25 Nov 1874
20 mentions
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
Apostle
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Treaty signed ending Mexican-American War. Mexico cedes to United States: present day California, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona, and Colorado.
Wilford baptizes 8-year-old son Wilford Jr.