Under Compromise of 1850, Congress created the Utah Territory; Brigham Young appointed as Governor.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
September 29, 1850 ~ Sunday
29th
We left Fort Bridger this morning I went forward
with my Division to day And the first Division or some of the[m] [page torn]
complained or murmured much about it & their was sin
committed by so doing I called them together at night
& gave them a sharp rebuke & reproof for I was constrai[ned] [page torn]
by the spirit of God so to do. And I Advised that divisio[n] [page torn]
to go ahead in the morning & not wait for me. we came
down a long tedious Hill & broke down one exle [axle] tyre & one
wheel travled 11 miles & camped on a small stream
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September 29, 1850 ~ Sunday 29th [FIGURE] We left Fort Bridger this morning I went forward with my Division to day and the first Division or some of the[m] complained or murmured much about it & their was sin committed by so doing I called them together at night & gave them a sharp rebuke & reproof for I was constrai[ned] by the spirit of God so to do.
~ Wilford Woodruff
September 29, 1850 ~ Sunday 29th [FIGURE] We left Fort Bridger this morning I went forward with my Division to day and the first Division or some of the[m] complained or murmured much about it & their was sin committed by so doing I called them together at night & gave them a sharp rebuke & reproof for I was constrai[ned] by the spirit of God so to do.
~ Wilford Woodruff
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Woodruffs arrive in Salt Lake Valley and live in cabins Wilford built in 1847.