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Day in the Life

Oct 8, 1850

Journal Entry

October 08, 1850 ~ Tuesday

8th Travled 12 miles on a bad Road camped on a small creek
2 1/2 miles from canion creek met with Brothers Atwoods &
Branch with cattle from the valley to our assistance with
12 Yoke which we much stood in need of

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Atwood, Dan
4 Nov 1787 - 17 Dec 1863
14 mentions
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Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory

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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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December 5, 1850
Wilford appointed to the Council (Legislature) of the State of Deseret (serves a total of 21 terms).

Oct 8, 1850