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Day in the Life

Oct 12, 1850

Journal Entry

October 12, 1850 ~ Saturday

12th Travled 8 miles over the second mountain and O Horr[id]
what a road we had to repair the road near one third of
the way gutted out by the late storm we were in Danger of
breaking waggons

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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

Events

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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 12, 1850