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Day in the Life

Oct 28, 1850

Journal Entry

October 28, 1850 ~ Monday

28th The Presidency on consideration of the case thought I might
as well settle my own affairs so I commenced this morning to
sell some goods which I had on hand the people crouded hard
around my waggon to buy sugar coffee &c &as they had not had a
supply in the valley

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Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory

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P. P. Pratt preached his funeral sermon & spoke much to our edifycation tracing the state of man from his birth to his deth at which period of his life he would be transplanted in a field whare he could act in a far wider sphere than he could do in this life
~ Parley P Pratt

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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 28, 1850