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Day in the Life

Nov 30, 1850

Journal Entry

November 30, 1850 ~ Saturday

30th I went into the Kaniyon with Brother Bess we climed the
mountains & worked in 3 feet of snow & cut 120 post &
150 poles & slid them down the mountain 1/4 of a mile drew them
a quarter of a mile & slid them down another bench I had
water in my boots & suffered all day we spent the night at
Brother Porters

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5 mentions
Porter, Chauncy Warriner
20 Oct 1812 - 3 Mar 1868
12 mentions

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November 24, 1850 ~ Sunday 24th Sunday I attended meeting President Young addressed the meeting in an interesting manner much to our edifycati[on] said even those who were keeping the celestial law had their imper- fections were found in a fault here & there yet they would pray to God Angels & men that they were willing to sacrafize all things for the sake of the kingdom of God He exhorted all men to do right as they would wish to be done by for the saints would judge the world
~ Brigham Young

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December 5, 1850
Wilford appointed to the Council (Legislature) of the State of Deseret (serves a total of 21 terms).
1851
Wilford moves his cabins from Old Fort to construct home on the corner of South Temple and West Temple.

Nov 30, 1850