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Day in the Life

Jan 9, 1853

Journal Entry

January 09, 1853 ~ Sunday

9th Sunday I attended meeting Brother P. P. Pratt addressed the assem
bly in an interesting manner upon some interesting subjects He was
followed by Brother Growuard who gave an interesting account
of his mission on the western Islands He gave a description of his
travels among the natives his sufferings among them [and] opposition by
the French Government He was 9 years on his mission & several years
without hearing any thing from the Church his mental sufferings
was vary great the first information he did obtain upon
the subject was from a letter which I wrote him & that he did
not obtain untill two years after it was written. He made
many interesting remarks concerning the customs of that
people

during the Afternoon I attended meeting for prayer with
the Presidency & Twelve

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Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
523 mentions
Apostle

Events

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December 21, 1852
Wilford appointed clerk and historian of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at age 45.
January 1853
Wilford serves third term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Jan 9, 1853