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Day in the Life

Jan 17, 1853

Journal Entry

January 17, 1853 ~ Monday

17, 18 19 20 I spent the time in the Legislature

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Now is the time to get your salvation & exhaltation it has to be done here your words thought acts & deeds are daily either Exhalting or debasing you if you are not geting your exhaltation here you will not get it hereafter then try to improve your time here & get salvation daily if you pay strct attention to yourselves in all things you will not have much time to attends to the faults of your neighbors
~ Brigham Young

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 17, 1853