Day in the Life

Feb 8, 1856

Journal Entry

February 08, 1856 ~ Friday

6th th & 9th I spent nearly all my time through this week till 9 or
10 oclok at night in President Youngs office in company with Brothers
Watt & Richards in making the manuscript for the first reader
to be published in the Deserett Alphabet. I spent some time in
searching other Books for matter to make up our Books with but
my mind was dark in that channel & the spirit that was upon
me lead me to make up our Books out of our one experience, travels
incidents, History, doctrin, & location mostly my mind was clear free
& open upon these subjects, & we commenced to write upon such subjects
as the Pioneers, Mormon Battalion, Salt Lake valley & Utah Territory
Griserly Bear & Buffalo Bull fights &c &c

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3426 mentions
Apostle, Family
Richards, Samuel Whitney
9 Aug 1824 - 26 Nov 1909

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
The , , and I spent mostly up till 10 o'clock at night in President Young's Office in company withe Brothers Watt and Samuel Richards in making the manuscript for the First Reader to be published in the Deseret Alphabet I spent some time in scearching other books for matter but my mind was ledd to choose finally our own experience travels incidents history doctrines and our location and we commenced to write upon these subjects. Sunday followed and on the Monday we resumed our work upon this matter of the Reader and the Deseret Alphabet. In the evening the committee met with the Regency at the President's upper room and the work of the committee was read and accepted. Another Committee

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Wilford serves on Board of Directors of Deseret Agriculture and Manufacturing Society.
Wilford rebaptizes family members over the age of 8 (3 wives, 3 children, and "Lamanite" boy Moroni).
Wilford appointed Assistant Church Historian (serves in Historian's Office from 1856 to 1883).

Feb 8, 1856