Find Your Relatives
Find Your Relatives
Images of Wilford's Family

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

with the help of
Start Here
Wilford Woodruff Papers Wilford Woodruff Papers
About Volunteer Meet the Team Partners Impact Editorial Method
2023 Conference Articles Photos Podcasts Updates Videos Newsroom

Day in the Life

May 25, 1856

Journal Entry

May 25, 1856 ~ Sunday

25th Sunday I attended meeting in the Bowery P. P. Pratt preached was
followed by Father Morley & President Young. In the afternoon A
Lyman & Joseph Young preached I attended the prayer Circle

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal.

Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
289 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
57 mentions
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
304 mentions
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
524 mentions
Apostle

Places

Browse places mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journal entry on this day.

Bowery, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Events

View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life.

April 7, 1856
Wilford appointed Assistant Church Historian (serves in Historian's Office from 1856 to 1883).
April 28, 1856
Wilford poisoned while skinning livestock; life saved through priesthood blessings.

May 25, 1856