Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 02, 1856 ~ Saturday
2nd I spent this day in my Harvest field pulling wheat for it
was so short I could not cradle it.
Events
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Wilford helps dedicate baptismal font beside unfinished Salt Lake City Temple in Salt Lake City.
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).