Wilford helps dedicate baptismal font beside unfinished Salt Lake City Temple in Salt Lake City.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
November 09, 1856 ~ Sunday
9 Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle. B. L. Clapp spoke followed
By B. Young who spoke in the power & spirit of God in giving insrruction
in the afternoon. Brother Heber C. Kimball J. M. Grant & W. Woodruff
occupied the afternoon the spirit of the Lord rested upon them President
Kimball said that He did not wish to have the people partake of the sacrament
unless they were clear of all sin or had made resteration whare they had
done wrong. President Grant Exhorted the people in the spirit & power of
God & the testimony was backed up By W. Woodruff. I attended
the prayer circle in the evening then went to the 15th ward & preached
to the people followed by Elder E Elsworth we had a good time
Elder A. O. Smoot & James G Willie both came in this evening with their train
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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
584 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Clapp, Benjamin Lynn
19 Aug 1814 - 21 Oct 1865
141 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Ellsworth, Edmund L.
1819-1893
37 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Willie, James Gray
1814-1895
13 mentions
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
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in order to obtain the blessings.
~ President Kimball
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First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).
Wilford serves seventh term as member of Territorial Legislature.
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
Church membership is 55,236.
Wilford and George A. Smith complete Manuscript History of the Church up to Joseph Smith's death in 1844.