Wilford serves seventh term as member of Territorial Legislature.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 13, 1856 ~ Saturday
13th I sealed up a document given me by Present Young & filed it
in the Historians office snow is more than a foot deep this morning
on a level I spent most of the day in the office. My Son Wilford Woodruff Jr
commenced to learn the shoe Makers trade with Brother Barston the first of this
Month
The following Dream was related by H. C. Kimball Nov 25 1856
Nov 25 I dreamed that I was travelling with a companion & we came
to a powerful rapid stream of water like the Niagara River, the waves were
rolling vary high, & increasing in size the waters had been muddy but were
getting clear, as we came to this powerful stream we did not know how
we should get over it. I turned my Eyes a few moments from my companion
& when I look back I saw him on the other side of the river & climing a
steep hill I did not know how he got there I wanted to cross so I called to
him as loud as I could to stop & wait for me but He paid no attention to me
but went on as Hard as He could then a person came to me & said you
have an iron rod in your hand which I percieve I had several feet long
the Angel said to me you must use this rod & feel your way over the river & I awoke
I considered my dream & interpeted it as follows my companion was J. M. Grant He has
suddenly died & left me & is the other side of the vail the waters mean the people that
are increasing in streng[th]s & growing better & clearer, the Iron rod is the word
of God which I must cling to till I get through death. I consider ther is great
things awaiting this people.
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
1 mention
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
719 mentions
Family
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The following Dream was related by H. C. Kimball Nov 25 1856 Nov 25 I dreamed that I was travelling with a companion & we came to a powerful rapid stream of water like the Niagara River, the waves were rolling vary high & increasing in size the waters had been muddy but were getting Clear, as we came to this powerful stream we did not know how we should get over it. I turned my Eyes a few moments from my companion & when I look back I saw him on the other side of the river & climing a steep hill I did not know how he got there I wanted to cross so I called to him as loud as I could to stop & wait for me but He paid no attention to me but went on as Hard as He could then a person came to me & said you have an iron rod in your hand which I percieve I had several feet long the Angel said to me you must use this rod & feel your way over the river & I awoke
~ Heber C Kimball
I considered my dream & interpeted it as follows my Companion was J. M. Grant He has suddenly died & left me & is [on] the other side of the veil the waters mean the people that are increasing in streng[th]s & growing better & clearer, the Iron rod is the word of God which I must cling to till I get through death. I consider ther is great things awaiting this people.
~ Heber C Kimball
Events
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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.
