Wilford serves seventh term as member of Territorial Legislature.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 02, 1857 ~ Friday
2nd I met in the Legislative Council in the forenoon & done good deal of
business also read the 17 chapter of St John & 10 chapter Heb. Wethe spirit
of God was with us & many God [good] things said. I held a council
with President YoKimball & the 12 about the Missionaries & Bishop of the 13 ward
and at 65 oclok I called upon Edson Stowell who was vary sick with
the Lung fever. I laid hands upon him & blessed him. I then went to
the social Hall & met in council with the Twelve President Spencer & the
Bishop of the 13 ward we spent the time in council till midnight the object of
the meeting was to unite the feelings of the Bishop & council with the missionaries
we had a good time and all felt benefited when we left
People
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Spencer, Daniel
20 Jul 1794 - 8 Dec 1868
65 mentions
Stowell, Edson
1830-1857
8 mentions
Woolley, Edwin Dilworth
28 Jun 1807 - 14 Oct 1881
120 mentions
Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
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He said that He did not Believe in this custom of Adoption [FIGURE] that had been practiced in this Church no man should give his Birthright to another but should keep his birthright in the linage of his Fathers & go to & unite the link through the whole linage of their fathers untill they come up to a man in the Linage who held the priesthood like a Branch of a tree the branch of a vine still abides in the vine though it comes out of it unless the vine is cut of[f] or the branch it will abide in it. now unless a man is a poor Cuss he should keep his priest- hood & unite it with his Fathers & not give it to another. & the Lord will save our Father. Evry man that gets his Patriarchal Blessings & Priesthood He becomes the Patriarch of his own family & should bless his own family.
~ Heber C Kimball
the spirit of God rested upon us in power & the vision of our minds was open upon the priesthood & its power & Blessings. I told the people that they did not prize the priesthood as they should & spoke of the great work which we had to perform who bore the priesthood in preparing this generation for salvation or damnation in redeeming our dead &c.
~ Wilford Woodruff
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.
