Wilford serves seventh term as member of Territorial Legislature.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 10, 1857 ~ Saturday
10th I spent the fore part of the day in the office. I started in company
with my family & John Pack & A. O. Smoot to Union Fort we
arived in the fort about 5 oclok & held a meeting in the evening it
was exceding cold several of us spoke we spent the night at
Bishop Richards 102 miles
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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
584 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Pack, John
20 May 1809 - 4 Apr 1885
32 mentions
Richards, Silas
18 Dec 1807 - 17 Mar 1884
16 mentions
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I spoke of the organ- ization of the Church & the Patriarchal order of the Church & the Blessings given us & exhorted the people to prize the blessings which God had put into their hands & not to treat lightly the Holy things of God.
~ 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.
James Buchanan inaugurated as 15th President of 31 United States.