Emma's first child Hyrum Smith Woodruff dies at age 13 months.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 16, 1858 ~ Thursday
16th We rode to Salt Creek 245 miles we held a meeting
with the people. Lorenzo Snow, ODaniel Spencer, Samuel Rich-
ards & W. Woodruff spoke to the people L. Snow & myself
spent the night at [blank]
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Spencer, Daniel
20 Jul 1794 - 8 Dec 1868
65 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
Richards, Samuel Whitney
9 Aug 1824 - 26 Nov 1909
109 mentions
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I told the people to get the spirit of God & follow its dictates & to remember daily their prayers & to pray for the Presidency & all the Authorities of the Church & to pray for the President of the United States & for all men in Author- ity as the spirit of God shall dictate.
~ Wilford Woodruff
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Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.
Wilford performs marriage of daughter Susan to Robert Scholes (first child to marry).