Emma's first child Hyrum Smith Woodruff dies at age 13 months.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 02, 1859 ~ Sunday
2nd Sunday The saints met in the Tabernacle this morning at
11 oclok for preaching it being the first time the saints had
met for a publick meeting since the 30 day of May 1858,
Being 7 month, being the longest time the Church ever
remained without public meetings since its first organization
The organ had been removed to the center of the East
wall oposite the stand their was a pa[r]tition runing through
the center of the tabernacle separating Male from female
the females occupied the north side & the Males the South side
Elder Orson Pratt addressed the people 1 Hour & 50 minutes upon
the Authenticity of the Book of Mormon & the Bible He compared
the strength of the two He showed that there was hardly a vestige
of Human testimony in exhistence to show the divin authenticity
of the Bible while there was an abundant of testimony to prove
the authenticity of the Book of Mormon. Many of the Gentiles
were present & some of them said after meeting that his
Arguments were unanswerable. At the close of the meeting
I met with my Quorum at the Historians office G. D. Grant
prayed & E. F. Sheets was mouth. The Eastern Mail came in
& Brought a large amount of papers the tone against the
saints seems to be much milder & more favorable than
it has been I met with the Quorum of the Twelve E Snow
was mouth in opening & F. D. Richards was mouth in the
circle
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Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
124 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
697 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Grant, George Davis
10 Sep 1812 - 20 Sep 1876
58 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
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January 1, 1859 ~ Saturday This is a vary plesant New Years morning. One year ago this morning I reflected in my own mind upon the scenes which lay before us as a people and asked the Question whare another new Year would find me and my Brethren for we were threatened with war and extermination by the General Government and an armey of several thousand men lay upon our borders ready at the opening of spring to try to begin to put their threats into Execution but the Lord has warded off the blow & we still occupy our houses, gardens, orchards, fields, cities & Tabernacle and this is the Lords doing, & it is marvelous in our Eyes. and we now have the army in our midst under the form of peace we have the United states courts in our midst who are striving to stir up strife in the midst of this people May the Lord protect his saints through 1859 and in all time to come from the evil design of our Enemies And may he so lead the President & Congress of the United States that they shall not be able to accomplish any evil design against the Church, Kingdom & Zion of our God which dwells in these vallies of the mountains but may the Lord so guide & controll the helm of state so as to give us a state Government or esstablish the Kingdom of God on the Earth May he inspire the heart of his servant Brigham continually with power, light, & truth so that He may continue to lead the Church & kingdom of God in peace & safety as he has done heretofore untill the saints of the Most High shall possess the kingdom in power & Glory and be prepared for the comeing of the Son of Man
~ 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).