Day in the Life

Mar 27, 1859

Journal Entry

March 27, 1859 ~ Sunday

27th Sunday Orson Pratt Preached in the Tabernacle to a
small congregation. I met with my Quorum J G. Willey Prayed
melted A Hoagland was Mouth we had a snow storm but it soon
melted off [FIGURE] I spent the fore Part of the day in assisting Wilford
to make out his Journal of his life. I have taught him to keep a
Journal of his life to commence while young & keep it up through
life as I consider evry good man should do who holds the Holy
Priesthood & record his official acts that his children and future
Generations may know what he has done & the dealings of the Lord
with him. I met with the Quorum of the Twelve F. D. Richards
Prayed. O. Pratt was mouth. we called upon the President
& spent the evening. History of Napoleon was read a short
time. Two weeks of the Eastern Mail arived this evening
but we could not get any Mail till morning. I spent
the night till 1 o'clok writing the History of Wilford Woodruff Jr

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Hoagland, Abraham Lucas
24 Mar 1797 - 14 Feb 1872
86 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
13 mentions
Bonaparte, Napoleon of France
15 Aug 1769 - 5 May 1821
31 mentions
Historical Figure
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
719 mentions
Family

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Adobe Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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I spent the fore part of the day in assisting Wilford to make out his Journal of his life. I have taught him to keep a Journal of his life to commence while young & keep it up through life as I consider evry good man should do who holds the Holy Priesthood & record his official acts that his children and future Generations may know what he has done & the dealings of the Lord with him.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Mar 27, 1859