Wilford moves plural wife Delight to Fort Herriman to be near her family.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 12, 1862 ~ Tuesday
12 I spent most of the day in setting out straybury beds
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Wilford baptizes son David Patten Woodruff.
Morrill Anti-Bigamy Law signed by Abraham Lincoln.
Wilford serves as President of Deseret Agriculture and Manufacturing Society for 15 years.
Wilford records Brigham Young's plans for a 15,000-seat tabernacle on Temple Square.