Day in the Life

Dec 31, 1863

Journal Entry

December 31, 1863 ~ Thursday

31. I spent most of the day at work upon my Journal. I looked
over my Journal & recorded A synopsis of my labors in
1863 upon the following page

Thus Ends the year 1863. Joseph the Prophet said whoever
lived to see 1860 would live to see the commencement of the down-
fall of the United States the Union was dissolved in 1860
& Civel war commenced which has raged ever since & the
Land is beginning to be bathed in Blood & will continue untill
the words of the Prophet will be fullfilled. It is an important
age of the world and the events of Each year are rapidly
fullfilling the words of all Prophets since the world Began

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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844

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Joseph the Prophet said whoever lived to see 1860 would live to see the commencement of the down- fall of the United States the Union was dissolved in 1860 & Civel war commenced which has raged Ever since & the Land is beginning to be bathed in Blood & will continue untill the words of the Prophet will be fullfilled. It is an important age of the world and the Events of Each year are rapidly fullfilling the words of all Prophets since the world Began
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Dec 31, 1863