Wilford moves to St. George to assist in readying temple for dedication.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
November 13, 1876 ~ Monday
Nov 13, 1876
I received 1 letter from Sarah & wrote one to
Wilford & Emily I went down to the Temple with Br
Angel and looked over the rooms to see how we would
organized to prepare for Endowments I wrote the Cere-
mony (or assisted Br Mcallister in doing it) for the work
in the Temple I spent the Evening in company with
President Young
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Woodruff, Emily Jane Smith
28 Oct 1850 - 8 May 1878
34 mentions
Family
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
659 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
705 mentions
Family
Angell (Angel), Truman Osborn Angell
5 Jun 1810 - 16 Oct 1887
41 mentions
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
719 mentions
Family
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National election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden (outcome determined after the Compromise of 1877).
Wilford, L. John Nuttall and John D. T. McAllister begin writing down the temple ceremony.
Church membership reaches 115,065.
First baptism for the dead administered in St. George Temple font.
First proxy endowments administered in this dispensation in St. George Temple.
First proxy sealings and first sealings and endowments for the living in St. George Temple.