First baptism for the dead administered in St. George Temple font.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 06, 1877 ~ Tuesday
6. I met at President Youngs to attend to the burial of Br
Tout He was laid out in fine clean linen robes and
Apron and laid in a good but plain coffin. President
^
^ Young remarked to us we are burying this man as we
requested to be buried in our wills, and when I die
I want to be quietly laid away without any demonst-
ration and then I want Evry body to go about their
business. I made a prayer at the House, but no funeral
three carriages of us went to the grave, President Young went
went, made a few remarks at the Grave, and we returned I was
at the Temple in the Afternoon. I attended a prayer Meeting
in the Evening at Br Samuel Hardy's and we had a good meeting
I spoke with others and I felt to say
O God guide my foot-
stepts IOn my return home I received 56 letters from G. Q. Cannon
Br Wilckin, Wilford Sarah Bulah and Phebe
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Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
261 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3455 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wilckin, Charles Henry
1831-1915
87 mentions
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2264 mentions
Apostle
Tout, John Fulford
1851-1877
2 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1583 mentions
Family
Hardy, Samuel Bradford
21 Sep 1804 - 9 Sep 1899
48 mentions
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
707 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
721 mentions
Family
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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.
Brigham Young asks Wilford and others to write out the temple ceremonies.
Wilford administers second anointing to the first couple in the St. George Temple.
Wilford administers second anointing by proxy for the first time in the St. George Temple.
Wilford receives revelation authorizing proxy ordinances for his family by non-relatives.
In honor of Wilford's 70th birthday, 154 women serve as proxies in ordinances for his deceased female relatives.
Rutherford B. Hayes inaugurated as 19th President of 38 United States.
Wilford sealed to Eudora Lovina Young by her father Brigham Young.
Wilford and others finished writing down the ceremonies and temple procedures.
Wilford administered first adoptions (two couples to Brigham Young) in St. George Temple.
Wilford's wife Phebe, and children Wilford Jr., Beulah and Phoebe Amelia arrive in St. George to serve in temple.
First time Wilford ever served as proxy in endowment when he completed endowment for "Prophet" Robert Mason.
General Conference held in completed St. George Temple, dedication of entire temple.
Wilford called to preside over the St. George Temple at age 70 (served until June 26, 1884).
First time anyone adopted (sealed) by ordinance to Wilford: Josiah G. Hardy, Samuel B. Hardy and their wives.
Wilford's family leaves St. George to return to Salt Lake City.
Wilford resigns as President of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society after 15 years.
Site for Manti Temple dedicated by Brigham Young.