Wilford Woodruff Papers Wilford Woodruff Papers
About About Wilford Woodruff Volunteer Meet the Team Partners Impact Editorial Method
2023 Conference Articles Photos Podcasts Updates Videos Newsroom

Day in the Life

Aug 23, 1877

Journal Entry

August 23, 1877 ~ Thursday

Keys crossed 23. W Woodruff ordained Brother Ellis Sanders a
High Priest for Benjamin Franklin and got Endo-
wments for him, also ordained 6 Elders we gave 1369
Endowments Ordained 60 W Woodruff sealed 3 couple J
McAllister 18, D H Cannon 3.

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal. Click on the person's name to view a short bio and other pages they are mentioned on or click on "View in Family Search" to view their FamilySearch profile.

Franklin, Benjamin
6 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790
13 mentions
Historical Figure, Eminent Men and Woman
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
156 mentions
Missionary
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
644 mentions
Missionary
1 mention

Events

View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life. Click on the dates to jump to that day in Wilford Woodruff's journal.

August 19-21, 1877
Wilford's vision of Signers of Declaration of Independence; proxy baptisms for 100 Eminent Men and 68 Eminent Women under Wilford's direction.
August 22-24, 1877
Majority of endowments completed for Eminent Men and Women; some sealings also completed.
September 16, 1877
Wilford publicly shares his vision of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Aug 23, 1877