November 1878 Wilford is divorced from Eudora Young ("sent bill" on November 25; "signed bill" on November 28).
December 2, 1878 Wilford asks Mary Ann Jackson to be resealed to him. (Note written in shorthand in journal margin.)
January 1, 1879 Wilford and Phebe move from Valley House into house next door; lease Valley House to be used as a hotel.
January 2, 1879 Emma's eighth child, Wilford's 34th and last child, Mary Alice is born in Salt Lake City.
January 6, 1879 Supreme Court denies George Reynolds' challenge to Morrill Law; plural marriage a criminal offense.