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Dec 30, 1878

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December 30, 1878 ~ Monday

30. W Woodruff set apart two Missionaries for Missions to
England. I settled with the Tithing Office today

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November 1878

Wilford is divorced from ("sent bill" on November 25; "signed bill" on November 28).

December 2, 1878

Wilford asks to be resealed to him. (Note written in shorthand in journal margin.)

January 1, 1879

Wilford and move from into house next door; lease Valley House to be used as a hotel.

January 2, 1879

eighth child, Wilford's 34th and last child, is born in .

January 6, 1879

Supreme Court denies challenge to Law; plural marriage a criminal offense.

February 7, 1879

Wilford goes into hiding to avoid arrest for polygamy.

March 1879 - April 1880

Wilford spends a year in "on the underground" serving a mission among the Native Americans.

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