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Jan 5, 1879

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January 05, 1879 ~ Sunday

5 Sunday Met at 10 oclok W Woodruff addressed the assembly
One hour & 11 Minuts Afternoon M Thatcher spoke 25 M[inutes]
He read the 18 chapter of Mathew, K H Brown spoke 7 M[inutes]
G Teasdale spoke 30 M[inutes], W Woodruff spoke 25 Minutes

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8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907

502 mentions

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1821-1910

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1842-1909

370 mentions

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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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