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Nov 10, 1879

Journal Entry

November 10, 1879 ~ Monday

10. [FIGURES] I received a letter this morning from Samuel Roskelly
containing $5 from Thomas E Ricks I wrote Letters to Br
Roskelley of 12 Pages giving him an account of my visit to
the 7 villages of the Oribe & Moquis I also wrote a letter to Sarah
advising her to send her children to school

[FIGURE] I dreamed last night of seeing my Father he was dressed in
white robes I was myself as were many others, I saw Thomas Bullock the same

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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
540 mentions
Family
Roskelley, Samuel
1 Jan 1837 - 10 Feb 1914
136 mentions
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
694 mentions
Family
Bullock, Thomas
23 Dec 1816 - 10 Feb 1885
125 mentions
Ricks, Thomas Edwin
21 Jul 1828 - 28 Sep 1901
144 mentions
Missionary

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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
10th [FIGURES] I received a Letter this Morning from Bishop Samuel Roskelly containing $5 from Br Thomas E Ricks I wrote Letters to Br Roskelley of 12 pages giving him an account of my visit to the 7 villages of the Oribas & Moquis I also wrote a letter to Sarah Advising her to send the children to school [FIGURE] I dreamed last night of seeing my Father I thought He was dressed in white I was myself as were many others I saw Thomas Bullock the same and among other Persons I saw a number of Gentiles who was enemies to us in our midst and I thought they ought not to be with us I have had a Number of Dreams lately that seem to have some Meaning to them (I read the following in the Arizona Miner "Apostle Wilford Woodruff of the Latter Day Saints and son in law of the Late Brigham Young having Married Dora Young recently unbosomed himself to the Mormon Church as Follows,
Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
"I will never abandon my wives & children at the Demand of a Nation steeped in sin and ripe for the damnation of hell" Woodruff is under- indictments, for practicing Poligamy, at Salt Lake) I read this paragraph and went on reading the Life of Christ as composed & Tranquil as before I am in the Hands of God, and so is the United States Government. I glory in the Epistle & Testimony which I have born to our Nation and all the world from which that Extract was made and God will back up my testimony and the Testimony of all the righteous Though the Heaven and Earth pass away, the Testimony of Inspiration will not pass away but will all be fulfilled as the Lord liveth)

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Church membership 135,000; Utah Territory 143,963; population of 38 United States 50,190,000.

Nov 10, 1879