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Jan 6, 1880

Journal Entry

January 06, 1880 ~ Tuesday

6 I rode up the river to St John crossed the toll Bridge conversed with
some of the citizens and we took dinner with the two Carpenter Brethren
near St John, then went down the river on the west side to the camp
there parted with our friends we found a good deal of Good land
on the west side of the river but not so much on the East side. We
went down the river to Hatches camp found Br Brookbank quite
gloomy we then rode Back to Br Greers I weighed to day 162 1/2 lbs 25 Mils

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Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
6 I rode up the river to St Johns crossed the tool bridge conversed with some of the citizens and we took Dinner with the two Carpenter Brethren near St John then went Down the river on the west side to the camp. There parted with our friends We found a good Deal of Good Land on the West side of the river but not so much On the East side We contin[ue]d ourj journy down the river to Hatch camp found Brother Brookbank unwell & some gloomy we then rode back to Br Greers I was weighed to day and reached my highest figure in life 162 1/2 lbs. distance of the day 25 M[iles]

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Church membership 135,000; Utah Territory 143,963; population of 38 United States 50,190,000.
Wilford receives Wilderness Revelation regarding God's defense of the patriarchal law of marriage.

Jan 6, 1880