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Jan 9, 1880

Journal Entry

January 09, 1880 ~ Friday

9 [FIGURES] I set apart Henry W. Despain for the Lamanite
Mission. We made arangements with Br Ladd to go to St John
and survey out the land for the Brethren I wrote 2 letters to the
[FIGURE] Meadows & St John we returned home to Sunset 25 Mils
I there found a package of Letters for me 2 from John Taylor
2 from Jaques, 2 from G. Q. Cannon, 2 from Phebe & Wilford
2 from J. G. Bleak & another man 10 Letters. also the Deseret News
we find a strong spirit getting up in congress against the Saints

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1966 mentions
Apostle
4 mentions
Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
448 mentions
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
439 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family
8 mentions
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family

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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
Jan 9. [FIGURES] I set apart Henry Walters Despain for his Lamanite Mission we made Arangements with Br Ladd to go to St John & survey out the Land for the the Brethren I wrote 2 Letters to the Meadows & St John We returned home to Sunset and found a package of 11 Letters for me from John Taylor 2, Jaques 2, G Q Cannon 2 Phebe & Wilford 2, Samuel E. Lewis James G. Bleak, 1 &c We received the D News up to Dec 31 and see a strong raid getting up against the Mormans in congress

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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 9, 1880