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Jan 11, 1880

Journal Entry

January 11, 1880 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday at met the people at 10 oclok W Woodruff read
a part of section 2 in the D & Covenants and spoke 30 Min
Lot Smith 36. we had almost a total Eclips of the sun at
Sunset fort commencing at 4 oclok and continued untill near
sundown. I find quite a large Number of fine children
among the Saints in Arizona named Wilford

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Smith, Lot
15 May 1830 - 21 Jun 1892
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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
11 Sunday I met the people at Sunset at 10 oclok W Woodruff red a part of 2 section in the D. C. and spoke 30 M[inutes] Lot Smith 306 we had almost a total Eclipse of the sun at [FIGURE] Sunset fort commence at 4 oclok and continued untill about sundown [FIGURE] I find quite a large number of fine large children among the Saints in Arizona during the past year, named Wilford, But I am not the father of any of them But am what is called the God Father of some of them if Blessing them would Make me so And to day I was called upon to Bless a son of Lot and Alice Ann Richards Smith and He was Named Wilford Woodruff Smith
Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
Sunday we held a Meeting in the evening, I requested the Brethren to occupy the time in speaking & bearing their testimony several of which spoke, and I followed Lot Smith and spoke 30 Minutes and gave council upon several subjects I advised the Authorities to get the young Men together and Ordain priests Teachers & Deacons the spirit of the Lord was with us & we had a good Meeting

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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 11, 1880