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Day in the Life

Jan 20, 1880

Journal Entry

January 20, 1880 ~ Tuesday

20 A hand pointing to the right I wrote 2 letters to G Teasdale & J. D. T. McAllister
I left Sunset and travelled to the sheep heard in the Mountains
Befor I left Keys crossed I Blessed Wilfor Woodruff Judg. I spent
the night in a tent of the 2 shepherds Distance 25 Miles

22 We doctored some 200 sheep for the scab and was weary
our Mules strayed off we did not find them McNeal saw 50 Antilope

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Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
648 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
648 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
716 mentions
Family

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Sunset, Apache County, Arizona Territory

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Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
20. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters to George Teasdale & J. D. T. McAllister I sent McAllister to Kanab by Br Neile I left Sunset and travelled to the sheep heard in the Mountains and spent the night in a tent of the two shepherds [FIGURE] I Blessed in the Morning Wilford Woodruff Judd. 25 Miles 22nd We doctored some 1600 sheep for the scab and was weary at night Our Mules strayed off Brother McNeal went after them did not find them but ran into a heard of Antilop about 50 But Having No gun got Nothing

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1880
Church membership 135,000; Utah Territory 143,963; population of 38 United States 50,190,000.
January 26, 1880
Wilford receives Wilderness Revelation regarding God's defense of the patriarchal law of marriage.

Jan 20, 1880