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Day in the Life

Jan 27, 1880

Journal Entry

January 27, 1880 ~ Tuesday

Jan 27, 1880 I arose in the morning after the vision of the night
with my heart filled with Jowy and gratitude for the manifestations
of the spirit of God unto me. I have written the Revelation of God
unto me as it was given by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. I had
read the Revelation in the Doctrins & Covenants and Prayed
earnestly unto the Lord to show me his mind & will concerning
myself and my brethren the Apostles and the Lord gave me that
Revelation in answer to my Prayers I spent the day in reading

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Jan 27, 1880 I arose in the Morning after the visions of the night with my heart filled with Joy and gratitude for the manifestation^ns^ of the spirit of God unto me I have written the foregoing Revelation as it were man ifest unto me. We had some snow on the ground in the Morning and it was very cold I spent the day in reading papers & Letters and the Melinal Star In the Evening Br Judd arrived and Brought me a letter & some papers Brother Judd and Birts spent the night with us. It was quite cold

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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 27, 1880