Day in the Life

Jan 28, 1880

Journal Entry

January 28, 1880 ~ Wednesday

Jan 28. We had a hard snow storm it snowed all day
[FIGURES] I was again wraped in vision during a good
deal of the night concerning the destiny of our Nation and
of Zion It was strongly manifest to me the duty of the Apostles
and Elders to go into our Holy places & Temples and wash our feet
and bear testimony to God & the Heavenly hosts against the wicked-
ness of this Nation My pillow was wet with the fountain of ftears
that flowed as I Beheld the Judgments of God upon the wicked

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28. We had a hard snow storm this Morning it snowed all day In the night I was wraped in vision for hours concerning the Nation & Zion It was again Manifest to me the Duty of the Apostles & Elders to go unto the Temple in St George & other Holy places & bear testimony to God and the Heavenly Hosts against the wickedness of this Nation my pillow was wet with the fountain of tears that freely flowed as I beheld the judgments of God upon the wicked

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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 28, 1880