Day in the Life

Feb 12, 1880

Journal Entry

February 12, 1880 ~ Thursday

Feb 12 A hand pointing to the right I wrote 4 letters to Phebe, Wilford Bulah & Jaques
Br Sextus Johnson arived today with his sheep and g[o]ats
we held a Meeting in the Evening a good many spoke Lot Smith
spoke J W Young & W Woodruff spoke on the United Order and
the great responsiblity of the Apostles and Elders. I advised
Br Johnson to go to St John with his sheep, & cashamer goats
about 30 of his goats broak through the Ice and was drowned
while crossing the Colorado at the ferry

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Woodruff, Beulah Augusta Beatie
19 Jul 1851 - 13 Jan 1905
260 mentions
Family
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
318 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Lot
15 May 1830 - 21 Jun 1892
365 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1579 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
716 mentions
Family

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Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
Feb 12, 1880, [FIGURE] I spent the day in writing I wrote ^4^ Letters to Phebe Wilford Bulah and Jaques, I copied into Phebes Letter a part of Eugenia Letter we held we held a Meeting in the Evening a good Many spoke among them Lot Smith J. W. Y. & W W I spoke on the United Order and the Great Responsiblity of the Apostles & Elders {shorthand} Brother Sextus Johnson arived to day with his sheep & Goats cashamare [cashmere], abotut 30 Broak through the Ice and were drowned I advised him & his company to go to St Johns

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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.

Feb 12, 1880