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Mar 1, 1880

Journal Entry

March 01, 1880 ~ Monday

[FIGURE] March 1, 1880
Aged 73

March 1, 1880
I Wilford Woodruff are 73
yers of age this day. I thank my
Heavenly Father for the Preservation
of my life for this long Period and
for his blessings over me. My last birth day was spent
in the Temple of the Lord in St George. To day I am in Sunset
fort Apache Co Arizona. The people are busy getting up a
celebration and dinner for me. And I am receiving
many birth day presents from young and old I receivd
^[FIGURE]^ a letter from Br E Snow. I received a rug from Brigham
City
Sisters containing the word Union Another Rug from
the Sunset Sisters, One pair of lace home made curtains knit
by hand, A silver large spoon from a Danish sister, Sister
Fuller a nice tidy, Sister Johannah Haskell a large silk Handkerchief

People

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3 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
640 mentions
Apostle

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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
March 1, 1880 I Wilford Woodruff are 73 Years of age this day I thank My Heavenly Father for the Preservation of my Life for this Long period and for his Blessings over me My Last Birth day ^was spent^ in the Temple of the Lord at St George to day I am in Sunset Fort and the People are busy getting up a celebration and Dinner for me And I am receiving many Birth day Presents from young & old [FIGURE] I received a Letter from Elder Erastus Snow I received a rug from Brigham Sisters City Sisters with the ward Union Another Rug from Sunset Sisters one pair at Home made Lace curtins knit by hand, A Danish Sister a silver spoon Sister Fuller a nice tidy Sister Johannah Haskell a ni[c]e silk Hankerchief of her Father Edwards A silk Hankerchief from sister Caroline Lemaster several Book Marks from the girls Two nice cakes from [blank] God Bless our home By Miss Emma Fuller, Red Poetry By Lizzyie Skinner 2 Birth Day Cakes By Brigham City Sisters 1 pair of Homemade Stockings from the wool By Sister Adams sumthing like 100 guests sat down to Diner some Poetry gather up for the occasion was read at the table and a card of we celebrate thy birth day was presented to me. A company of Little girls sang Papa Come Home, the young Ladies sang Do they pray for me at home I attended a party at Brigham City in honor of my Birth day two songs were sung to my Birth Day and Departure we left about 11 oclock & returned to Sunset

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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.

Mar 1, 1880