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Day in the Life

Mar 12, 1880

Journal Entry

March 12, 1880 ~ Friday

12 We found the horse badly foundered this morning and we left
our team and Br David Udal furnished us with a team to go
to St George with. we want Br David Udal for a Bishop to
preside over St John. We drove 20 miles to winsor castle and
dined with Br & Sister Emmet. we then drove to Cedar ridge in
a cold driving snow storm we stoped in the Cedars 2 hours

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Missionary

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Cedar Ridge, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory
St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory
St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona Territory
Winsor Castle, Mohave County, Arizona Territory

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Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
12. We found the horse badly foundered this morning & we left our team & Br ^David^ Udal furnished us a team to go to St George with we want this Br David Udal for a Bishop at St John talk with L John Nuttal about it. We Drove 20 M[iles]. to Winsor Castle and Dined with Br & Sister Emmet we then Drove to the Cedar Ridge in a cold driving snow storm we stoped in the Cedars 2 Hours made a fire & [rested]
Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
we then drove 10 Miles onto the open plain in the midst of a very cold stow storms we drove till Dark and camped with the cold wind & Snow Blowing vary Hard I suffered muc with the cold then during any storm of the Winter we made a fire & got some supper but we could not get warm we had to go to bed for that ^40 M[iles]^

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January 26, 1880
Wilford receives Wilderness Revelation regarding God's defense of the patriarchal law of marriage.

Mar 12, 1880