Wilford goes into hiding again to avoid arrest; lives in St. George area from January 20 to November 5, 1885.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 01, 1885 ~ Sunday
March 1, 1885
W. Woodruf
78 Years old
this day
March 1st 1885 I am 78 years old this day
Sunday morning I find myself at Bunkerville
Lincoln County Nevada I have been driven from
My wives children & home for the gospels sake & that to under
the American flag & Constitution and this is the case to day with
the Presidency of the Church and Twelve Apostles & many leading men
this Because we have obeyed the Patriarchal law of marriage
I wrote 1 Letter to G Teasdale Brother Wm H Thompson
arived last night & wished me to return to St George we attended
Meeting Meeting to day with the People W Woodruff spoke 35 m[inutes]
& Wm H Thompson 20 we then took the Parting hand with
Bishop Bunker & family & friends in Bunkerville and started
at 5 oclok & travelled 20 Miles & camped for the night at the west End
of Bever Dam spread our Blankets & lay upon the ground for the night 20 m[iles]
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Bunker, Edward
1 Aug 1822 - 9 Feb 1901
17 mentions
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jun 1907
701 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
264 mentions
Missionary
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