Wilford called back to Salt Lake City for a meeting of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
December 15, 1885 ~ Tuesday
Dec 15.
I held a council with 3 of the Twelve
F D Richards John Henry Smith & John W Taylor I
received 2 letters from Sarah & Orion I wrote to
Sarah sent an Order for $15 to her for Merchandize
I had an unexpeted visit from my Daughter
Susan C Scholes who had come from Onawa
she spent the Afternoon and Evening with me
at Brother Smith whare I spent the night
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Smith, Elias, b. 1804
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
190 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
297 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John Whittaker
15 May 1858 - 10 Oct 1916
157 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Snow, Orion Woodruff
7 Sep 1866 - 7 Mar 1939
52 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
706 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
361 mentions
Family
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Wilford sees his wife Phebe for the last time and gives her a blessing.
Phebe Woodruff dies; Wilford watches funeral from Church office to avoid arrest.