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Day in the Life

Jan 2, 1887

Journal Entry

January 02, 1887 ~ Sunday

2 [FIGURE] I spent the day reading

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Jan 1, 1887 we have commenced another important year in the History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This New Years Day finds scores of the Leading Men of the Church in prision and the Presidency & Twelve & many others in Exile for obeying the Law of God. The saints have been mobed, & persecuted by towns counties & States and the general Government has united together to Mob the saints under the form of Law and they are depriving the Latter day Saints of all Civil Religious & political rights which the Constitution guarantees unto us and to for our religion Earth & Hell with the priests & people of this Nation are uniting together to try to destroy the Church of Christ & the Zion & Kingdom of God from off the Earth. But the God of Israel still reigns and He will protect the Righteous and Defend his kingdom and fulfill his promises whare the End of this year will find the presidency & 12 Apostles of the Church & myself in particular time will determine
~ Wilford Woodruff

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January 13, 1887
Edmunds-Tucker Act passed by Congress: disincorporated the Church and Perpetual Emigration Fund; authorized confiscation of Church property.

Jan 2, 1887