Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)

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Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)
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    WILFORD WOODRUFF 6 JAN. 1 1847 TO DEC. 31 1853
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    1847 to 1853/6 years 472 Pages Wilford Woodruff 6 January 1st 1847 to December 31st 1853.
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    I looked over my Journals commencing with AD 1834 ending with AD 1846 Making thirteen (13) years during which time I have travled sixty one thousand six hundred & ninety two miles crossed the Atlantic Ocean four times travled through England Scotland & Wales and on six Islands of the sea through (61.6.92) twenty of the United States several times and the Canidas Held one thousand sixty nine meetings. (1069) Held eighty six (86) conferences. One hundred ...
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    [FIGURE] WILFORD WOODRUFFS JOURNAL FOR 1847
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    January 1, 1847 ~ Friday ^friday^ JAN 1st 1847 I spent the day aranging my Journals I spent the evening with Mrs Woodruff and sister Taylor At a feast prepared by Br and sister Smoot I administered to 2 that were sick January 2, 1847 ~ Saturday 2nd I spent the day at home Father Woodruff was sick January 3, 1847 ~ Sunday 3rd Sunday I preached At Br Vancotts House to ...
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    January 11, 1847 ~ Monday 11th I met in council with the Twelve at Br Bensons and spent the day we had a good time. we spoke upon the principle of our lives being threatend by our enemies & prayed that we might ever be deliverd from there hands January 12, 1847 ~ Tuesday 12th I spent the day butchering a fat ox we memet in council with the Twelve January 13, 1847 ~ Wednesday 13th I cut up beef and pork today attended to ...
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    He gave some interesting teaching concerning the rights of men & the dealings of men with there wives and children, the raising of posterity, purity, holiness &c that if a wise and proper course was taken in the begeting and raising of children that they would soon become pure & holy and be administered to by Angels &c and many other things did the Apostle teach January 17, 1847 ~ Sunday 17th Sunday A cold day I preached to a congregation in Bishops Everetts ...
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    Andrew J Allen, Ezra Clark, Edward Stephvenson, Zerah Pulsipher, John M Wolley Albert Dewey Wm Stewart, Thomas Clark, Hezekiah Peck. being 24 persons in all that were present, the remainder were absent on business. we dismissed and parted in good spirits & feelings I went to bed and fell asleep and dreamed [FIGURE] that I was {[big] with child and} ready to {be delivered} ...
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    And if ye do this with a pure heart in all faithfulness, ye shall be blessed, you shall be blessed in your flocks, and in your herds, and in your fields, and in your houses, and in your famili[es] Let my servants Ezra T. Benson and Erastus Snow organize a company, and let my servants Orson Pratt and Wilford Woodr[uff] organize a company: Also let my servants Amasa Lyman and George A Smith organize a company and appoint Presidents ...
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    the ground against them; Therefore marvel not at these things, for ye are not yet pure: thou canst not yet bear my glory, But thou shalt behold it, if ye are faithful in keeping all my words that I have given you from the days of Abraham Adam to Abraham; from Abraham to Moses, from Moses to Jesus and the Apostles and from Jesus and his Apostles to Joseph Smith, whom I did call upon by mine Angels, my ministering servants ...
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    January 27, 1847 ~ Wednesday 26 27th I spent the day at home & in the evening I attended meeting with our ward & Br Taylors word together Br Phelps addressed the meeting and I followed him & we had a good time January 28, 1847 ~ Thursday 278th [FIGURE] This was a vary busy day I let Br Burgess have my team to go to Hunsakers ferry I also fitted out Br Luce with two teams to ...
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    February 5, 1847 ~ Friday Feb 5th Friday [FIGURE] This was an interesting day to the Camp of Israel at an early hour the band of music entered my carriage and rode through the city of winter quarters playing so sweetly that it rend the air. the quorum of Twelve set in council the fore part of the day at 2 oclock AM [PM] The silver grays met at the Council House the company of silver grays consisted of all the old men in the Camp ...
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    February 15, 1847 ~ Monday 15th I met in council with the President & Council captains of Hundreds, fifties, and tens, to further the organization of the Camp of Israel I recieved an appointment to go to Kegg Creek with Br Smoot to organize the people ther one of the Chiefs of the Otoes was present this morning. In the evening I met with the quorum of the Twelve & others to learn to take the proper steps in dancing February 16, 1847 ~ Tuesday ...
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    whisper and talk around am actually afraid to go on a mission for fear some man will be sealed to my wife, & when they return home some will be babbing about, you dont know but what you have got another mans wife, are afraid to speak to a young woman for fear that she belongs to somebody els or for fear some body els wants her. (others deny the faith as they think but they never had much) and say that it is all of the devil &c such foolish- nish ought not to be ...