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Day in the Life

Mar 18, 1839

Journal Entry

March 18, 1839 ~ Monday

March 18th I spent the day in Quincy visiting the Saints I visited the family of Br Lyman Wight
Sister Wight was well & her children Brother Wight was still in prison in Liberty Clay Co Mo
with Joseph, Hiram, & others I also obtained my trunk that had been in the hands of Sister
Wight for a number of years it contained some of my Journals that I wrote in New Hartford
Con I visited a number of families that had camped on the bank of the river they were in a
suffering condition with cold, rain & mud & some the want of food. I visited the Brothers
Higbys &c after spending the day in this manner & holding a council with two of the
Twelve whare It was decided that the twelve immediately moove their families to Quincy
that we might be together in council. I again spent the night with Br Hale 5 miles

People

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Wight, Harriet Benton
19 Mar 1801 - 26 Feb 1889
8 mentions
Smith, Hyrum
9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844
401 mentions
Apostle
Hale, Jonathan Harriman
1 Feb 1800 - 4 Sep 1846
148 mentions
Missionary
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2230 mentions
Wight, Lyman
9 May 1796 - 31 Mar 1858
190 mentions
Apostle

Events

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April 6, 1839
Church leaders escape while being transported for trial with the help of their guards; Church members move to Commerce, Illinois and establish Nauvoo.
May 4, 1839
Wilford receives the official call to serve his third mission.

Mar 18, 1839