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Day in the Life

May 17, 1844

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May 17, 1844 ~ Friday

17^th It still continues to rain. We met
two families of the Saints moveing to Nauvoo
We rode to Ottaway called upon Br Sanger
& took dinner saw Br Buzzurd, Lightfoot.
we found an advertisement for some of
the Twelve to attend a meeting at the
Court House & deliver a lecture upon
the subject of Gen Smith views of the
goverment &c Elder G. A. Smith stoped and
attended to it, had about 300 present

I continued on to the Lasalle Branch of
about 50 members from Norway I preached
to them & had a good time & spent the
night at Br Goodman Hogus distance 25 m[iles]

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Wilford attends meeting when confers priesthood keys on Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Wilford records discourse on important doctrines at funeral of .

May - August 1844

Wilford serves fifth mission in the Northeastern United States; holds conferences, campaigns for .

Wilford completes brick home in ; over the next 2 years he lives in it for less than 6 weeks.

Wilford arrives in to attend convention; nominate for President of the United States.

and are murdered while in .

Wilford attends Jeffersonian Democracy Convention in to nominate .

Work on the resumes.

Wilford learns of and death through newspaper article in Times.

May 17, 1844