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Day in the Life

Jun 8, 1844

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Journal Entry

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June 08, 1844 ~ Saturday

Conference Minutes

Plesant Valley Conference met at Br B. B. Searl
on the 8^th day of June 1844

when the following churches were represented

Pleasant Valley Branch Livingston Co	27 M		1 P[riest]	1 T[eacher]
Rose Branch Oakland Co	Members 9			1
Napolian [Branch] Jackson Co	[Members] 8	2 E[lders]		1	1 D[eacon]
Jackson [Branch] Jackson [Co]	21	3 [E]	1 P.	1	1
Ceder [Branch] Livingston Co	[Members] 20				1 D
[blank] Monroe Co	[Members] 4
Total	Members 89	5 E	2 P.	4 T.	3 D.

It was moved & carried that Alphonzo Terry,
Samuel Gould, Isaac Williamson And
Samuel Herrington, Be ordained Elders
And Lisander Terry be ordained A Priest

The above named persons were then ordaned under the
hands of Elders W. Woodruff G. A. Smith & Z. Coulton

Instruction was given to the Elders & assembly by
Elders Woodruff, Smith, & Coltrin.

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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.

Wilford returns to with other members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Meeting where majority of Church members sustain the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as governing body of the Church.

Jun 8, 1844