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Day in the Life

Jul 11, 1844

8

People
3

Places
10

Events

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July 11, 1844 ~ Thursday

11^th All accounts from the west confirm the
report of the Death of the Prophet & Patriarch
of the Church viz Joseph & Hiram Smith & some
reports say that Elders Richards & Phelps were
killed & others contradict it.

[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Mrs Woodruff & sent
by Elder Stodard I also sent by him the letter
I took out of the Portland P.O. Br Stodard
started for New York. He let me have
8 Hymn Books 40 $3.20
6 Priesthood 20 $1.20
Total $4.40

I spent the fore part of the day at Br McAllisters
several Elders were present who felt to mourn the
death of the Prophet & Patriarch

I attended meeting in the evening with the saints
in Boston they felt to mourn the loss of the
prophet & Patriarch of the Church, yet
they were strengthened in the faith & we had
a good time. I spent the night at Br Phelps

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1807-1844

6 mentions

9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844

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1815-1888

15 mentions

23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844

2227 mentions

8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885

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1801-1867

15 mentions

24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854

519 mentions

Apostle

17 Feb 1792 - 7 Mar 1872

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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.

August 12, 1844

Wilford accepts call to preside over the European Mission for one year.

August 26, 1844

Wilford and baptized in for deceased relatives.

August 28, 1844

Wilford and and their children leave for ; Wilford's sixth mission.

Jul 11, 1844