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Day in the Life

Jul 12, 1844

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July 12, 1844 ~ Friday

12^th
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to the Editor of the Prophet
giving a word of exhortation to the Saints
abroad, to maintain their integrity & keep the
faith and Patience of the Saints untill death, the
accounts still continue to confirm the death
of the Prophet and Patriarch to be a cold
Blooded murder

Events

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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 12, 1844