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May 4, 1846

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May 04, 1846 ~ Monday

4^th I spent the ~~day~~ ^morning^ in the city vary busy
getting ready to go about 30 miles into the country
to visit Br & Sister Scammans I started with
my mules & carriage & got 4 miles out of the
city & got stalled in a mud hole & had to get
oxen to draw us out I then returned home
covered with mud & gave it up for a bad
Job spent the remainder of the day cleaning
the Mules & Harness &c

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Wilforn returns to his parents' house in , Connecticut.

Wilford retrieves from where she lived during his mission to .

Wilford's parents and cousin accompany him to , Illinois.

Wilford arrives in , Illinois with , , and parents; arrived a few days before.

Woodruffs tour with others.

Private dedication of by .

May 1, 1846 - May 3, 1846

Public dedication of by ; Wilford attends with his parents, wife , and .

United States Congress declares war on based on territorial disputes over .

Woodruffs leave to join Church members in .

Wilford at , Iowa when Captain arrives to recruit Mormon Battalion.

May 4, 1846