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Day in the Life

Mar 1, 1849

Journal Entry

March 01, 1849 ~ Thursday

[FIGURE] March 1st 1849 This is my Birth Day Also the first day
of the spring of 1849. I am 42 years
old this day, how such figures look to A man while counting up
his years. As the Lord has preserved me through another year
of my life, I Pray my Heavenly Father to keep me safe through
the year which I am now Entering. O God the Eternal Father
I ask the in the Name of thy Son Jesus Christ, & by virtue of the
Holy Priesthood to preserve me blameless through this year of my life
life which I am now Entering. Keep me from evry temptation, from
Entangling my feet with sin, let the Holy Ghost be my constant compa
nion & teach me my duty in all things. Give me favor in thy sight
O Lord & in the sight of thy Son Jesus Christ, in the sight of Angels
And in the sight of All Prophets, Apostles, Patriarchs, & Saints both
in Heaven, & on Earth. Preserve my wife & children in safety &
all appartaining unto me. Bless thy servant Brigham His council, the
Twelve, seventies High Priest, with all the saints of the Most High God
in all the Earth. Bless the seed of Abraham, And gather them Home.
Favor Zion, O Lord, Break in peaces every weapon formed against her.
I Ask all these Blessings with all others which thou seest I need in
the Name of Jesus Christ & by virtue of the Holy Priesthood Amen

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224 mentions
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1551 mentions
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March 1st 1849 This is my Birth Day Also the first day of the spring of 1849. I am 42 years old this day, how such figures look to A man while counting up his years. As the Lord has preserved me through another year of my life, I Pray my Heavenly Father to keep me safe through the year which I am now Entering. O God the Eternal Father I ask the in the Name of thy Son Jesus Christ, & by virtue of the Holy Priesthood to preserve me blameless through this year of my life life which I am now Entering. Keep me from evry temptation, from Entangling my feet with sin, let the Holy Ghost be my constant compa nion & teach me my duty in all things. Give me favor in thy sight O Lord & in the sight of thy Son Jesus Christ, in the sight of Angels And in the sight of All Prophets, Apostles, Patriarchs, & Saints both in Heaven, & on Earth. Preserve my wife & children in safety & all appartaining unto me. Bless thy servant Brigham His council, the Twelve, seventies High Priest, with all the saints of the Most High God in all the Earth. Bless the seed of Abraham, And gather them Home. Favor Zion, O Lord, Break in peaces every weapon formed against her. I Ask all these Blessings with all others which thou seest I need in the Name of Jesus Christ & by virtue of the Holy Priesthood Amen
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes
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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
of this year I was 42 years of age. The following is an extract from a letter written by me this day to Orson Pratt in Liverpool: Cambridgeport March 1st 1849 Elder Pratt: Beloved Brother, As this is my birthday also the first day of Spring my mind is led more than usual this morning to reflect upon the signs of the times and while meditating upon Zion and her swift Messengers my mind flies across the ocean to a large company of them who are the "horns" of Joseph to push the people together from the ends of the earth. [Deuteronomy 33:16-17] These meditations create a desire to converse a few moments with Brother Pratt. So while all nature is locked fast in sleep before ^the^ dawn of day which awakes man from his slumber I seat myself to say a few words to you I said this was my birthday. Yes I am 42 years old this day. How such figures look to a man while counting up his years in this probation. The very sight of them crowd into ^ones^ mind a flood of thought even more than tongue can utter or pen can write. The last sixteen years of my life has been spent in endeavouring

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Mar 1, 1849