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Jan 1, 1851

Journal Entry

January 01, 1851 ~ Wednesday

Jan 1st AD 1851.
Wednesday I met with the 14 ward of the city of the Great
Salt Lake
of Deseret to dedicate a new school house which we
had built for the purpose of schooling our children. Elder P. P
Pratt
delivered a very interesting address on the occasion
took for a tex[t] "the fear of the Lord is the begining of wisdom["]
He was followed by President Richards in a few remarks &
the dedication prayer after which remarks were made
by W Woodruff W. W. Phelps & Bishop Murdock when
there was an intermission one hour

Met at 2 oclok when it was moved & carried that W Woodruff
deliver a discourse to the people from the following text
"Bought wit is the best if you do not buy it to dear" I addressed
the meeting in a areaf manner as required of me after
which the evening was spent in recreation under the direction
of the Bishop of the ward

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Murdock, John
15 Jul 1792 - 23 Dec 1871
24 mentions
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
523 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle
Phelps, William Wines
17 Feb 1792 - 7 Mar 1872
162 mentions

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2

On the first of I met with the 14th Ward of the City of Great Salt Lake to dedicate a new school house which we had built for the purpose of schooling our children. Elder Parley P. Pratt delivered a very interesting address on the occasion and took for a text, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.["] [Proverbs 9:10] He was followed by President Richards in a few remarks and the dedication prayer after which remarks were made by W. Woodruff W. W. Phelps and Bishop Murdock We met again at 2 o'clock and it was moved and carried that Wilford Woodruff deliver a discourse from the text "Bought wit is the best if you do not buy it too dear." I addressed the meeting briefly. The evening was spent in recreation under the direction of the Bishop of the Ward. I met with the Regency at the School

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2

Business/Financial - List of Supplies Account Book, 1850-1855

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Wilford appointed to the Council (Legislature) of the State of Deseret (serves a total of 21 terms).
Wilford moves his cabins from Old Fort to construct home on the corner of South Temple and West Temple.

Jan 1, 1851