Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal
On the morning of , I took leave of my relatives
and my native land, and started on my return to Maine.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 03, 1838 ~ Tuesday
3rd I arose in the morning refreshed by sleep & after once more partaking of the bounties of earth together
we bowed our knees before the Lord & offered up our morning sacrafice before a throne of Grace. I then
took the parting hand with my Father Mother & Sister Eunice & also my native land once more I bid
farewell. I then walked to Mr Whitmers & took conveyance into Hartford. I then walked to Tolland
from thence to Stafford & spent the night distance of the day 36 miles
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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
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Family
Woodruff, Azubah Hart
31 Jul 1792 - 21 Mar 1851
268 mentions
Family
Webster, Eunice Hart Woodruff
19 Jun 1821 - 14 Jun 1853
272 mentions
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Whitmer, John
27 Aug 1802 - 11 Jul 1878
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Daybook (9 May - 9 July 1838)
3rd I arose in the morning refreshed by sleep &
after having prayers with the family I took
the parting hand with Father Mother &
Sister Eunice & bid them with my
native home once more fare well may
the Lord delivere those of my friends from
the powers of temptation that try the
Souls of men that dwell upon the ear[th]
I walked to Mr Whitmans & took carriage
from there into Hartford I then walked to
Tolland from thence to Stafford & spent
the night distance of the day 36 miles
Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
to the office of a Priest and administered the sacrament unto them. On the
after committing myself father Aphek Woodruff and his household into the hands of God
I bid them farewell and again ^I^ started for the state of Maine. I walked most of the
Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
—I started for the State of Maine,
and arrived at father Carter's, in Scarborough,
on the 6th.
Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star
—I started for the State of
Maine, and arrived at father Carter's,
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
On the morning of , I took
leave of my relatives and my native
land, and started on my return to
Maine.
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Wilford reads Parley P. Pratt's pamphlet "Mormonism Unveiled."
Joseph Smith explains the need for all living and dead to receive saving ordinances.
Wilford baptizes father Aphek, stepmother Azubah, and half-sister Eunice in Farmington, Connecticut.
Wilford called to serve as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Doctrine and Covenants 118
Wilford present for birth of his first child, Sarah Emma, in Scarborough, Maine.
Wilford returns to his mission in the Fox Islands.
Wilford receives news of his calling as an apostle; and call to go on mission to England with apostles.