Wilford is dying; gives family final instructions on funeral and disposition of belongings.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
October 17, 1859 ~ Monday
17th I arose at 10 oclok was vary poorly I walked to the
Historians office & spent a short time I received a letter
from G. A. S in Deseret Alphabet informed me there would
be a council with the Presidency, Twelve, & the presidentcy
of the seventies in order to fill up those Quorums. A man
was shot through the head on saturday night He was found dead
in the morning. I met with the Twelve in the evening at the upper
room of the Historians office the evening was spent in speaching
upon the subjects of the Twelve keeping Gentiles Boarders
of Having them associateing with our familyies. TElders E. T.
Benson & F. D. Richards Both were keeping Boarders
they both expressed there willingness to dismiss there
Boarders as soon as they could without temperal
loss to themselves we had a good meeting I was poorly
through the night.
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Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
379 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
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