Wilford is dying; gives family final instructions on funeral and disposition of belongings.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
November 28, 1859 ~ Monday
28 [FIGURE] For the first time since I have been sick I went
abroad I called at the Deserett & Mountaineer office
and stoped my advertisements in both papers. I then
called upon President B Young. He asked me what news
I had from the spirit world I told him I had none
Elder Hyde & Benson had Just returned from their missi[o]n
to Cash valley which they organized into a stake of Zion
and preached in all the Northern settlements. They gave a report
of their mission to President Young. We then went to the Historians
office this was the first time I had been in the office since I was taken
sick I found Broth G. A. Smith still lame with his sprained
ancle which was sprained more than 3 months ago and he has
had it laid up in a chair ever since. after spending a short
time with the Brethren in the office I returned home
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3433 mentions
Apostle, Family
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
378 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
693 mentions
Apostle
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I then called upon President B Young He asked me what news I had from the spirit world I told him I had none
~ Wilford Woodruff
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Church membership 61,000; population of Utah Territory 40,273, population of 33 United States 31,443,000.