Day in the Life

Nov 10, 1879

Journal Entry

November 10, 1879 ~ Monday

10. ^ A folded letter/box^ A hand pointing to the right I received a letter this morning from Samuel Roskelly
containing $5 from Thomas E Ricks I wrote Letters to Br
Roskelly of 12 Pages giving him an account of my visit to
the 7 villages of the Oribe & Moquis I also wrote a letter to Sarah
advising her to send her children to school

Keys crossed I dreamed last night of seeing my Father he was dressed in
white robes I was myself as were many others I saw Thomas Bullock the same

and among other Persons I saw a Number of Gentile who
were our Enemies in our midst and I thought they ought
not to be with. I have had a Number of Dream Lately that
seem to have some meaning to them.

(I read the following in the Arizona Miner" "Apostle Wilford
Woodruff of the Latter Day Saints, recently unbosomed
himself to the Mormon Church as follows." I will never abandon
my wives & children at the Demand of a Nation steeped
in sin and ripe for the Damnation of Hell.
I read this paragraph and went on reading the life
of Christ as composed and Tranquil as before I am in
the hands of God & so is the United States Governm[en]t"
I glory in the Epistle & Testimony which I have bourn
to our Nation and all the words from which that Extract
was made and God will back up my Testimony and
the testimony of all the righteous. Though the heaven and
Earth Pass away The Testimony of inspiration will
not Pass away but will all be fulfilled as the Lord liveth

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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
579 mentions
Family
Roskelley, Samuel
1 Jan 1837 - 10 Feb 1914
139 mentions
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
706 mentions
Family
Bullock, Thomas
23 Dec 1816 - 10 Feb 1885
128 mentions
Ricks, Thomas Edwin
21 Jul 1828 - 28 Sep 1901
438 mentions
Missionary

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(I read the following in the Arizona Miner) "Apostle Wilford Woodruff of the Latter Day Saints. recently unbosomed himself to the Mormon Church as follows." "I will never abandon my wives & children at the Demand of a Nation steeped in sin and ripe for the Damnation of Hell. I read this paragraph and went on reading the life of Christ as composed and Tranquil as before I am in the hands of God & so is the United States Government" I glory in the Epistle & Testimony which I have bourn to our Nation and all the wor[l]ds from which that Extract was made and God will back up my testimony and the testimony of all the righteous though the heaven and Earth Pass away The Testimony of inspiration will not Pass away but will all be fulfilled as the Lord liveth
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
10th [FIGURES] I received a Letter this Morning from Bishop Samuel Roskelly containing $5 from Br Thomas E Ricks I wrote Letters to Br Roskelley of 12 pages giving him an account of my visit to the 7 villages of the Oribas & Moquis I also wrote a letter to Sarah Advising her to send the children to school [FIGURE] I dreamed last night of seeing my Father I thought He was dressed in white I was myself as were many others I saw Thomas Bullock the same and among other Persons I saw a number of Gentiles who was enemies to us in our midst and I thought they ought not to be with us I have had a Number of Dreams lately that seem to have some Meaning to them (I read the following in the Arizona Miner "Apostle Wilford Woodruff of the Latter Day Saints and son in law of the Late Brigham Young having Married Dora Young recently unbosomed himself to the Mormon Church as Follows,
Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
"I will never abandon my wives & children at the Demand of a Nation steeped in sin and ripe for the damnation of hell" Woodruff is under- indictments, for practicing Poligamy, at Salt Lake) I read this paragraph and went on reading the Life of Christ as composed & Tranquil as before I am in the Hands of God, and so is the United States Government. I glory in the Epistle & Testimony which I have born to our Nation and all the world from which that Extract was made and God will back up my testimony and the Testimony of all the righteous Though the Heaven and Earth pass away, the Testimony of Inspiration will not pass away but will all be fulfilled as the Lord liveth)

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1880
Church membership 135,000; Utah Territory 143,963; population of 38 United States 50,190,000.

Nov 10, 1879