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Wilford Woodruff Sr. (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was an American religious leader who served as the fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...
Woodruff also stated that by 1885, he had "had 45 persons adopted to me". [10] Woodruff recorded in his diary that when the sealing rooms of the St. George Temple were dedicated in January 1877, Woodruff—who was the temple president —adopted two couples to Brigham Young. [ 11 ]
Wilford Woodruff gave similar instructions for his funeral, requesting that the attendees and decorators avoid the color black. This tradition continued for some time; beginning in 1888, the Salt Lake Tabernacle was decorated with white banners for funerals.
Church president Wilford Woodruff issued his Manifesto proscribing new polygamist marriages in September 1890. Smith's reaction to the Manifesto reveal that the church's movement away from polygamy was an incremental process rather than an abrupt turnaround. Smith wrote to one of his plural wives that the Manifesto would not affect their ...
Wilford Woodruff and George A. Smith ordained. 4 May 1839 William Smith and Orson Hyde removed from the Quorum by vote of the church. 25 May 1839 William Smith restored to Quorum by vote of the Church. 27 June 1839 Orson Hyde restored to the Quorum by vote of the church.
Missionaries were sometimes attacked. In February 1913, an anti-Mormon riot in Sunderland possibly led to the death of an American missionary, Ralph H. Hendricks, [40] though his death certificate stated he died from fever [41] and the LDS Church's own publication's obituary stated he died after a two-month illness. [42]
Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from stunt performer to star of film such as “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” has died. Brimley's manager Lynda Bensky said the actor died Saturday ...
He befriended Wilford Woodruff, who began preparing him for missionary work. [3]: 11–12 The two became companions on a short mission to Tennessee and Kentucky, [9] then traveled to Kirtland, Ohio, together to attend the School of the Prophets. After arriving in November 1836, the two began learning Latin and Greek. This experience instilled ...