Wilford Woodruff
Full name	Wilford Woodruff
Born	March 1, 1807(1807-03-01)
Place of birth	Farmington, Connecticut
Died	September 2, 1898 (aged 91)
Place of death	San Francisco, California
LDS Church President
Ordained	April 7, 1889 (aged 82)
Predecessor	John Taylor
Successor	Lorenzo Snow
LDS Church Apostle
Called by	Joseph Smith, Jr.
Ordained	April 26, 1839 (aged 32)
Reason for ordination	Replentishing Quorum of the Twelve[1]
End of term	September 2, 1898 (aged 91)
Reason for end of term	Death
Reorganization at end of term	Rudger Clawson ordained

Wilford Woodruff (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death. Woodruff's large collection of diaries provide an important record of Latter Day Saint history. is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Capitol Region Incorporated 1645 Government  - Type Council-manager  - Town manager Kathleen Eagen  - Council chairman Michael Clark Area  - City 74. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[2] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[3] Area  Ranked 48th in the US  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (disambiguation). ... In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... For other persons named John Taylor, see John Taylor (disambiguation). ... Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth President (1898-1901) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the last president of the 19th century. ... For other uses, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (disambiguation). ... In Mormonism, an Apostle is a special witness of the name of Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others. ... Joseph Smith redirects here. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Rudger Clawson Rudger Judd Clawson (March 12, 1857-June 21, 1943) (commonly known as Rudger Clawson) was a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 until his death in 1943. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1807 (MDCCCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. ... For other uses, see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (disambiguation). ... == c programming[[a--203. ...

Woodruff was one of nine children born to Aphek Woodruff, a miller working in Farmington, Connecticut. Wilford's mother Beulah died of "spotted fever" in 1808 at the age of 26, when Wilford was just fifteen months old. As a young man, Wilford worked at a the sawmill and a flour mill owned by his father. For other uses, see Miller (disambiguation). ... Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Capitol Region Incorporated 1645 Government  - Type Council-manager  - Town manager Kathleen Eagen  - Council chairman Michael Clark Area  - City 74. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[2] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[3] Area  Ranked 48th in the US  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ...

Woodruff joined the Latter Day Saint church on December 31, 1833. At this time, the church numbered only a few thousand believers clustered around Kirtland, Ohio. On January 13, 1835, Woodruff left Kirtland first full-time mission, preaching without "purse or scrip" in Arkansas and Tennessee. The Church of Christ was the original church organization founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1833 (MDCCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Senior Missionaries be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ...

Woodruff was always known as a conservative religious man,^{[citation needed]} but was also enthusiastically involved in the social and economic life of his community. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying fishing and hunting. It is quite likely that Woodruff was the first fly fisherman in the Rocky Mountains.^{[citation needed]} As an adult, Woodruff was a farmer, horticulturist and stockman by trade and wrote extensively for church periodicals. Fishermen in the harbor of Kochi, India. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ... Fly rod and reel with a wild brown trout from a chalk stream. ... For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Farmer (disambiguation). ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ...

The contents of the LDS Church's adult priesthood and Relief Society instruction manual during 2006 were taken from Woodruff's writings and sermons. It has been suggested that Unrighteous dominion be merged into this article or section. ... The Relief Society is the womens organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. ... Teachings of Presidents of the Church is a series of books published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints briefly compiling the teachings and sermons of the men who have served as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

Marriage and family

Like many early Latter Day Saints, Woodruff practiced plural marriage. He was married to five (possibly six) women; however, not all of these marriages were concurrent. His wives were: Plural marriage is a type of polygyny taught by Joseph Smith, Jr. ...

• Phoebe Whittemore Carter, m. 13 April 1837
• Mary Ann Jackson, m. 15 April 1846 (later divorced)
• Emma Smoot Smith, m. 13 March 1853; Emma had just turned 15 years old when she married Woodruff
• Sarah Brown, m. 13 March 1853
• Sarah Delight Stocking, m. 31 July 1857
• Circumstantial evidence suggests Woodruff courted Lydia Mountford, an international lecturer and Jewish rights advocate, and may have married her in September 1897.^[2] Brigham Young University professor Thomas G. Alexander examined Woodruff and Mountford's interactions in his Woodruff biography and concludes that the marriage did not occur. However, D. Michael Quinn and B. Carmon Hardy have come to the contrary conclusion.^{[citation needed]}

Woodruff's wives bore him a total of thirty-three children, with thirteen preceding him in death. is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... , Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah, is a private coeducational school completely owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) and run under the auspices of its Church Educational System. ... Thomas G. Alexander is an American historian and academic who acts as the Lemuel H. Redd Professor of Western History at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Among Woodruff's children was the LDS Church apostle Abraham O. Woodruff. His daughter Phoebe was a wife of Lorenzo Snow; Snow succeeded Woodruff, his father-in-law, as president of the LDS Church. In Mormonism, an Apostle is a special witness of the name of Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others. ... Abraham Owen Woodruff (November 23, 1872&ndashJune 20, 1904) (commonly known as Abraham O. Woodruff) was a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1897 until his death in 1904. ... Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth President (1898-1901) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the last president of the 19th century. ...

Church service

Woodruff and his brother Azmon were baptized by missionaries of the Church of Christ on 31 December 1833 in Richland, New York. Other members of the Woodruff family, including Wilford's father, joined the church in 1839. Shortly after his baptism, Woodruff accompanied Joseph Smith, Jr. and his brother Hyrum in a journey from Kirtland, Ohio to the Missouri as a member of Zion's Camp. In 1838, he led a party of fifty-three members in wagons from the Maine coast to Nauvoo, Illinois. The Church of Christ was the original church organization founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1833 (MDCCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Richland is a town located in Oswego County, New York. ... This article is about the state. ... Joseph Smith redirects here. ... Hyrum Smith Hyrum Smith (February 9, 1800—June 27, 1844) was the older brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Zions Camp is the name given to an important group of early Latter Day Saints or Mormons. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Nauvoo (נאוו to be beautiful, Sephardi Hebrew Nåvu, Tiberian Hebrew Nâwû) is a city located in Hancock County, Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

In 1839, at the age of 32, Wilford Woodruff was became a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. He became a member of the Nauvoo city council, and served as chaplain for the Nauvoo Legion, a local militia. Woodruff was also a member of the Anointed Quorum and Council of Fifty, and received his Endowment from Smith in the Red Brick Store prior to the completion of the Nauvoo Temple. Woodruff and Pheobe were sealed by Hyrum Smith in Nauvoo but, due to a loss of records, this ordinance was later repeated by Heber C. Kimball in Salt Lake City. After the death of Joseph Smith, Woodruff was an active participant in the westward progression of the LDS Church. He was a member of the first pioneer company of Latter Day Saints to arrive in Utah's Great Basin in 1847. The Nauvoo Legion was a private militia employed by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... The Anointed Quorum, also known as the Quorum of the Anointed, or the Holy Order, was an elite body of men and women with special standing in early Mormonism. ... The Council of Fifty (also known as the Living Constitution, the Kingdom of God, or its name by revelation, The Kingdom of God and His Laws with the Keys and Power thereof, and Judgment in the Hands of His Servants, Ahman Christ[1]) was a Latter Day Saint organization established... In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Endowment is a gift of power from on high that has several meanings in various contexts of Latter Day Saint theology. ... The rebuilt Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois The Red Brick Store in Nauvoo, Illinois, was a building that was constructed and owned by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... See also: Nauvoo Illinois Temple for information about the modern structure rebuilt on the same site. ... In Mormonism, a sealing is an ordinance (ritual), performed in temples by a person holding the sealing power. ... Heber C. Kimball Heber Chase Kimball (June 14, 1801 – June 22, 1868) (commonly known as Heber C. Kimball) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Drainage map showing the Great Basin in orange Various Definitions of the Great Basin (NPS) Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. ...

In 1856, Woodruff began serving as church historian, and served in this position for thirty-three years. A religious conservative, he offered charismatic sermons during the period of Mormon Reformation in 1856 to 1858. During his time as the president of the St. George Utah Temple, Woodruff standardized temple ceremonies under the direction of Brigham Young. He was baptized for the dead on behalf of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence and other American Founding Fathers after he claimed to visitation from the departed spirits of these men in a vision. Church Historian and Recorder (usually shortened to Church Historian) is a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... In 1856-1858, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints underwent what is commonly called the Mormon Reformation. ... Temple president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... The St. ... Baptism for the dead is an ordinance performed today in temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for those who have died without having been baptized by one having authority. ... The United States Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were Free and Independent States and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to... Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy. ... In religion, visions comprise inspirational renderings, generally of a future state and/or of a mythical being, and are believed (by followers of the religion) to come from a deity, directly or indirectly via prophets, and serve to inspire or prod believers as part of a revelation or an epiphany. ...

Missionary service

Woodruff became noted for his success as a missionary, completing several missions during his lifetime. As a missionary, Woodruff baptizing thousands of converts. The church sent him to Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky (1835–1836), and to the Fox Islands, Maine (1837). As a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles, he was assigned to England as a missionary (1839), to England as president of the church's European Mission (1844), and finally to the eastern United States (1848). Religious conversion is the adoption of new religious beliefs that differ from the converts previous beliefs; in some cultures (e. ... Summer of 1909, by Frank W. Benson; painted at North Haven, ME North Haven is a year-round island community and summer colony located in Penobscot Bay, Maine, United States. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a Mission President is a man who presides over a mission, and the group of missionaries, in the mission. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. ...

Woodruff's greatest missionary success resulted from his work among the 600 members of the United Brethren in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. In his own estimation they baptized "all the United Brethren save one."^{[citation needed]} He also baptized clergy from other churches, and even a constable who was sent to arrest him.^{[citation needed]} For the similarly named county in the East of England, see Hertfordshire. ... For the condiment, see Worcestershire sauce. ...

On missionary work, Woodruff wrote:

When you go into a neighborhood to preach the Gospel, never attempt to tear down a man’s house, so to speak, before you build him a better one; never, in fact, attack any one’s religion, wherever you go. Be willing to let every man enjoy his own religion. It is his right to do that. If he does not accept your testimony with regard to the Gospel of Christ, that is his affair, and not yours. Do not spend your time in pulling down other sects and parties. We haven’t time to do that. It is never right to do that.^[3]

Actions as church president

With the death of John Taylor in 1887, Wilford Woodruff assumed leadership of the church as the senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Woodruff spent years as an apostle evading territorial marshals on the Mormon "underground," escaping prosecution for polygamy, and was unable even to publicly attend his first wife's funeral. On behalf of the church, Woodruff courted the favor of prominent Republicans Leland Stanford and Isaac Trumbo. John Taylor (November 1, 1808 – July 25, 1887) was the third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880 to 1887. ... President Thomas S. Monson Acting President Boyd K. Packer President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles is a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... The current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. ... GOP redirects here. ... Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824 – June 21, 1893) was an American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University. ...

Woodruff was in Sanpete County, Utah, in hiding from federal agents seeking him on anti-polygamy warrants, when he learned of Taylor's death. He returned to Salt Lake City in secret to take charge of the church, and was not seen in any public meetings. Two years later, when he was 82 years old, Woodruff was ordained as president of the church. Woodruff had never expected to become president, as Taylor was the younger man.^{[citation needed]} Sanpete County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ...

During his tenure, the church faced a number of legal battles with the United States, primarily over the practice of plural marriage. The church faced a real possibility of being destroyed as a viable legal entity, as it was faced with disfranchisement and federal confiscation of its property, including temples.^[4] Plural marriage is a type of polygyny taught by Joseph Smith, Jr. ...

Citing revelation, Woodruff issued the 1890 Manifesto which ended the church's official support of plural marriage in the territory of the United States and directed Latter-day Saints to only enter into marriages that are recognized by the laws in the areas in which they reside. He wrote in his diary, "I have arrived at the point in the history of my life as the president of the Church ... where I am under the necessity of acting for the temporal salvation of the Church".^[5] Some historians^{[attribution needed]} consider the 1890 Manifesto to be Woodruff's most important contribution to the church.^{[citation needed]} The 1890 Manifesto, sometimes simply called The Manifesto, was a historical statement which officially renounced the practice of polygamy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS Church; see also Mormon). Signed on by LDS President Wilford Woodruff in September of 1890, the Manifesto was a... Plural marriage is a type of polygyny taught by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ...

Despite the Manifesto, historians D. Michael Quinn, B. Carmon Hardy, and Richard S. Van Wagoner have asserted that Woodruff continued to secretly encourage, or at least allow, new plural marriages to be performed in Mexico, Canada, and upon the high seas.^{[citation needed]} The church would not fully renounce the practice of plural marriage until Joseph F. Smith's Second Manifesto of 1904. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Joseph Fielding Smith, Sr. ... Joseph F. Smith, author of the Second Manifesto The Second Manifesto was a 1904 declaration made by Joseph F. Smith, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which Smith confirmed that the church was opposed to plural marriage and set down the principle that...

During his tenure, Woodruff announced a specific policy of sealing individuals only to their direct ancestors. It had been a previous practice to have members sealed to church leaders by adoption. This change was closely connected with Woodruff's founding of the Genealogical Society of Utah and is a contributing factor to the modern family history program of the LDS Church. The Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU) is an incorporated, nonprofit educational institution entirely funded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Family history is the study of multiple generations of people who appear to be related. ...

The church faced severe financial difficulties during Woodruff's tenure, some of which were related to the legal problems over plural marriage. Although he instituted a number of sound financial practices, he was unable to completely solve these difficulties during his time as president. However, the church completed and dedicated the Manti and Salt Lake Temples during his tenure. Woodruff also established Bannock Academy in Rexburg, Idaho, which later evolved into Brigham Young University–Idaho. Plural marriage is a type of polygyny taught by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Manti Utah Temple The Manti Utah Temple is the fifth constructed temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. ... The Salt Lake Temple is the largest (of more than 120) and best-known temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, in the United States. ... Brigham Young University–Idaho (BYU–Idaho or BYU–I) is a four-year college owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...

Woodruff died in San Francisco, California and was succeeded as church president by his son-in-law Lorenzo Snow. During his life, Woodruff had observed significant growth in the church, and at his death, he was the leader of more than 250,000 adherents. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Lorenzo Snow (April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth President (1898-1901) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the last president of the 19th century. ...

Diarist and historian

Many historians^{[attribution needed]} consider Woodruff's journals his most important contribution to LDS Church history. He kept a daily record of his life and activities within the LDS Church, beginning with his baptism in 1833. Matthias F. Cowley, editor of his published journals, observed that Woodruff was ...perhaps, the best chronicler of events in all the history of the Church.^{[citation needed]} These meticulous records provide insights into not only church doctrines and the daily actions of church leaders, but also into the social and cultural aspects of early Mormonism. Several significant actions and speeches of early church leaders are known only through these diaries. Matthias Foss Cowley (1858–1940) (commonly known as Matthias F. Cowley) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1897 until his death in 1940. ... For more general information about religious denominations that follow the teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr. ...

Some recollections were recorded in his journal years after the events, which have caused some historians to question the complete reliability of certain events, as they were not recorded contemporarily. However, in his [[Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Comprehensive History of the Church, B. H. Roberts wrote: Brigham Henry Roberts (March 13, 1857 _ September 27, 1933) was born in Warrington, a manufacturing town of Lancashire, England. ...

"President Woodruff rendered a most important service to the church. His Journals, regularly and methodically and neatly kept and strongly bound, …constitute an original documentary historical treasure which is priceless. The church is indebted to these Journals for a reliable record of discourses and sayings of the Prophet of the New Dispensation — Joseph Smith — which but for him would have been lost forever. The same is true as to the discourses and sayings of Brigham Young, and other leading elders of the church; [and] for minutes of important council meetings, decisions, judgments, policies, and many official actions of a private nature, without which the writer of history may not be able to get right viewpoints on many things — in all these respects these Journals of President Woodruff are invaluable."^[6]

Woodruff was an Assistant Church Historian between 1856 and 1883 and was the church's eleventh official Church Historian between 1883 and 1889. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Church Historian and Recorder (usually shortened to Church Historian) is a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Historical Summary

Grave marker of Wilford Woodruff.

Grave marker of Wilford Woodruff.

• 1807, March 1; Wilford Woodruff is born in Farmington Hartford County, Connecticut, to Beulah Thompson Woodruff and Aphek Woodruff
• 1808; June 11; His mother dies at age 26.
• 1821; Begins work as a miller.
• 1832; Moves with his brother Azmon and Azmon’s wife to Richland, Oswego County, New York, where they purchase a farm.
• 1833; Baptized and confirmed by Zera Pulsipher.
• 1835; Leaves Missouri for his first full-time mission, preaching the gospel in Arkansas and Tennessee.
• 1837, May 31; Leaves Kirtland, Ohio, to serve a mission in the Fox Islands, off the coast of the state of Maine.
• 1839, August 8; Leaves for a mission in England.
• 1847, participated in Vanguard company's exploration of the Mormon Trail to the Salt Lake Valley.
• 1887, assumed leadership of the Church as the senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles upon the death of President John Taylor.
• 1889, ordained as President of the Church.
• 1890, October 6; Members of the Church attending general conference unanimously sustain the revelation President Woodruff received regarding plural marriage.
• 1894, November 13; Oversees the establishment of the Genealogical Society of Utah.
• 1898, September 2; Dies in San Francisco, California, after a brief illness.

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Works

• Woodruff, Wilford (1946). in G. Homer Durham, editor.: The Discourses of Wilford Woodruff. Bookcraft, Inc. 
• —— (1881). Leaves from My Journal. Juvenile Instructor Office. 
• —— (1909, reprinted in 1964). in Matthias F. Cowley, editor: Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: History of His Life and Labors as Recorded in His Daily Journals. Deseret News. 
• —— (2004). Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Wilford Woodruff. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  LDS Church publication number 36315.

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See also

• Smoot–Rowlett Family

Footnotes

Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Luke Samuel Johnson (1807-1861) (commonly known as Luke Johnson or Luke S. Johnson) was one of the original twelve members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ... John F. Boynton (September 20, 1811–October 20, 1890) born in Bradford Massachusetts, was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ... Lyman E. Johnson (October 24, 1811–December 20, 1856) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ... William Earl MLellin (January 18, 1806—April 24, 1883) (often modernized to McLellin) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ... Thomas B. Marsh(1799-1866) was the first ordained apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1835-1839. ... David Wyman Patten (*November 14, 1799 in Theresa, New York; † October 25, 1838 in Missouri). ... For other persons named John Taylor, see John Taylor (disambiguation). ... John Edward Page (February 25, 1799–1867) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ... George A. Smith George Albert Smith (June 26, 1817–September 1, 1875) (commonly known as George A. Smith to distinguish him from his grandson of the same name) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as a... The Contributor was an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1879 and 1896. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Alexander, Thomas G. Things in Heaven and Earth: The Life and Times of Wilford Woodruff, a Mormon Prophet. Signature Books, Incorporated. Salt Lake City, Utah, reprint 1993. ISBN 1-56085-045-0
• Alexander, Thomas G. Mormonism in Transition: A History of the Latter-day Saints, 1890–1930", University of Illinois Press.
• Allen, James B. and Leonard, Glen M. The Story of the Latter-day Saints. Deseret Book Co., Salt Lake City, UT, 1976. ISBN 0-87747-594-6.
• Hardy, B. Carmon. Solemn Covenant: The Mormon Polygamous Passage, University of Illinois Press, ISBN 0-252-01833-8.
• Ludlow, Daniel H., Editor. Church History, Selections from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, UT, 1992. ISBN 0-87579-924-8.
• Nibley, Preston. The Presidents of the Church. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, UT, 1974. ISBN 0-87747-414-1.
• Quinn, D. Michael, "LDS Church Authority and New Plural Marriages, 1890–1904", Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 18, no. 1 (Spring 1985): 9–105;
• Staker, Susan (editor). Waiting for World's End: The Diaries of Wilford Woodruff.
• VanWagoner, Richard S. "Mormon Polygamy: a History", Signature Books, ISBN 0-941214-79-6; ^ 

Thomas G. Alexander is an American historian and academic who acts as the Lemuel H. Redd Professor of Western History at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. ...

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