Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . n States. In hisjournal he writes: The Prophet calledoften at our home, and I remem-ber well, how he used to play gameswith me; and although his life wasfilled with so many cares, he never for-got a kind word for the children. Dur-ing the first ten years of Wilfords lifehis father was almost constantly ab-sent from home doing missionary workfor the Church, which of necessity leftthe care and training of himself and BIOGRAPHICAL ENCY
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . n States. In hisjournal he writes: The Prophet calledoften at our home, and I remem-ber well, how he used to play gameswith me; and although his life wasfilled with so many cares, he never for-got a kind word for the children. Dur-ing the first ten years of Wilfords lifehis father was almost constantly ab-sent from home doing missionary workfor the Church, which of necessity leftthe care and training of himself and BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. 617 four other little ones to the untiringdevotion of their mother. In the springof 1846 he, together with his parents,left Nauvoo, performing the toilsomejourney to Winter Quarters. Here heremained with his mother while hisfather, Avith the notable band of pio-neers under the leadership of Young, wended their way tothe valley of the Great Salt Lake, ar-riving on July 24, 1847. In the springof 184S his father was called again ona mission to the Eastern States. Hetook his family with him and left themat Cambridgeport, Mass., where Wil-. ford attended school. In 1849, hisfather and mother, with their littleones, again started for Utah, wherethey arrived Oct. 14, 1850. After theirarrival in the Valley he spent most ofhis time until the spring of 1863 underthe direction of his father, buildingbridges, roads and fences, clearingland or assisting in whatever enterprisehe was needed, to improve or build uphis valley home. March 28, 1848, hewas baptized and confirmed at WinterQuarters. He was also ordained aPriest the same day under the handsof his father and Elder John 18, 1856, he received his endow-ments and was ordained an Elder atSalt Lake City. He was ordained aSeventy April 9, 1863, and in March,1863, he left Salt Lake City on a mis-sion to England, returning in the fallof 1866. In October. 1867, with hisyoung wife,Emily Jane Smith,whom hemarr
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