Wilford Woodruff

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Wilford Woodruff was a prominent early Latter-day Saint apostle and fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for leading the church through the transition away from plural marriage and helping establish it in the American West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
human
president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
religious leader
authorOf 1890 Manifesto NERFINISHED
baptismDate 1833
baptizedInto Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) NERFINISHED
birthDate 1807-03-01
birthPlace Farmington, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED
burialPlace Salt Lake City Cemetery NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
deathDate 1898-09-02
deathPlace San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
endTime (presidency) 1898
ethnicGroup English American NERFINISHED
familyName Woodruff NERFINISHED
givenName Wilford NERFINISHED
knownFor extensive missionary work in the United States and Britain
helping establish the LDS Church in the American West
issuing the 1890 Manifesto
keeping extensive personal journals
leading the LDS Church through the end of official plural marriage
leaderIn colonization of the American West by Latter-day Saints
memberOf Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church) NERFINISHED
missionaryWork England NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
notableWork Wilford Woodruff’s journals NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren approximately 34
occupation church administrator
farmer
miller
religious missionary
parent Aphek Woodruff NERFINISHED
Beulah Thompson Woodruff NERFINISHED
participatedIn Mormon migration to the Salt Lake Valley NERFINISHED
positionHeld Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED
predecessor John Taylor NERFINISHED
propheticStatement Woodruff Manifesto declaration regarding plural marriage and U.S. law NERFINISHED
religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED
residence Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED
Salt Lake City, Utah Territory NERFINISHED
signed Manifesto of 1890 ending new plural marriages in the LDS Church NERFINISHED
spouse Phoebe Carter Woodruff NERFINISHED
plural wives (LDS plural marriage)
startTime (presidency) 1889
successor Lorenzo Snow NERFINISHED

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Salt Lake Temple dedicatedBy Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City Cemetery notableBurial Wilford Woodruff
Mormon pioneers notableLeader Wilford Woodruff
Winter Quarters, Nebraska notablePerson Wilford Woodruff
King Follett discourse recordedBy Wilford Woodruff