Throw a Cloak of Charity over My Imperfections 

By Erin B. Hills

After Wilford Woodruff was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his greatest desire was to have his family accept the gospel. He diligently corresponded with them and often included his testimony in his letters. In an 1837 letter penned to his younger half-brother Asahel, Wilford wrote,

Since my first connection with the Latter Day Saints I have been happy, contented, & satisfied. I know & bear testimony in the name of Jesus Christ that the Book of mormon is the revealed will of God, & also that Joseph Smith jr. is a prophet of God, & that the Church of Christ is trav[e]ling out of the wilderness with her gifts & graces. I know the same signs now follow the believers that did anciently & as I have prooven this work & know it to be true for myself, I am entirely unshaken in its work.”

But Wilford also worried about their opinion of him since his conversion. In the same letter ...

Historian Peter Fagg, onsite at St. Michael & All Angels Church in Ledbury, tells the

story of Wilford Woodruff and the impact he had there on his mission.

Have you ever experienced a moment of intense pain—physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual?

On page 39 of his memoir "Leaves From My Journal," Wilford Woodruff recorded two separate accounts of immediate and complete healing: a woman possessed of a devil and a baby on the verge of death. Wilford’s wording is interesting; in the first account, upon commanding "the devil, in the name of Jesus Christ, to depart out of her," Wilford noted ...

The Joy in Seeing Others Give: Karla Briggs

By Lyndie Jackson

“My life is blessed and touched witnessing the willingness of so many people to volunteer time, resources, and energy to bring about this great work,” says Karla Briggs. As a volunteer herself, and the volunteer coordinator for the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project, Karla works hard to match volunteers with assignments and positions that line up with their experience and skills. She has found joy in seeing others give to...

Lessons for Today from the Life of Wilford Woodruff:

BYU Education Week 2022

On the morning of August 15, 2022, thousands of people gathered on the campus of Brigham Young University to be inspired by presenters from around the world. Among these were presenters from the Wilford Woodruff Papers—Steven Harper, Matthew Godfrey, LaJean Carruth, and Jennifer Mackley—who shared lessons learned from Wilford Woodruff.

The mission of the Wilford Woodruff Papers Project is to digitally preserve and publish Wilford Woodruff’s eyewitness account of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ from ...

On September 1st we published the final 18 years of Wilford Woodruff’s journals, seven months ahead of schedule! We are grateful for the incredible efforts of our dedicated volunteer transcribers and talented interns. Other highlights of this quarter's progress include:

• Publishing 1,395 pages of Wilford Woodruff’s journals (entries from 1880-1898).
• Transcribing 172 letters and publishing 45 new letters (from 1830s-1890s).
• Researching and writing 1,431 biographies (including 325 of Woodruff family members).
• Adding 441 pages of Wilford Woodruff’s discourses and transcribing 270 pages.
• Increasing the total number of places identified to 2,590.
• Creating an Index of 1,200 topics to improve the ability to search within the documents.