[Wilford Woodruff] Woodruff was a member of the Mormon pioneer company that arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in . In addition to his ecclesiastical responsibilities, he worked hard to support his family on his farm in Salt Lake City which consisted of a garden, orchard, and herds of cattle and sheep. Products from his soil repeatedly won awards at the territorial fair. Besides farming, he enjoyed hunting and fishing, and helped popularize fly-fishing in Utah. He served in a variety of community capacities including the Utah Territorial Legislature, the board of directors of Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI), and president of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society of Utah, the Utah Territorial Horticultural Society, and the Universal Scientific Society. July 1847
[source: Utah History Encyclopedia: Wilford Woodruff, http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/w/WOODRUFF%2CWILFORD.html]
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