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Article Title

"I Dreamed of Ketching Fish": The Outdoor Life of Wilford Woodruff

Authors

Phil Murdock
Fred E. WoodsFollow

Keywords

Mormon studies, Wilford Woodruff, fishing, spirituality

Abstract

Known as both a "mighty fisher" of men and an enthusiastic literal fisherman, President Woodruff melded the spiritual metaphor of fishing with the temporal reality.

Recommended Citation

Murdock, Phil and Woods, Fred E. (1997) ""I Dreamed of Ketching Fish": The Outdoor Life of Wilford Woodruff," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 37: Iss. 4, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol37/iss4/2