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    Godfrey Leinhard 22 Sept. 1888

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    Buehler, Gottfried Midway the 11 of August 1888 President Woodruff! Dear Brother: Last Monday i have recived a Letter from you, Stating, thad i was re- questet to perform a mission to Swizerland & Germamnoi. I can say, tahhat i will respond to this Call, i shall try and be ready at the apointed time. Your Brother in the Gospel, Gottfried Buehler D. Van Wagener. Bishop. Midway Ward. Aug 11. [18]88. ...
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    August 11, 1888

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    Gottfried Buehler 11 Aug. 1888

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    Released until can arrange circumstances Geottfried Eschler Paris Idaho Dey 8th 1889 Prest. Wilford Woodruff Deer Brother, In answer to your letter or Call to go on a Mission to Swztzerland or Germany I will say: I consider it a Call from God and will go under all circumstances when I am called. I know it will be a Blessing to me, but will have to state my Circumstances I have been verry badly in Debt, but will be able to ...
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    December 8, 1889

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    or at leasts verry little and I will have to call on my Bishop and the People genereraly for assistance in Order to be able to go, and if I could have the Blessings of God attend my Labors here for another year I would be better prepared to go. If I look at it naturely it looks amllmost impossible for me to leave them my Family the way I have to leave them, but will do accor- ding to your request and would not for any thing disobey your Council. Yours Obediant Brother in Truth. ...

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    Levan, Juab Co. Utah July 16th 1888 Prest. Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brother I have received yours of the 12 inst appointing me to a Mission to Scandinavea to leave Salt Lake City on the 10th of October next, and in answer I say: I am willing, and shall try to be ready as the time appointed Your Brother in the Gospel H. C. Kofod. Niels Aagaard Bp ...
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    July 16, 1888

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    H. C. Kofod 16 July 1888

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    Decr 21 [18]89 St George U[tah] Presedent Wilford Woodruff Dear Bro, I Recieved your Letter of Decr 13th. In Reply to Letter -- I wish to Say that if the Lord gives Me health & Strength I will do my best to meet with you on Jany 15th [18]89 inst. Tho My Means is very limited yet I will trust in the Lord hoping this will be Satusfactery I Remain your humble Servunt H. G. Gelderblom. I endorse the above Thomas Judd Bp [1]
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    December 21, 1889

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    H. G. Gelderblom 21 Dec. 1889 ^OK^ Accepts Mission

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    Richfield Feb 20, 1889 Pres. W. Woodruff Dear Brother Your favor of the 15th inst. stating that I have been selected for a mission to Scan- dinavia came to hand last night; in answer to which I will say that I will try to ^be^ on hand to leave Salt Lake City on the 30th of April according to your request. Your Brother in the Gospel H. P. Miller Jr. Jos. S. Horne, Bp. Richfield 2
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    February 20, 1889

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    Feb 20 [18]89. H. P. Miller Jr. Richfield Red Feb 23 [18]89 Accepts Mission

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    Aug 28 [18]89 H. W. Sanderson Fairview, Red Aug 30 [18]89 Fairview, Sanpete Co, Utah 28th August [18]89 Prest Woodruff Dear Bro In reply to yours of the 20th inst regarding the family of Br Justus P Jordan on mission I am requested by Bp A Tucker to say that the delay in answering is in consequence of his being absent from home, and he feels that the Statement as to condition of Br Jordan's ...
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    August 28, 1889

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    suffer we would think that their is nothing sufficiently serious that should prevent Br Jordan from performing his mission. Remaining yours & c HW Sanderson clk

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    Logan September 26 [18]89 President Wilfod Wodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother, I have done all in my pouer to go to Skan- dinavien on the 9 of October but I am not able to get enaf mony to tach mi ther Berfor I like to have the Previlegs to stay till ind Novenber, if Dec is anny Misionary ho departts for Skandinavia at that time Your humble and Obediens Servant Hans Eriksen (Please ansere) Granted give him time asked for ...
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    September 26, 1889

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    Sept 26 [18]89 Hans Ericksen Logan Red Sept 28 [18]89

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    May 31 [18]89 Hans Ericksen Logan Red June 3 [18]89 Logan 31 May 1889 Presedent W Woodruff Salt Lake City Deare Brother: My feeling in regart to my Caling as a missionary to Skandinavien is good. And I will do all in my power to bee redy til the dat namet in your letter, as for as my sercamstanses will alow. I am littel in debt, and my Familia ar dependen am my dayly Labor for ther suport and will nead some suport and my ...
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    May 31, 1889

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    evedens the case was desnest [dismist] but I am in danger evere day of being Arestet and charch wid Adoltery, and if it would bee paseply my fare coute be pead to my feile af Labor, I would feel hapy as I would rady go to Skandinavia than to the Pennetensery, as I hop I cane du mare good there. My Famila will bee providet for und my apsian I hop. Your humbel and Obediens Serviand and Brother in the Gospel. Hans Eriksen Bro Erickson is a member of the church ...

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    Smithfield Sep. 6th ^1888^ Utah Prest Willford Woodruff Dear Bro. I hope you will excuse me for the free- dom I take, in sending to you these few lines. I have long thought of wri- ting to you and gave it up again, but now I conclude- d to write to you and tell yo- u the circumstances I am in @ present. Myself together with the wh- ole family are well in hea- lth and also in feeling for which I feel grateful to the Lord. I have labored energe- ...
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    September 6, 1888

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    justified in my mind, in lea- ving the elder portion of them with a home, and then take the young and helpless, and emigrate with them to Cana da and just about as I was ready and in such a shape that I could go, the enemy came and arrested me and my younger wife and one of my daughters of the older family, i. e. she was taken as a witness, and bro- ught us before the commissio- ner @ Logan under the char- ge of Unlawful Cohabitation but under the examination Comm ...

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    this occurred as our youngest child is now nearly fifteen mo- nths old, consequently the bi rth of the child is not the ca- use of this charge against me It must be some other plan on which they are calculating to work; hence I thought of asking you for a favor, if it would be possible for you to render it. If I had plenty of means I would take a trip to Ogden or Salt Lake City and see Bro. F. S. Richards for I can see ...