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Day in the Life

Jan 28, 1850

Journal Entry

January 28, 1850 ~ Monday

28th A folded letter/boxElder Whipple spent the day with me we conversed upon a grea[t] [page torn]
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Letter to All the Saints in the Eastern States, 28 January 1850
Cambridgeport Mass [sideways text] From Elder W. Woodruff [end of sideways text]
Letter from Orson Hyde, 28 January 1850
Kanesville Dear Bro Woodruff Your letter of Decr 6th has just come to hand; and in answer I would say that it is ever pleasing to me to get a letter from you, whither it is short or long. My great objection to many letters is, they are very lengthy upon matters that are of no interest to me or themselves. I am ever willing to hear a long letter upon any matter of importance, either to myself or to the writer: but when I get a long string of questions whether the writer belonged to the tribe of Judah or Joseph, and whether he should go to Jerusalem, or to Zion- or whither he could redeem his dead now or hereafter, and a thousand and one things about some old thread bare experience, thirty years ago. These and the like things are what annoy me. With regard to your appointing a presiding Elder over the remains of the Eastern churches before you leave, I would say that you, are acquainted with the conditions of things there better than I am, and you have unquestionably got your Eye upon some person as the individual to fill that place, should you deem it expedient to appoint a presiding Elder. Consult your own Knowledge of things, the circumstances and condition in which men, and things are placed in that country, and act according to your own conviction before the Lord, and it will be right. The Keys of the apostleship are with you, and you were sent into that country to take charge, and none are so capable of giving advice to the remaining Saints there, as yourself. The price of wagons suitable for a trip over the mountains, will be from 50 to 80 dollars—good work cattle will probably be from 50 to 80 dollars a yoke (very high because scarce, and in great demand) Wagons may be had here I think, but oxen and cows had better
Letter from Orson Hyde, 28 January 1850
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1850
Church membership 51,839; population of Utah Territory 11,380; population of United States 23,192,000.

Jan 28, 1850