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Dec 15, 1880

Journal Entry

December 15, 1880 ~ Wednesday

15 A folded letter/box I received 2 letters from Sarah & Sarah M Coomb
I attended council & Prayer Circle in the Afternoon
D. H. Wells circumstances was presented to the council at
length. All his property was liable to be soled under Mortgage
The Church and Z.C.M.I. had already advanced $3000
to Pay interest and $1500 dollars more was wanted to
Pay the interest or the Property would have to be sold
The council voted to raise $750 & Z.C.M.I would raise the rest

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Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
702 mentions
Family
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Their has Exhisted a difficulty between the Authorities of the Church in that Place for a good while and the forenoon was taken up in teaching them and some sharp chastisements were given and I think the harts of some were made to quake before the two Edged sword of truth by the Power of God. The spirit of God was with us we Met in the Afternoon and Organized 7 Prayer Circles but many of the company had to settle their difficulties before they could Enter the Prayer Circle it was a profitable time
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Daybook (24 October 1879 - 31 January 1881)
15 [FIGURE] I received 2 Letters from Sarah & Sarah M Coomb I went to the field & attended concil & prayer circle in the Afternoon The subject of D. H. Wells circumsta[nc]es was Discussed at tength [length] all his Property was liable to be sold under Mortgage the Church and Z C M I had already advanced $3000 to pay the interest and now $1500 more to be raised or the property has to be sold. The council voted to rase $750 & if the CZ C M I would raise the other

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January 16, 1881
Wilford appointed General President of Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association.

Dec 15, 1880