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Day in the Life

Dec 17, 1880

Journal Entry

December 17, 1880 ~ Friday

17 [FIGURES] I returned from the farm & received a letter from
Br Bleak I wrote a4 Letters to Sarah, & Coombs Bleak
and McAllister

People

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Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
449 mentions
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
602 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
695 mentions
Family
2 mentions

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Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Quotes

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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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Personal - Notebook, 1883-1898
I gave A H Raleigh my Note for $680 at 1 per cent interest a month payable one Month from Date Wilford Woodruff Emma P Toone wants to be {shorthand} she is dead Mary Lyons of Morgan City to officiat for her Mother 4 sons wants to be adopted to Mother & Father Swen R Monson Sweed wants to Be Adopted to W W
Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
17. [FIGURES] I received a letter from Bleak I wrote Letter to Sarah Isaiah M Coombs concerning sealing of children to parents I wrote to Br Bleak & J D T McAllister

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

Dec 17, 1880