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Day in the Life

Jan 12, 1885

Journal Entry

January 12, 1885 ~ Monday

12 [FIGURES] I received 124 letters to day from Asahel
at London, Henry & Nellie Price W Nelson, Jesse Moses
Thomas W. Brookbank, John King F Spencer J. G.
Bleak, M F Farnsworth Charles Kelley, John
F Alred & Temple work of St Georg & Logan
Total work of St Georg Temple for 8 years from
1877 to 1884 inclusive work mostly for the dead
Baptized 207699, gave Endowments for 81683
ordained 30616, sealed 28057, sealed children
to Parents 6022, Adoptions 4558 Anointings
2178. I wrote 3 Letters to Sarah sent order $10
cash $5, $15 wrote to Sarah D. sent order $20
wrote to Sylvester Low Logan sent $10. I spent the
day in the office writing. I received a letter from Eugenia
[FIGURE] Cody and one from Leslie Eugenia sent the
likeness of herself & husband Cody which was vary fine

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
648 mentions
Family
6 mentions
Woodruff, Emma Manella
4 Jul 1860 - 30 Nov 1905
238 mentions
Family
Scholes, Eugenia Amelia Cody
21 May 1860 - 16 Sep 1955
60 mentions
Family
16 mentions
Woodruff, Henry Azmon
20 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1939
136 mentions
Family
Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
449 mentions
Moses, Jesse Tilton, b. 1848
9 May 1848 - 26 Feb 1928
118 mentions
Family
7 mentions
King, John
27 Sep 1836 - 13 Jan 1919
7 mentions
Missionary
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
175 mentions
Family
Farnsworth, Moses Franklin
5 Feb 1834 - 25 Feb 1906
155 mentions
4 mentions
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
695 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
168 mentions
Family
11 mentions
Missionary
41 mentions
Missionary
Cody, William Ellsworth
24 Dec 1856 - 10 Mar 1908
3 mentions
Family

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Jan 12, 1885