Day in the Life

Dec 9, 1887

Journal Entry

December 09, 1887 ~ Friday

Dec 9, 1887
A hand pointing to the right A folded letter/box I signed 14 Recommends. I receivd 15 Letters ^12^ Public ^3^ Private
I wrote Letters to Jaques, Merrill, Bleak Sarah
I wrote to Jaques, Sarah, & Bleak. I rode to
10the farm & spent the night

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Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
495 mentions
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
450 mentions
Merrill, Marriner Wood
25 Sep 1832 - 6 Feb 1906
163 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
706 mentions
Family

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

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Letter from John Riggs Murdock, 9 December 1887
Beaver President Wilford Woodruf Dear Brother– thare is a matter I wish to consult you about, as follows. it has ben one year & half since one of my Councilors died & I have Chosen another in the person of Philo T Farnsworth if it be agreeable to you, if so let me know, the high Council will indorse him, & I think the People will with your sanction With kind love to yourself & all the Breathren I remain your Brother in the gospil J. R. Murdock PS pleas sign within Recomend as desired
Letter from James Amasa Little, 9 December 1887
President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother—About the middle of Nov. last I received a communi- cation from E. W. Tullidge making me a proposition to engage in assisting to get up a history of Southern Utah. The nature and extent of that business is very ^well^ explained in his Power of Attorney to me, a copy of which I enclose. He has before made several efforts to engage me in his literary enterprises, but not until now have I had the spirit to take hold with him. No labor or business is of value to me in which I cannot have the fellowship and good feeling of my brethren in the Priesthood. It would be a great satisfaction for me to know that my labors in this direction would meet your approval. Should they do so, I will get a letter of recommendation from the President of my Stake to the
Letter from Anthony Maitland Stenhouse, 9 December 1887
My dear Sir Last week I addressed to you a communication of some importance which I hope you will receive. I feel assured somehow that the Church will prosper in Canada, but the utmost prudence will be necessary at the outset. This will surely be vouch safed

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Dec 9, 1887