Day in the Life

May 16, 1888

Journal Entry

May 16, 1888 ~ Wednesday

16 I signed 15 recommends & received 10 Letters I arose
quite unwell this Morning I met some 30 of the Brethren in
the Temple and had the Prayer read for reception or rejection
[FIGURES] We organized the Temple company to work in
the Temple we Appointed Daniel H Wells to Preside over
the Temple & the work of the Temple and Appointed Brother
Lund as his Assistant & F M Farnsworth as the
Chief recorder We met in the Afternoon in council
I met with quite a Number of friends to day I suffered
a good Deal through the night with the Asthma

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Lund, Anthon Henrik
15 May 1844 - 2 Mar 1921
122 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Farnsworth, Moses Franklin
5 Feb 1834 - 25 Feb 1906

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Letter from Zina Diantha Huntington Young, 16 May 1888
Pres. W. Woodruff Dear Brother With gratitude to my Heavenly Father and my Brethren I arrived safely at Lees Creek May 7th 8 P.M. Pres Card met me 40 miles from Lethbridge to accompany me home I stoped with Willard in Portland 5 days as his twin babes ware taking the measles. Willard had just come the day before from Vancover and there I take the train ^for Lethbridge^ I had direc- tions from him, so the company came on the same day I stoped in Portland they met a land slide a few little delays (but no trouble) Br Chena was very kind
Circular to the Saints, 16 May 1888
DEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE AT MANTI. IT has been decided to dedicate the Manti Temple on MONDAY, MAY 21, 1888. The dedicatory services will commence at 10 o'clock a.m. The Quarterly Conference of the Sanpete Stake will be held on Satur- day and Sunday, the 19th and 20th of May. It may be necessary to continue the service of dedication more than one day. This will depend upon the number of persons who may be pres- ent, and who may desire to witness and take part in the proceedings. At Logan the number of persons pres- ent was so great that it required three days' services to enable all who desired to be present to get admis- sion to the Temple. The facilities for reaching Manti are not so good as they were for reach- ing Logan. The Utah Central Rail- road runs from the north and south to Nephi. At that point the Sanpete Valley Railroad connects with it and reaches into Sanpete as far as Ches- ter, a distance of about fifteen miles from Manti. From this point convey- ance will necessarily be by teams. While it is desirable that all the offi- cers and members of the Church who can possibly be present at the dedica- tion should be three [there], still it will be necessary for all who go, to make their own arrangements for transpor- tation from Chester to Manti, and also for their entertainment while there, either at Manti or some of the adjacent settlements. The accommodations at Manti are limited; but on such an oc- casion as this, no doubt, everything will be done that is possible by the residents to make the visitors com- fortable and to furnish th the nec- essary entertainment. By addressing letters to the Presidency of the Sanpete Stake —President Canute Peterson and his Counselors, Henry Beal and John B. Maiben—or to Super- intendent William H. Folsom, of the Manti Temple, arrangements, doubt- less, can be made by visitors both for transportation and accommodation. Admission to the Dedication services will be by ticket. These tickets will be given to the Presidents of Stakes, and, in their absence, to their Coun- selors or the Bishops, and by them will be distributed to the members of their Stakes and Wards who are in good standing. It will be well for the members who desire to go to Manti on this occassion to ascer- tain beforehand whether the Presi- dency of the Stake or the Bishop and Counselors of the Ward to which they belong will be at the Dedicaton ser- vices; for if none of these should be present, they ought to provide them- selves, before leaving home, with let- ters of recommendation, so that they may be admitted to the Temple with- out question. Special rates on the railroads will be made to all persons going to and returning from Manti on this occa- sion. WILFORD WOODRUFF, On behalf of the Council of the Apostles.
Daybook (July - November 1887 and April - October 1888)
16 I signed 15 recomds I recd 10 letters 16 I arose unwell this morning I Met in the Temple & had the prayer read for reception or rejection we also org[a]n[ize]d the Temple company we Met friends & Afternoon I Met with qui[te] a Number of the Broth I suffered much during the night with Azma [Asthma] hard work to breath

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Wilford directs all 32 stakes to establish Stake Academies to educate youth of the Church.
Church's attorneys obtain commitment from United States Solicitor that temples would not be confiscated.

May 16, 1888