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Day in the Life

Jun 11, 1888

Journal Entry

June 11, 1888 ~ Monday

11 A hand pointing to the right I signed 20 Recommends. I received 22 Letters
I wrote 8 Letters to Jaques, Whitney, Lambert, Beebe
Henry Levi L. Thompson Malinda W Hatch ^&^ Atkins
I held a Meeting of the Board of Z.C.M.I. called at
the cTheater and spent the night with G. Q. Cannon
& J. F. Smith at LeWm W. Riters 5 miles

People

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13 mentions
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Henry Azmon
20 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1939
138 mentions
Family
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
452 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4092 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
Hatch, Melinda Woodruff
15 Dec 1826 - 29 Mar 1893
63 mentions
Family
71 mentions
Missionary
Beebe, Ovando Collins
14 May 1867 - 27 Dec 1928
187 mentions
Family
173 mentions
15 mentions

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Salt Lake Theater, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, William Frederick Rigby, and Francis Christopher Edwards Gunnell, 11 June 1888

Rexburg, Bingham Co., Idaho, President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brother We have taken the initiatory steps to organize another ward in the north Part of the Stake that I talked to you about when I last saw you, and have named it Egin according to the wishes of the People, and we would suggest the name of Brother Daniel G. Miller, who is a son of Daniel Miller of Farmington and is good Faithfull young man for Bishop of that Ward. We have visited all the wards on the north side of Snake River and have held nineteen meetings in the last ten days, and we never wittnessed a better Spirit prevailing among the people the seem to realize their du-

Letter to William and Rachel Thompson Atkin, 11 June 1888

Salt Lake U. T. Brother & Sister Atkin Dear friends Your interesting Letter of the 5 is before me and I take 4 minutes to answer G Q is with me, and Brother Mack J. F. S. is in the city from washington we shall be to gether to night, all is as will as usual with me and family Dyer is still anxious to get some more property from the Lord somehow as He considers himself the Lords receiver He has set some half a dozen more Depts loose in this city to see who they can ketch so we have to be awake I hope Sister Atkin is better with her head. I have

Letter to Ovando Collins Beebe, 11 June 1888

Salt Lake U. T. O. C. Beebe Dear Brother I want you And Asahel to be at the Asahels Home at 8 oclok with our team to take our baggage that is in the Chamber up to your Home J Jaques will be there to help unload it And I think Brother Lambert also & I would Like to have what there is in the West Moved the the same night and have it done with I may possibly see you at the Theater to night if so I will talk with you about it Willie will come up after Asahel & He can take you

Letter from Karl Gottfried Maeser, 11 June 1888

Salt Lake City, U. T. President Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother, Your favor of June 8 has just been handed to me, and I gratefully appreciate your kindness in communicating these important items to me. But as there are some points of importance which I am anxious to lay before you, I take the lib- erty to ask the privilege of an interview at any time you wish to name; as I can do nothing either one way or the other in regard to the coming year's Cicular of the Brigham Young Academy, until I have received some intimation what my own destiny may possibly be. Asking your pardon for thus presuming

Events

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June 14, 1888
Wilford directs all 32 stakes to establish Stake Academies to educate youth of the Church.
July 9, 1888
Church's attorneys obtain commitment from United States Solicitor that temples would not be confiscated.

Jun 11, 1888