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Day in the Life

Oct 7, 1889

Journal Entry

October 07, 1889 ~ Monday

7 I went to the Gardo I signed 23 [recommends]. I received
16 Letters. I met the Presidents of Stakes at
the Assembly Hall at 10 oclk M Thatcher Prayed
F M Lyman spoke John Henry Smith G Q Cannon
& W Woodruff spoke M W. Merrill Dismissed
we then Met the Presidents of the stakes alone


We ordaind John Beal Patriarch I met in
the upper room of the Gordo with the Twelve Apostle
& my counsielors we ordained M. W. Merrill A. H. Lund & Abram H Cannon to the Apostleship
to fill the vacancy in the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles W Woodruff ordaind M. W. Merrill
G. Q. Cannon ordaind A. H. Lund & Joseph F
Smith ordained Abram H Cannon to the Apostleship
G. Q. Cannon gave the charge to the New mem-
bers.

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Cannon, Abraham Hoagland
12 Mar 1859 - 19 Jul 1896
119 mentions
Apostle
Lund, Anthon Henrik
15 May 1844 - 2 Mar 1921
91 mentions
Apostle
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
240 mentions
Apostle
1966 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
258 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
Merrill, Marriner Wood
25 Sep 1832 - 6 Feb 1906
97 mentions
Apostle
370 mentions
Apostle

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Letter from Lewis Sumner Pond, 7 October 1889
Salt Lake City Mr W Woodruff Dear Brother I will say in regards your notice of the 23 of Sept notifying me off a call to the Southern States to perform missionary Labor that I will endeavour to be on hand the appointed time Reppectfully Yours in the Gospel L S Pond Geo. C. Parkinson Prest. of Stake Oneida Bro. Pond is a resident of Grentile Valley Oneida Stake. OK L J n
Letter from Mosiah L. Hancock, 7 October 1889
Mosiah L Hancock City. Rcd Oct 7 [18]89 No Answer Salt Lake City Oct 7th 1889 Presidents Wilford Woodruf George Q Cannon & Joseph F Smith Beloved Brethren in the Lord I feel it a duty as well as a pleasure to adress a few lines to you as I may be directed by the the holy Spirit that I have ever cherished and tryed to cultivate. While I was in front of the Gardo House yesterday I found myself with Brother John W Young who in a kind manner asked me of my welfare and the welfare of my Famalies and I gave him as good an account of all as I could Winding up with a testimony that the Lord had been with me. And he in return

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November 24, 1889
Wilford receives revelation on politics and polygamy; will not trade religion for statehood.

Oct 7, 1889