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Day in the Life

Oct 21, 1889

Journal Entry

October 21, 1889 ~ Monday

21st I left my home in a carriage about 6 a.m. on the
way we nearly tipped over. at 6:45 a.m. we started
on a special train provided by Hon John W. Young, for
our trip to the north. made a good run to Pocatello,
At Ogden and Logan Deputy Marshals were on the alert. at
Pocatello Pres Geo Q. Cannon joined us. our party consists
of myself and wife Emma, Geo Q. Cannon & wife, Joseph F
Smith, & B. Young. We took the oregon short line R. R.,
at Pocatello, and parted with our friends.

People

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Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
578 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
999 mentions
Family
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
318 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4093 mentions
Apostle

Places

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Logan, Cache County, Utah Territory
Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory
Pocatello, Bingham County, Idaho Territory

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Letter from Levi Mathers Savage, 21 October 1889
Levi M. Savage, Logan Recd 23 [18]89 ans. Oct 23 [18]89 Logan, Oct 21st 1889 President W. Woodruff; Salt Lake City, Dear Brother; Your greatly esteemed letter of the 19th inst. came to hand this morning. In reply I wish to say, that I have always tried to hold myself ready to re- spond to the calls of the Priesthood; and if the present matter is a call of the Priesthood, asking me to go to Snowflake, and take charge of the Academy there, then I am quite willing, and hope I shall be found trying to fill the the mission in honor and in a satisfactory manner to those
Letter from William Moroni Palmer, 21 October 1889
Wm M Palmer. City Rec Oct 21 [18]89 Ans Oct 21 [18]89 [end of sideways text] Office of The Contributor Company, HERALD BUILDING. Salt Lake City, Oct 21 1889 To the presidency Church My dear brethern Since I learned that some had come to the con- clusion from reading the Herrald and Provo Enquirer that I compromised my self before the court, it has caused me much sorrow, not that I feal con- demned before the Lord in the least for he knows I done no such thing, and that I would of rather died than do such a thing. But it apears that Apostles (and if them no doubt thousands of others) have goton that idea, because of the lightness of the Sentence and what those two papers say. Bro. Booth will not say so. Now what troubles me is that saints to whom I have preached so much and born my solemn testimony so many times should think I in the least had gone back on it, and my (suposed) example might cause others to fall, and also my brethern in authority to s loos confidence in me thus hendering me from doing good among the people, for I have no other desire I believe than to asist my fellow man. I desire to do right with all my heart, I there fore have never made any important move without first asking council

Events

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

Oct 21, 1889