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Nov 28, 1889

Journal Entry

November 28, 1889 ~ Thursday

28 Thanksgiving Day Ovando was sick
I went to his house with Emma & spent the day
Asahel & Owen went Hunting & killed 4 or 5
Rabbits each

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
439 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
648 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
874 mentions
Family
Beebe, Ovando Collins
14 May 1867 - 27 Dec 1928
163 mentions
Family

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Letter from William Giles, 28 November 1889
Pres. W. Woodruff P Dear Brothe Your letter of the 20 inst. duly recd. and its contents I considered. I re^c^d. a surcular letter last fall giving me my choice of nation I chose England but recd. no further word untill now. I now am attending the mMorgan S Academy and would of been pleased to continued the low tirms the first one starting the 4th of November. but if it is your wish I will be ready at the appointed time if you will please give me a amediate answer that I may visit Bro Booth if you wish me to start the 15 of January not wishing to cause you to much trouble. I Your Brother William Giles Unless this Bro is needed in England when he prefers to go, let him go on this mission to the Northern States. L J n
Letter from Ira Button Eddy 28 November 1889
Chicago ^Iva B. Eddy^ Wilford Woodruf Dear Friend Woodruf I have been reading your explanation in Regard to your Endowment Oaths My name is Ira B Eddy, was a sojourner in your City while the Army of Genl Johnston visited you in Regard to the many Murders by Orders of Brigham Young. I myself barely escaped Death while there. Mr. Drowns Receiving the Bullet intended for me. I was sent to ^you^ as a Spy by the Nazarine whom you profess to be His own Disciples. Did He ever teach Blood Attonement????? Did He ever Teach Polygamy? even in Jo Smiths Mormon Bible? The Animality of Jos Smith took unto himself Three Pa[r]tridge girls as wifes to satiate his Animality. His Mormon Bible was well enough and If He and The Leader of your Church had obeyed its precepts, you could have been a Power for

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Wilford receives revelation on politics and polygamy; will not trade religion for statehood.
Church membership 188,000; Utah Territory 210,779; population of 44 United States. 62,948,000.

Nov 28, 1889