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Day in the Life

Dec 16, 1889

Journal Entry

December 16, 1889 ~ Monday

16 I signed ^10^ Recommends I received ^8^ Letters
I wrote ^2^ Letters to Phebe & Susan Scholes & sent
them $20 for Christmass. I wrote to Sarah & sent her $10
I wrote to Delight & sent her $35 for Christmass,
$20 for Herself & John & Julia & $5 each for Marion
Ensign & Emeline ^Emma & family $40^ Total sent to day $65.

An arrow We had a funeral to day at the Lion house over
the Body of the wife of Charles S Burton her name
was Julia Young Burton the Adopted Daughter of president
Brigham Young. there was a large Assembly at the
funeral Brother John Henry Smith and Orson
Whitney & George Q Cannon there was 35 carriges
in the procession I spent the night at the farm 6 m[iles]

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3428 mentions
Apostle, Family
14 mentions
Woodruff, Emeline Burrows
26 Jul 1863 - 25 May 1915
56 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
987 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Ensign
23 Dec 1865 - 4 May 1955
51 mentions
Family
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2221 mentions
Apostle
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
283 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, John Jay
14 Aug 1873 - 1 Nov 1964
13 mentions
Family
19 mentions
Family
3 mentions
Woodruff, Marion
1 Jun 1861 - 5 Feb 1946
48 mentions
Family
71 mentions
Missionary
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
340 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
701 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
171 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
359 mentions
Family

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Lion House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Brigham Moroni Johnson, 16 December 1889

Mesa, Ariz. Pres Wodruff Dear Brother I Recd your letter of 20th and hav perhaps too long delayed my answer I cannot help feeling grotefull for being remembered with such a call and am anxious to go so soon as the present obstacle shall be removed, which is a contest against my farm which no other but my self can attend, it will be settled in March or April after which time I shall be pleased to report my self ready as ever your Brother Brigham. M. Johnson We beleive that Bro Johnson would be jeopadizing his farm ^in^ leaveing before the contest is settled. E. Pomeroy Bishop Address B. M. Johnson Tempe

Letter from Clarence Warren Taylor, 15 December 1889

Rec Accepts Mission

Letter from Azariah S. Root, 16 December 1889

Oberlin, O., Wilford Woodruff: Dear Sir. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of "Bancrofts Story of Utah" and Reynold's Story of the book of Mormon" for which please accept the thanks of the Library Council. As the posessor of the so-called "Manuscript Found" of Solomon Spaulding, it is natural that we should desire to get as complete a collection of works on Mormonism, both for, and against. We should be glad to have additions made to the present collection—Sometime ago I saw that Mr. George Q. Cannon had presented quite a collection to some Kansan College— If there are books, presenting the standpoint of Mormons, which are thus gratuitously distributed, please consider us an applicant for the same. Very truly yours Azariah S. Root. Books sent 31 Dec 89

Letter from Charles Ora Card, 16 December 1889

President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah U. S. Dear Brother The enclosed letter came to my hands by our last relay of mail and I again enclose it to you. I am much gratified to state that this note leaves us all well and in the enjoyment of fine weather for the time of year. We have had but 3 or four light Snow storms since we gave you the parting hand. Stock are doing well upon the prairies yet. The greatest storms we learn of are those thundered into

Events

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November 24, 1889
Wilford receives revelation on politics and polygamy; will not trade religion for statehood.
1890
Church membership 188,000; Utah Territory 210,779; population of 44 United States. 62,948,000.

Dec 16, 1889