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Day in the Life

Feb 8, 1890

Journal Entry

February 08, 1890 ~ Saturday

8 I went to the Gardo & signed 27 Recommends
I received 26 Letters I wrote 8 Letters to Nellie
$20, to Susan $20, to Eugenia $5, Phebe Snow $15.

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Woodruff, Emma Manella
4 Jul 1860 - 30 Nov 1905
238 mentions
Family
Scholes, Eugenia Amelia Cody
21 May 1860 - 16 Sep 1955
60 mentions
Family
33 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
357 mentions
Family

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Gardo House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Frederick Remund, 8 February 1890

Midway . Pre. Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother, I have recived your letter of the 31st of January, and the requirement made of me in going on a mission came very unexpected to me I will now explain my sircumstanses & feeling to you in regard to this call. In the first Plais, in the Springtime of the Year 1888 i recived a letter from Bro. Maier at Salt lake City, staiting to me that he was requested from the first Presidentsy of the Seventies to give them some names of some of the Churmen brethern that ^he^ was aquainted with and thought would make energetic missionaries for Switzerland & Cermany, and that my name was given in with some of the names of other brethern. Bro. Maier bie- ing a old aquaindent of mine in Years

Letter from Robert Thornley, 8 February 1890

Smithfield Elder Wilford Woodruff Dear brother I received noti[c]es yesterday that my name had been presented and accepted as a missionary to grat Briton In answer I would say that thear is no reasonable obstacle in the way The name sent was Richord Thornley but as thear is no Richord hear and knowing that my name has been presented I feael ashured

Letter to Henry Evans Giles, 8 February 1890

Elder Henry E. Giles, Provo. Dear Brother: The increase in the number and importance of our church schools and academies admonishes us that we should make every reasonable effort to bring to the highest state of perfection the educational work done within their walls. While we are highly gratified with the advancement already made, we believe that in certain branches higher efficiency can be reached and greater progress made by the adoption of more systematic and uniform methods. Amongst these is the study and practice of music, which has not yet received that attention in some of our church institutions which its importance demands. With a view to develop a love for "the divine art" and a proficiency therein, the General Board of Education solicit you to act as one of a committee, with Elders Evan Stephens, and Albert Tolestrop of Morgan City, to suggest such a course of musical training as will be most suitable for our schools. If you accept, as we believe you will, please put yourself in communi- cation with your fellow-committeemen, so that the duty entrusted to your mutual efforts may receive early attention. Yours respectfully in the cause of true education, Wilford Woodruff Prest. General Church Board of Education Geo. Reynolds, Sec.

Letter to Albert Nephi Tollestrup, 8 February 1890

Elder Albert Tolestrop, Morgan City. Dear Brother: The increase in the number and importance of our church schools and academies admonishes us that we should make every reasonable effort to bring to the highest state of perfection the educational work done within their walls. While we are highly gratified with the advancement already made, we believe that in certain branches higher efficiency can be reached and greater progress made by the adoption of more systematic and uniform methods. Amongst these is the study and practice of music, which has not yet received that attention in some of our church institutions which its importance demands. With a view to develop a love for "the divine art" and a proficiency therein, the General Board of Education solicit you to act as one of a committee, with Elders Evan Stephens, of Salt Lake City, and Henry E. Giles, of Provo, to suggest such a course of musical training as will be most suitable for our schools. If you accept, as we believe you will, please put yourself in communi- cation with your fellow-comitteemen, so that the duty entrusted to your mutual efforts may receive early attention. Yours respectfully in the cause of true education, Wilford Woodruff Prest. General Church Board of Education Geo. Reynolds, Sec.

Letter to Evan Stephens, 8 February 1890

Elder Evan Stephens, City. Dear Brother: The increase in the number and importance of our church schools and academies admonishes us that we should make every reasonable effort to bring to the highest state of perfection the educational work done within their walls. While we are highly gratified with the advancement already made, we believe that in certain branches higher efficiency can be reached and greater progress made by the adoption of more systematic and uniform methods. Amongst these is the study and practice of music, which has not yet received that attention in some of our church institutions which its importance demands. With a view to develop a love for "the divine art" and a proficiency therein, the General Board of Education solicit you to act as one of a committee, with Elders Henry E. Giles of Provo and Albert Toles- trop of Morgan City, to suggest such a course of musical training as will be most suitable for our schools. If you accept, as we believe you will, please put yourself in communi- cation with your fellow-committeemen, so that the duty entrusted to your mutual efforts may receive early attention. Yours respectfully in the cause of true education, W. Woodruff Prest General Church Board of Education Geo. Reynolds, Sec.

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1890
Church membership 188,000; Utah Territory 210,779; population of 44 United States. 62,948,000.

Feb 8, 1890