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Day in the Life

May 6, 1890

Journal Entry

May 06, 1890 ~ Tuesday

May 6 I took cars rode to Salt Lake 95 Mile
found in the office J Smith F M Lyman A H Lund
& Wm M Palmer & others I signed 16 Recommends
12 for 2nd Anointing I received 10 Letters I spent
the night at the farm 6 miles ^{Emma silent}^

People

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Lund, Anthon Henrik
15 May 1844 - 2 Mar 1921
117 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
987 mentions
Family
Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
267 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4086 mentions
Apostle
66 mentions

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Joseph Angell Young, b. 1866, 6 May 1890

President Wilford Woodfruff. Salt Lake City. Dear Brother: I have received your notice that I have been selected as a missionary; My feelings in regard to the same have always been, and I pray may ever be, one of willingness to respond chreeeer- fully to the request at all times to the Lord's servants. At the same time I have al- ways supposed I would go to Europe, and have passed through a slightly pre- paratory course for such

Letter from Caleb Ephraim Summerhays, 6 May 1890

Salt Lake City Utah President Wilford wWoodruff Dear brother your letter notifying me that my name has been suggested & selected for a mission to Somoa was duly received. I am young and have had no experience but having been called I will go and do the best I know how. I beleive if I will do right and am humble and prayerful the Lord will bless me and I will be able to fill a mission. I hope and pray that this will be my lot. If nothing unforseen happens I can be ready to go at the time mentioned in your letter namely the 28th of June Praying for the welfare & prosperity of Zion I remain yours very

Letter from Solomon Worthington, 6 May 1890

President Woodruff, Salt Lake City Dear Bro, Yours undletter under date of May 2nd is received notify ing me that I am called to the Suthern States to preform a mission and to be ready to start from Salt Lake June 4, 1890. I say in reply to the same that I know of no obstacle to hinder me from being on hand at that date trusting this will reach you in due time I remain your Bro in the Gosple, Solomon Worthington see over

Letter from Brigham Willard Young, 6 May 1890

Memphis, Tenn., Presidents Wilford Woodruff, George Q Cannon, Joseph F. Smith. Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Bretheren: In reply to your letter of the 1st inst., I desire to say that I shall be very glad to resign from the Army to assume the duties mentioned by you, in connection with a Church school of high grade. Both my wife and myself are pleased at the thought of going back to Salt Lake to live, as no other place ever has, nor, I believe, ever can seem like home to us. We are both very much gratified at the confidence that the call to such a position implies. While I

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May 6, 1890