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Day in the Life

Aug 25, 1890

Journal Entry

August 25, 1890 ~ Monday

25 I went to the Office Met with J T Caine
and others I found a vary large Mail
^[FIGURE]^ awaiting me I wrote ^7^ Letters to Susan D P Woodruff
Sylvia, Sarah & Mary Phebe C Scholes & Wm Thompson
26 I signed 229 Recommends I receivd 49 letters

People

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Woodruff, David Patten
4 Apr 1854 - 20 Jan 1937
217 mentions
Family
Caine, John Thomas
8 Jan 1829 - 20 Sep 1911
64 mentions
Woodruff, Mary, b. 1867
26 Oct 1867 - 15 Feb 1903
163 mentions
Family
Scholes, Phebe Carter Saville
6 Oct 1862 - 29 Nov 1926
113 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
695 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
357 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sylvia Malvina Thompson
14 Jan 1862 - 8 Aug 1940
133 mentions
Family
Woodruff, William Thompson
1 Aug 1859 - 7 Apr 1935
11 mentions
Family

Places

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

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Letter from George Davis, 25 August 1890
Aug 25th 1890 Pres Wilford Woodruff. Dear Bro by request of Sister Elizabeth Thomas a resident of this ward I pen you a few lines. Her son Jacob Thomas a young man of 29 years of age unmarried whose name has been forwarded to head quarters for some time as a missionary was notified to be in Salt Lake City on Septr 3rd to start on a mission to great Britain. When he recd his notification he was unwell the contents of your letter did not operate favourably upon him. Hearing of his condition T. W. Brewerton, M. W. Dalton,
Letter to Joseph Fielding Smith, 25 August 1890
Salt Lake City, UT President Joseph F. Smith, Dear Brother Joseph F: We have received your kind favor, and in all the sentiments of thanksgiving which you express we heartily join. We feel that we were greatly favored of the Lord, and that you were able to travel with us in freedom and safety has been a source of great pleasure and satisfaction. There is nothing that we know of at present that will require you to go to the trouble of coming here tonight or tomorrow morning. With love, Your Brethren, W Woodruff Geo. Q. Cannon
Letter from Charles William Stayner, 25 August 1890
Washington, D. C. Pres. Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake, Utah; Dear Brother, I have just been informed of the illness of Brother Brigham Pond, the Pre- sident of the Iowa Conference, who has been stricken with lameness, caused by a severe swelling and inflammation of the knee. Phy- sicians can assign no direct cause, and don't know what the disease really is. It is of such an aggravated character, that it is not probable brother Pond will be able to labor for at least three months, and he desires to return home so he can get proper care and rest. He has, it appears telegraphed for a ticket to return with, and I hereby express my desire for the same, and have mailed him his honorable release. He has been a very efficient missionary, and I am very sorry to part with him, es- pecially as he was President of a large Con-

Events

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August 1890
Frank H. Dyer resigns as receiver under accusations of malfeasance of Church property and is replaced by Henry W. Lawrence.
October 6, 1890
Majority of members of the Church attending General Conference sustain the Manifesto.
October 25, 1890
Wilford inaugurates weekday religious education classes for elementary school-aged children (precursor to seminary and institute programs).

Aug 25, 1890