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Sep 22, 1890

Journal Entry

September 22, 1890 ~ Monday

22 I went to the Office & signed 23 Recommends
received 23 Letters & wrote 4 Letters to Phebe Susan
Sarah & Newton I had an interview with Broth
McAllister & D. H. Cannon

People

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Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
124 mentions
Missionary
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
508 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Newton, b. 1863
3 Nov 1863 - 21 Jan 1960
118 mentions
Family
29 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
545 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
296 mentions
Family

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September 25, 1890 ~ Friday 25 I sigdned 34 Recommends & Receivd 19 Letters [FIGURES] I have arived at a point in the History of my life as the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints whare I am under the necessity of acting for the Temporal Salvation of the Church. The United State Government has taken a stand & passed Laws to destroy the Latter day Saints upon the subject of poligamy or Patriarchal order of Maraiage. And after Praying to the Lord & feeling inspired by his spirit I have issued the following Proclamation which is sustaind by My Councillors and the 12 Apostles
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Letter from Nettie M. Tyler, 22 September 1890
Cleveland, . Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake Utah. Dear Sir, I address any enquires to you not knowing to whom they should be addressed to obtain the desired information. I would like to know if there are any records kept of those converted to the Mormon faith and who removed from western New Yokrk between fifty five and sixty years ago. A lady named Rache Mennier is supposed to have gone with them and those of her family now living desire to find some trace of her
Letter from William Edward Watson, 22 September 1890
Pres. Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Bro. Your letter of the 18 inst calling me on a mission to the Southern States, is received. In reply to same I beg leave to say I was entirely unaware of my name being sent by the President of Seventies and he knowing comparatively nothing about my circumstances financially or otherwise. Hence this call takes me entirely by surprise and while I feel it an honor to& a privelege to go and preach the Gospel to the nations of the earth, my business matters are in such

Events

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

Sep 22, 1890