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Sep 23, 1890

Journal Entry

September 23, 1890 ~ Tuesday

23 I signed 20 Recommends and Received 8 Letter
^ A hand pointing to the right^ and wrote 5 Letters to Phebe Scholes Marion Ensign
David & Wm H. Thompson

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Woodruff, David Patten
4 Apr 1854 - 20 Jan 1937
222 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Ensign
23 Dec 1865 - 4 May 1955
51 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Marion
1 Jun 1861 - 5 Feb 1946
48 mentions
Family
Saville, Phebe Carter Scholes
6 Oct 1862 - 29 Nov 1926
114 mentions
Family
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
263 mentions
Missionary

Quotes

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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 Brigham Young Jr., 23 September 1890

Prest Woodruff S. L. C. Utah Dear Brother: My visits to London and Lowestoft and attendance at the Conferences have been pleasant and the Lord is merciful unto us in this Country. At our London Conference it ^is^ said that Jarman mustered his forces just below our hall but did not interefere with our comfort. The conference at Lowestoft was unusually well attended I am informed, and there were about forty people present. One gentle- man who is investigating the principles of the Gospel came to me after the evening meeting and thanked me for the information he had gained. Our affairs are at a low ebb, no persecution, but an indifference, hard to cope with, seems to have settled upon the people. Lies are flying about and the most insideous come from our own mountain home. Apostates write that, the Govt. has stopped polygamy but the elders are living openly with young girls marriage or no marriage. I am forcebly impressed with the idea that if an effort were made among the people, instructions sent to the presidents of stakes and ^were to^ they operate with the Bishops Teachers etc energetically, to have the people write to their friends throughout the British mission that good would be accomplished. The people are indiffer- ent in this land but they have an excellent example set them by their friends in Zion. I am satisfied that, quite a commotion would be made among those who have known us long if they could have faithful testimonies from their absent friends. The Lord knows we need help from every good scource.

Letter to Orson Smith and Counselors, 23 September 1890

President Orson Smith and Counselors, Cache Stake of Zion. Dear Brethren: I noticed in one of our papers a report of the organization iof a Democratic club, or a political club, in Smithfield, and that my son, Newton, had been elected one of its officers. I immediately wrote to him expressing my views concerning the organization of Democratic clubs, disapproving of such or- ganizations; and counseled him to withdraw from the organization in question. He has since written to me stating that he will withdraw in accordance with my coun- sel: but he conveys a different idea concerning the nature of the club from that which I saw in the paper. He describes it as a club organized for the purpose of obtaining information concerning political affairs. If this were its sole object there would not be so much harm in it; but there is danger from such clubs unless they are presided over by wise men. We think it would be very unwise at the present time to organize Democratic clubs in our settlements, and have given counsel, so far as we had opportunity, to the presiding brethren upon this point: for it would be most inopportune for our people to come out openly and connect themselves with either of the national parties at present. I thought it better to write to you upon this subject, so that you may give this matter the attention which it requires. Knowledge concerning po-

Letter to David King Udall, 23 September 1890

Salt Lake City, U.T. . President David K. Udall, St. Johns Stake of Zion: Dear Brother: We have received a letter from Brother Kempe, a copy of which we enclose you. We think it proper to call your attention to this matter, as now is not a time, above all others, for the saints to be divided or have any cause of contention whatever introduced among them. The command is for us always to be united; but if there ever was a time for that command to be lis- tened to with the greatest strictness, it would seem that now is that period. Brother Kempe may have exaggereted the danger of the position: if so, we shall be very glad to learn it. We trust you will do all in your power to unite the people upon all questions, and not allow sectional feeling to arise among them. With kindest regards, we are, Your Brethren, W Woodruff Geo. Q. Cannon Jos. F. Smith

Letter to Orson Smith and Counselors, 23 September 1890

Salt Lake City, U. T. . President Orson Smith and Counselors, Cache Stake of Zion. Dear Brethren: Your favors of the 6th inst. are before us. In reply to the one in which you present the name of Elder C. J. Larsen for bishop of the 7th ward, Logan, we will say that the nomination meets with our approval if he is acceptable to the people of the ward, to whom he should be presented for their acceptance. Should he not be a high priest, he will have to be ordained to that office; and in the event of his being a seven- ty the presidency of the quorum to which he belongs should first be consulted, a and if he be a president in any quorum his removal should be submitted to the first seven preseidents of the seventies. When the preliminaries are satisfac- torily disposed of you can request Elder Moses Thatcher or Elder M. W. Merrill to ordain ^him a bishop^ and set him apart at some convenient date. In cases like that of Brother George Y. Smith we feel that the High Council and local authorities of the stake are the best judges of the gen- uine repentance and true worthiness of brethren who, like him, have been unfor- tunate enough to transgress the law of the Lord, and for their transgression have been severed from the communion of the Saints; and we leave the matter of the restoration to fellowship of such persons with these officers. So far as

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).

Sep 23, 1890