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Day in the Life

Oct 3, 1890

Journal Entry

October 03, 1890 ~ Friday

Oct 3, 1890
[FIGURE] The lease of my valley House & furnishings of
the House was sold yesterday at Auction for
$14000 Dollars Bought By Carter I signed ^20^ recom-
mends. I received 17 Letters I met with several
Parties to day Among the Number was Mr Layton
and Silas S Smith

People

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Smith, Silas Sanford
20 Oct 1830 - 11 Oct 1910
51 mentions
Missionary

Places

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

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Letter from Elias Henderson Cox, 3 October 1890

President W. Woodruff: Dear Brother—Yours of the 25th of Sept. at hand and contents noted; In reply would say I have no excuse to offer why I should not go on the mission I am desired to fill. Your Brother in the Gospel Elias H. Cox Chas Pulsipher Bp P.S. Would have answered sooner but the Bishop was away from home and just returned to day. O.K. J. F. S.

Letter from Frederick Reber Jr., 3 October 1890

Santa Clara . Dear President Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake City Acording to your wish, I went over to Lincloln County to get my Natur^a^lization Paper, but was refuced, so I went to Beaver last September Seccion, so by telling lyes I received my Paper. If the cource wich I percude is all right, thought feeling week and ignorant I will try to make myself redy for the next future call you may make of me. Your humbel Brother in the Gospel, Fred Reber jr. please an^s^wer me soon

Letter from John Joseph Johnson, 3 October 1890

Provo Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother: I received your letter of the 29th of last month, and in answer will say and if there is no further hinderance I will be there at the apointed time Yours truly John Jos. Johnson. J. P. R. Johnson Good. J. F. S.

Letter from John Long, 3 October 1890

Mr Wilford Woodruff My Dear Sir having read your Manifesto in the N.Y. Sun stating that you intend to obey the Laws of the Land I am glad to hear it It is indeed the best thing one can do is to obey for it is useless to resist the higher powers But we will soon have a great change for He whose right it is to reign will soon come but not before there'll be a terrable falling away from God and his word take place which is near at hand

Events

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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).

Oct 3, 1890