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Day in the Life

Oct 8, 1890

Journal Entry

October 08, 1890 ~ Wednesday

8 I Met with Mr Dyer & son sugar Manufacture
& with the State Board of Education Met with
the Board of Zions Savings Bank I signed 25
Recommends I receivd 20 Letters

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Letter from James Cannon Lambert, 8 October 1890
Salt Lake City, . President Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake City Dear Brother: having received a motification for a mission to the Southeren States, I feel it my duty to respond to any call which may be made of me, puting my trust in the Lord for help; believing he will help those who put their trust in him. With love I remain Your brother in the gospel James C Lambert 356 South 1st West Salt Lake City Pres Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Br James C. Lambert is a worthy and Faithful Brother in the Seventh Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I think fulley Qualified for a Mission to Preach the Gospel Wm Thorn Bp 7th Ward O.K. J. F. S.
Letter from John T. Giles, 8 October 1890
Provo City, Utah. Prest. Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother, Your's of the 29ult Recieved was Some what surprised. But at I feel to respond to the call by the help of God, And with hHis help I will strive to fulfil the same. I feel my weakness in so doing, in going to the nations to promulgate the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and try to enlighten the inhabitants there of. I will be ready to sail from San Francisco no later than Nov. 15 for Sathe Sand Witch Sandwich Island, always acknowleding the hand of God in all things. I remain your Brother, and humble servant in the Gospel of Christ John T. Giles, J. P. R. Johnson. All right. J. F. S.
Letter from William Spry, 8 October 1890
Chattanooga, Tenn., President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake Utah Dear Brother— On my return from Middle Tennessee Conference I find your letter awaiting me, and will state that the instructions given shall be followed closely Elder Moses Taylor has already been notified that he is at liberty to return home at any time to attend to his land matters and we are now awaiting his re- ply as to the date of his departure. So far as we could we have endeavored to pursue a policy such as you suggest regarding the emigration of the Saints from this mission at the same time we might not have exercised that caution perhaps in some cases as we should have done, in fact I am satisfied that some individuals have gathered to Zion unworthily. We have the names of individuals upon our records who have been baptised at different times from the days of Elder Jedediah Grant and others to the present. I have found that in all cases where people have been baptised so very many years ago they have become so completely

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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 8, 1890