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Day in the Life

Oct 23, 1890

Journal Entry

October 23, 1890 ~ Thursday

23. I signed 52 Recommends I received 21 Letter
I signed 4 pub[lic] letters

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Letter from Charles Alfred Saurey, 23 October 1890

Rexburg President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother in reply to your Notice of my having been cald for a mission in Switzerland will say I havent Proved up on my land yet, and i am Subject to Rhumatism very Bad at times I will prefer to be excused under the circumstances Your Brother in the Gospel Charles Saurey P.S. SI Believe the above to be a corect Statement of Brother Chas Saureys circum- stances. Your Brother in the Gospel Bp Geo H B Harris. release him

Letter from Jonathan Blanchard, 23 October 1890

Wheaton, Ill., To Wilford Woodruff. President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints: Dear Sir: I have read, with profound interest and gratitude to God, your late Proclamation v.s. Polygamy. And if, as I hope, that repeal and departure from the law of Christ concerning Marriage shall be done away, I see no reason for refuissing Utah admission as a State, which does not ap- ply with far greater force a- gainst admitting Roman Cath- olics and Free Masons to Amer- ican Citizenship, on account of their fealty to another Government than that of the United States. I have lately read, with deep

Letter from Louisa Jones Oakley, 28 October 1890

Snowflake President Woodruff Dear Brother I received the tithing Order many thanks for the kind favor hope I may ever prove myself worthy of your blessings and favours I remain your humble Sister Louisa Oakly

Letter from John A. Donaldson, 23 October 1890

Mr J. A. Donaldson Canada- Rcd Oct 27 [18]90 give him an explanation [ Joseph Fielding Smith ] Dominion of Canada, IMMIGRATION AGENCY, Toronto, My dear Sir Since you so kindly sent me your Mormon Books I have aways much pleasure in sending any thing I see in our papers in connexion with your institution hence this statement. If this is true the World should Know it is true & prepare for

Letter from Arthur Stayner, 23 October 1890

Salt Lake City, Utah, Presidents Wilford Woodruff, Geo Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith Dear Brethren: Popular sentiment in denouncing me as "unsuccessful" is in this, as in many other cases, the offspring of ignoble sources. In the first place it is the result of an entire ignorance and consequent lack of appreciation of the difficulties and vexatious the labours and expenses incident, and in fact necessary, to the development of an industry as large and important as that I have in hand. It is, in the second place, the result of an evident desire on the part of some smallsouled men to evade the payment to me of any amount commensurate with the toil and expense of my labours and the important nature of their results. Are successes and failures to be prematurely adjudged and determined by the intermediate difficulties and embarrassments which every struggling man or enterprise has to meet? My expe- rience and common sense tell me that the first few carloads of sugar and the first 12% dividend will throw a glamour of oblivion over the objectionable features of the past, even as in the light of regularly recurring dividends by Z.C.M.I., it is forgotten that it ever came being nearly stranded and had to appeal to generous friends for support in the hour of danger; and I am encouraged in the belief that although a stiff backbone may not be an undeniable

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 23, 1890