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Day in the Life

Nov 21, 1890

Journal Entry

November 21, 1890 ~ Friday

21. I signed 9 Recommend I received 9 Letters I wrote
4 Letters 1 to Susan, to Silas S. Smith All the Presidency
signed a letter to Dr William & Orson F Whitney
Recommended the History of Utah to the People

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4 mentions
71 mentions
Missionary
Smith, Silas Sanford
20 Oct 1830 - 11 Oct 1910
52 mentions
Missionary
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
359 mentions
Family

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Utah Territory

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Letter from Leland Amasa Stanford, 21 November 1890
San Francisco, Cal., . President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah. Dear Sir, I beg to acknowledge the receipt of the sacks of Potatoes which you so kindly sent me. I am much pleased with them, but more pleased with the gratify- ing remembrance they indicate. As we leave for Washington next week we shall take the potatoes with us, and I know they will be enjoyed not only by us, but by many of our friends. Yours Very truly Leland Stanford
Letter to C. A. Hall and Richard Hill, 21 November 1890
Messrs. C. A. Hall and Richard Hill. Independence, Mo. Dear friends: I take pleasure in intro[duci]ng [to] you the bearer, Hon. Wm. W. Riter, one of our most respected citizens, a[n] [old] time resident of Salt Lake City, Utah. He visits Independence as a mat[ter] o[f] [p]leasure and personal interest, it being a noted place in the history of [our] p[eop]le. Any courtesies you may ex[tend] [to] Brother Riter will be fully appre- ciated by him, and by Yours very truly, Wilford Woodruff
Letter from Thomas R. Cutler, 21 November 1890
President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother I regret to inform ^you^ that Bro James Kirkham has just lost his wife. She was confined yesterday & died an hour ago. Bro K was called to take a Earopean Mission & expected to leave on the 26th inst At such a time I cannot talk with him as his grief overwhelms him, but I would suggest that he should be released for a few months, as he has a large family of 8 children including the babe just born Yours very truly Thomas. R. Cutler Bp Excuse him till, he can all arrangements necessary to leave his family all right. J. F. S.

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).

Nov 21, 1890