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Day in the Life

Dec 5, 1890

Journal Entry

December 05, 1890 ~ Friday

5 I signed 18 Recommends I received 18 Letter
I met with several of the Brethren John Stocking
Winder & Burt & others

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Stocking, John Jay
24 Apr 1806 - 23 Oct 1870
21 mentions
Family
105 mentions

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Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898
Paid Dr. Joseph Richards for visits to WW 8
Letter from Arthur Stayner, 5 December 1890
Arthur Stayner. Sugar Company. Recd Dec 8 [18]90 [end of sideways text] PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. P. O. BOX B. Salt Lake City, U. T. Dec 5, 1890 Prests Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon & Joseph F. Smith Dear Brethren: Before 3 O'Clock today there should be paid $50,000 to the Dyers; $10,000 of this amount is in the Treasury. All eyes are turned upon you to witness your action. The Bullion Beck party are expecting your defeat, and are looking on with no disposition to help. That it would give them the greatest gratification to have it so I am uncharitable enough to believe. That your efforts, with all the Church presidents and authorities, and the best of the people at your back, will be successful in carrying this control I have not the least doubt; but it will take time and cannot be of much presant and available use. It appears to me that a loan of $40,000 for 90

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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).

Dec 5, 1890