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Day in the Life

Dec 13, 1890

Journal Entry

December 13, 1890 ~ Saturday

13 I spent the day at the farm

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Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Thomas E. Wissing, 13 December 1890

City the President W. Woodruf Exq Will you please exscuse me, that I am writing to you, but I like to know something about Polyga my and I dont like to go to any- body ellers, before I know what you ar saying to it, the cause ais as follows. I am 31 Year of age, and married 6 Year ago, but we newer got any Children us self, without a little Boy, we adopted 5 Year ago, now I am so sorrowful, that we never

Letter from Thomas E. Wissing, 13 December 1890

Recd Dec. 15

Letter to Bertha Ella Woodruff Brough Thompson, 13 December 1890

My Dear Bertha Woodruff: I have just received your letter of the 18th, and in reply will say, I am very sorry for you, and am sorry that I am not in a situation today to help you. Ensign called upon me today and wanted me to loan him $100. I am heavily in debt myself, and I have not a dollar to use only what I borrow. I was notified yesterday that I must connect the Valley House with the sewer within 10 days or be fined. I do not know how much it will cost but it will be a heavy bit I have looked for this trouble that has now overtaken both Marion and Ensign in consquence of their refusing to obey my counsel. I got them both work on the Street cars, at $50 a month cash, but they foolishly joined the strikers. Joined the Union and our enemies and after this I went to the Superintendent of the com- pany and got him to agree to take both of them back, and I went to them twice and urged them to return to work, but they would not do it. Now they are out of em- ployment and find it necessary to borrow means to live upon. I am sorry for their wives and children; but as long as they will not take my counsel I do not feel that I am responsible to my family. I have done all I could for them, and they would be all right today if they had hearkened to my advice. Marion did wrong in build- ing so expensive a barn. He could have built his house and been out of debt; but neither of the Mariion nor Ensign seek my counsel until they get into trouble, and they then come to me for money. If there is any way opens whereby I can get $50, I will let you have it if I get it. Marion and Ensign both ought to go back to the Railroad company to work. I felt sorry to think they refused me twice after I got them the chance to go back; but this is all I need to say to you now. I am sorry that good women and children are made to suffer by the unwise course of their hus- bands. I pray God to bless you and open the door for you to get the necessaries of life. As ever, Yours, W Woodruff

Letter from Christian August Madsen, 13 December 1890

Chr. Madson Rec. 17 Dec. Ansd. same date [end of sideways text] Salina Sevier County, U T. Decbr 13th 1890 President Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother! On the 28th of Novbr I received a Notice, stating that my Name hade been presented for a Mision to scandinavia, and asked for my feeling and circumstances regarding such a Mision. First I desire to say: In youth I received the Gospel (I were then studying Physiology and prepairing for a College Aducation) In the fall of 1855 I received my first call as a Misionair in my native Country which continued till spring 1862, when I emigrated and arrived in Salt Lake City in Septbr the same year. I then moved to Gunnison sanpete County and helped to build up the place and protect the people from Indian depredation. In 1871 and 1872 I respounded to a Mision with Canute Peterson (now presiding over Sanpete Stake) to scandinavia, after my return I moved to Manti where I hade the great previlege of working on the Temple ontill the increase of practices as a Physician and by advice

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October 25, 1890
Wilford inaugurates weekday religious education classes for elementary school-aged children (precursor to seminary and institute programs).

Dec 13, 1890