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Jan 22, 1891

Journal Entry

January 22, 1891 ~ Thursday

22. I signed 21 Recommends I received 21 Letters
A hand pointing to the right I wrote 3 Letters 1 to David we received a
Letter from friends that Deprived us from going
to Mexico for several week to come I attended
a party in the Evening at G Q. Cannons which was a plesant affair

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Woodruff, David Patten
4 Apr 1854 - 20 Jan 1937
222 mentions
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Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
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Letter to John Anderson, 22 January 1891

Salt Lake City, . Elder John Anderson, Salina, Dear Brother: Your name has been suggested and accepted as a Missionary to Great Britain. The work of the Lord is progressing in the nations, and faithful, energetic Elders are needed in the ministry to promulgate the everlasting Gospel, openings for doing good appearing in numerous directions. Yourself, with others, having been selected for this mission, should there be no reasonable obstacles to hinder you from going, we would be pleased to have you make your arrangements to start from this City at as early a date as Wednesday, April 8, 1891. Please let us know, at your earliest convenience, what your feelings are with regard to this call. If you accept it you will receive no further notification, but will be expected to present yourself at the Historian's Office to be set apart on the day previous to that appointed for your departure. Your Brother in the Gospel, Wilford Woodruff P.S. Please have your Bishop endorse your answer.

Letter from Soren Christian Sorensen, 22 January 1891

Pres Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother Your favor of January 8the at hand notifying me my name has been suggested and accepted as a missionary to Great Britain, that Elders are neaded in the minestry to promulgate the everlasting Gospel. if there are no reasonable obstacles to hinder me from going you would be pleased to have me make arrangements to start at as Earley a date as april 8the 1891. in answer permit me to say, I have a wife and Eight Children my oldest a daughter 15 years old my oldes son is 11 years of age I am a Farmer by occupation

Letter from Ezra Woodyatt Robertson, 22 January 1891

Lake Shore President Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother In reply to yours of the fourteenth in whitch I was called to a mision to Grat. Briton I feal to honor the preasthood that is plased upon me to the best of my abillity But if it is the will of the Lord that I should preform this mission I am willing to submit my self un to the same and try and do the best I can with the help of of the Lord and will be present at the office on the day apointed if all is well your Brother in the gospel E. W. Robertson Bp Lorenzo Argyle O.K. J. F. S.

Letter from William Orme Lee, 22 January 1891

[end of sideways text] Fagalii, Upolu Samoa. January 22nd 1891. The First Presidency Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Dear Brethren. The work of the Lord on Samoa is progressing slowly but surely, and we are having peace and satisfaction in our labors. Most of the new brethren are progressing very satisfactorily in the language, and the native food seems to agree with all who are here at present. I expect to make a trip around this island with Bro. Carpenter, leaving Bro. Smoot and his companion here, if he arrives. Bro. Smoot has made rapid and very satisfactory progress in the Tonga language, and is now anxious to have exercise in talking. I expect to take Bros Wood, Beesley and Smoot to Tutuila in March and hold conference with the Saints there, after which we will hold conference on the East and West end of this island, also on the island of Savaii during the first part of April, then Bro. Smoot and his companion expect to start for the Friendly group and will very likely land first at Togatapu which is the principal island. Bros. Beesley and Green are to superintend the building of a station for us on the East end of this island next month. The native saints are to furnish the material and do the work. That will be Bro. Beesley's future field of labor, and where I

Letter from William Orme Lee, 22 January 1891

To The First Presidency Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Dear Brethren, I enclose four different diagrams of the Church property at this place. #1. shows our houses as they used to be in their scattered condition. #2. as they are now joined to- gether. #3. is what I consider very necessary in order to accom- modate another sister, while #4 shows a cheap, roomy, and com- plete Samoan house, that will accommodate, if necessary, three families, and as many single Elders as are liable to be here at any time. You will notice there is quite a difference between Nos. 1 and 2, which represents the changes made the month before Bros. Browning, Ricks, Green and Pool came from Zion. I will endeavour to explain the reason those changes were made, and their necessity. Through lack of sufficient means in the beginning Bro. Dean built our houses on the ground, as you see the house in the picture sent you. For the same reason the floor was made of rough redwood lumber, and the house made of rustic, but not lined. Nearly all Europ- ians here build their houses from one to four feet above the ground, as it is considered very unhealthy to build them on the surface, on account of miasma, or fever germs

Jan 22, 1891