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Day in the Life

May 22, 1891

Journal Entry

May 22, 1891 ~ Friday

22. I signed 39 Recommends I received
26 Letters I had a good Deal of company to day

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Letter to William Atkin, 22 May 1891
Salt Lake U. T. Dear Brother Atkin & family I Received Brother Atkin's Letter of the 17 which I Read with interest I will take a few moments to scribble a few lines My business increases as I grow older untill I have sceased to have any spare time Myself & family are we well as usual. I was pleased to read the Account of your sheep your flock must yield on an average about 6 lb of wool a head a year I hope you wont carry the value of 7000 lbs of wool is your pocket to Manti Lest you meet with a Road agent who will want it. We are
Letter from Daniel Duncan McArthur, A. W. Ivins, and Erastus B. Snow, 22 May 1891
"St George, . "To President Wilford Woodruff and Counselors. "Brethren: For some years there has existed a spirit of division on doctrinal points and Church teachings, in Bunkerville Ward, this Stake of Zion. It was thought that by the gentle corrections and teachings of the Stake Presidency, to certain of the disputants, the division would gradually die out, and be overcome. Such, we regret to state, has not been the case. Finding the evidences of this division more and more manifest, it was reported to the High Council here, at its meeting in November last. By action of the Presidency and High Council, the chief
Letter from William Orme Lee, 22 May 1891
Recd 13 June 1891 [end sideways text] Fagalii Upolii Samoa May 22nd 1891 To the First Presidency, Dear Brethren, Your favor of Mar 30th and April 27th, together with a letter of instruction from Bro. Geo. Reynolds dated Apr. 24th, all came to hand on the 17th Inst. Many thanks for all your words of comfo[r]t and encouragement. We were pleased to hear of our brethren and sisters coming to join us. We will meet them when they arrive. There is plenty of work in fact more than we can do. There are new fields opening up continually and each flock must have a shepherd or else the wolves come in and scatter the sheep. In time we will have native shepherds but for the time present being we will have to act as village teachers ourselves. For this reason we need a great many elders until such time as we can get natives capable of taking their places. We hope for a brighter time in

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May 29, 1891
People's Party is disbanded; Church members advised to join Democrat/Republican parties.

May 22, 1891