Day in the Life

Oct 4, 1891

Journal Entry

October 04, 1891 ~ Sunday

~ Sunday

4. Sunday I Attended the Semi Annual Conference
at the Tabernacle at 10 oclok Prayer By Brother
Merrill, W Woodruff spok 3 Minuts, J. F. Smith
spoke 42 M[inutes]. G Q Cannon spoke 50 Minuts
Afternoon Prayer By S B Young Lorenzo
YoungSnow spoke 15 M[inutes], F D Richards 35 M[inutes],
W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes], J. W Taylor 20 M[inutes]
Evening we held a Priesthood Meeting prayer
By A M Cannon G Q Cannon spoke 41 M[inutes],
J F Smith 60, W. Woodruff 15

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Cannon, Angus Munn
17 May 1834 - 7 Jun 1915
206 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Merrill, Franklin
17 Mar 1843 - 22 Dec 1896
3 mentions
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2273 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John Whittaker
15 May 1858 - 10 Oct 1916
157 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4135 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
703 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Seymour Bicknell
8 Oct 1837 - 15 Dec 1924
90 mentions

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Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Discourse 1891-10-04

THE DESERET WEEKLY. President Wilford Woodruff. then addressed the congregation. In the year 1833 he had heard the first Gospel sermon. In the first year after having embraced the Gospel, he had held the office of a Teacher. In the second year he was ordained a Priest. The following year he became an Elder and the next he was ordained a mem- ber of the quorum of Seventies. For about fifty-two years he had been a member of the quorum of the Twelve. The speaker would say that during this time, he had endeavored to preach the Gospel to the world, and in so do- ing had traveled enough to go round the world six times, yet he had not tried to preach or to minister in the ordinances of the Kingdom of God, except by the power of Jesus Christ. And now after having labored so many years he felt still as much dependent on the Holy Spirit as ever, and on the faith and prayers of the Saints. There never was a Prophet on the earth who could instruct the children of men ex- cept by the power of the Priesthood. The speaker then very strongly re- futed some of the slanders that have been hurled against the people of God, even by prominent men who have visited the Territory. He made an eloquent appeal for liberty of con- science. The Latter-day Saints accord to all men freedom to worship God ac- cording to the dictates of their con- sciences, and we ask for ourselves only what we are willing should be enjoyed by others. The speaker wished the blessings of God to rest abundantly on the Conference, and all the people.

Letter from Jesse W. Crosby, 4 October 1891

Moapa nevada President Wilford Woodruff Dear Bro, I should much like to see you & visit Salt Lake City once more but know not when I may be able to do so hence, I'll try & write a little of my troubles to see if you can help me a little in one month more I am 71 years of Age & long life of hard work has rendered me almost unfit for Business especially at hard work & the Dixie mission nearly used up all my worldly possissions & my undergroud nd movement to the muddy has finished up my property the other day I asked for a recomend for myself & family to the St George Temple & was told I owed 24 dollars titheing that I addessed my self with three years ago & that I had paid nothing since the Bishop showed me the Book & his statement was true I answered three years ago I was sick most of the year & came near dying & that I had raised no crops since & Nevada thieves had stolen most of my stock my crop last year was destroyed by cattle & grasshop ers this year I have raised a small crop & will be able may be to pay a little titheing when grain is thrashed but I hire most of my work done hence have but little to do with & cannot blame my Bishop as he said he would state my case when he went to St George nor my self for I had such a dread of marshalls & the pen that I thought it better to come here for the time being the worst thing I have done is to help others out of trouble till my money is gone & no boddy will pay me or loan me means there is no market here & the people are poor & some have ben dishonest with me & failed to return money I have advanced to help out of trouble all these matters has brought me to a tight place I never expected to be in Jesse W. Crosby. 4 Oct. 1891, Recd 12 [Oct. 1891]

Discourse 1891-10-04

THE DESERET WEEKLY. GENERAL CONFERENCE. The conference was addressed by President Wilford Woodruff, as follows: I want to say to my friends this morning that I am a very happy man. My heart is filled with gratitude to God my Heavenly Father for the blessings I enjoy. It is over seven years since the Presidency of this Church and as many of the Twelve Apostles have occupied this stand until today, and I feel that we have all reason to thank God and re- joice in His name for the blessings and privileges that we enjoy this glorious morning. Turning to Apostle Snow the speaker asked: Is there any law against a man telling what is in his heart if he has no evil in it? Apostle Snow replied that he knew of none. President Woodruff—Brother Snow says that he does not know of any such law, and therefore I say God bless Presi- dent Harrison for exercising his official clemency in liberating President Joseph F. Smith, and I am thankful that Brother Smith is with us today. I say also God bless every other man, whether he be Jew or Gentile, Catho- lic or Protestant, judge or juryman, who has lent his name to this and not only liberated President Smith but many of our brethren who have the privilege of sitting here with us on this occasion. I hope there is no harm in that thought or feeling; for that is the way I do feel at this time. My heart is full of grati- tude and blessing to my fellowmen for all the good they have done. Every- thing that leads to good and to do good is of God; and everything that leads to evil and to do evil is said to be of the wicked one. I feel that all of us have reason to rejoice be- fore the Lord for the deliverance and blessings which He has wrought among us. I rejoice in the union which exists among us as a Presidency of this Church and the twelve apostles. These are bodies of men who of all men under heaven should be united in the work of the Lord in which we are engaged. I do not believe there ever has been a body of men in any age of the world who, as a general thing, are more united and happy than are these today; and while we are here assembled together I hope and trust that we may have the inspira- tion of Almighty God with us in our teachings, in our instructions, in our counsels. We shall call upon our brothers to address us, and I say in the name of the Lord, let us all have peace.

Discourse 1891-10-04

A PRIESTHOOD MEETING was held in the evening, beginning at 7 o'clock. It was probably the largest gathering of the kind ever held since the organization of the Church in this dispensation. The speakers were, in the order in which they addressed the assemblage, Presidents George Q. Can- non, Joseph F. Smith and Wilford Woodruff. The themes dwelt upon

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November 6, 1891
Wilford decides temple recommends will be signed by Bishops and Stake leaders only, not by Church president.

Oct 4, 1891