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Day in the Life

Jan 4, 1892

Journal Entry

January 04, 1892 ~ Monday

4. In company with Emma G Q Cannon Joseph F Smith
& a car load of others I took the R Road & rode to Provo
And attended the celebration & Dedication of Brigham
Young Academy of Provo it is the finest building in
Utah Erected for the Education of the children it will
cost when finished about $80 or $100000. There were
about 1000 souls in the Assembly Hall the services commenced
about 12 oclok G Q. Cannon offered the Dedacatory prayer
At the close we had a feast we stoped at A. O Smoots
we returned in the Evening of the 5. 100 Miles

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
876 mentions
Family
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
1967 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3572 mentions
Apostle

Places

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Brigham Young Academy, Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory
Utah Territory

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Letter from Rasmus Rasmussen, b. 1845, 4 January 1892
Mount Pleasant, President W. Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother: Your communication dated Dec: 31st in relation to my willingness to go on mission is received. In reply will say: The Lord has blessed me very much since I came to Zion and it would be ingratitude in me were I to refuse or excuse myself from going and spending my means and time for a season in hHis service. I will obe on hand, nothing unforseen preventing me, at the time you designate Feb: 19th. I am your Brother in the Gospel Rasmus Rasmuson 2nd C. N. Lund. Bishop. O.K. J. F. S.
Letter from Erastus Moroni Cole, 4 January 1892
Logan, Utah, President Wilford Woodruff First Presidents offic Salt Lake City Dear Bro Your Letter of Dec 30th at hand and noted. In answer, I can say, if you think me a fit subject to Represent us abroad, and the Lord being my helper, I am ready to go and shall be on hand to go with the May Company, with out some unforseen thing should hinder me, in such event you will be advised. I would Like to go a few Days ahead of the Company to new york so as to stop over in one or two of the principal Citys
Letter from Francis Martin Winters, 4 January 1892
Montpelier Idaho President W Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother A letter of inquiry from your Office sent last October to Arnold Hirschi of this place was handed me 5 or 6 weeks ago requesting me to say that he is willing to go to Germany in the spring if you so desire if he can earn and save money enough to take him there he is in hope to be able to acomplice this I had intirely forgotten this matter until the present hope this may not prevent him from going his mother is anxious for him to go to his native land where his father is still living not yet in the church if not asking to much please write him in regard to the matter and oblige Your Brother in the Gospel F. M. Winters see over.

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

Jan 4, 1892