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Feb 23, 1892

Journal Entry

February 23, 1892 ~ Tuesday

23 [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to the 3 Bishops to Wilford, Delight
I received 5 cases of goods from Calafornia I receivd
78 Letters from G. Q. C. Leslie W Snow David P Woodruff
J. H. Woodruff Daysville Newton & Malinda W Hatch & Sarah
[FIGURE] I attended the Lecture given in the Assembly Hall
given by B. H. Roberts upon the Priesthood & Authority
of the Church W. Woodruff followed & bore testimony
to the Assembly the majority young people some 3000 souls

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79 mentions
Woodruff, David Patten
4 Apr 1854 - 20 Jan 1937
217 mentions
Family
1966 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, John Henry
26 Aug 1857 - 4 Jan 1923
12 mentions
Family
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
175 mentions
Family
Hatch, Melinda Woodruff
15 Dec 1826 - 29 Mar 1893
62 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Newton, b. 1863
3 Nov 1863 - 21 Jan 1960
151 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
695 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
168 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family

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Assembly Hall, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
California

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Letter from Charles William Tillack, 23 February 1892

Pres. Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother I recieved my call on a mission to Switzerland & Germany a few days ago; and will now answer the same, I can say that I am glad that I have been called for it is something that I have been looking for. Although I am not as well situated as I would like to be, still I cannot refuse for I think it my duty to go when called upon.

Letter from John Staheli, 23 February 1892

Payson . Prest W. Woodruff. Dear Brother Your letter of the 18th hase been resived calling me to a Mission wich I will with pleasure, and by the help of God try to fullfill to the best of my ability I will be ready by the 7th of May and report myself at the Office. Your Brother in the Gosple of Christ John Staheli Yours Bp. John E. Huish of first ward Payson utah O.K. J. F. S.

Letter from Walter Cox, 23 February 1892

Dear Brother Woodruff I Recved your Letter on Jan the Furst Which I Was Pleace too Recved From you telling me That I Was selected to go on A Mission to great Breat Briten and I Have Bean Tring to get Wready But sence you Have Cald me I Have Lost A great Deal of mony in the Provo West Coope store Which Will Prevent me From goin This spring and my Bishope Nowes I Ham Tellen the Trouth I Ham very Willing to go to my [Neateland] to Preach the gospel to my Frinds For I Ham the only One in the Church on my Father side and By the Helpe of god I Will Triy and get Wready as soon as I can and Let you Know if you Will grant me the Priveleg to Do so Dear Brother I Feild Thank Foul to Be cald on A Mission But I Have all Ways Ben on A Mission sence I Joine the Church and I Hope to Be Abeal to Do so your Bro in the gospel Walter Cox Provo City utah Evan Wride Bishop 2nd Ward over.

Discourse 1892-02-23

PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF spoke as follows: I realize it is somewhat late, but I want to beg the indulgence of this assembly a few moments. I felt that as I was a mem- ber of these Mutual Improvement Associations I wanted to attend this meeting and hear this lecture. I did not wish to interfere with the time of Brother Roberts. He has given us an excellent discourse, and has told us the truth. There are a few things pertaining to this subject on which I wish to bear my testimony to the young men of Israel. First, I wish to say a few words regarding Priesthood. There is no mis- take about the Priesthood of God Almighty. The God of heaven Himself has created and redeemed this world by the power of that Priesthood; and no being that ever dwelt on this earth ever has or ever will be able to do or perform any work pertaining to salvation unless it is by that eternal and everlasting Priesthood. And where that Priesthood of Al- mighty God is manifest, the power of that Priesthood is with the people, no matter what age or generation they have lived in. And I wish to say that there has been no generation, no dispensation, any greater than the one in which Joseph Smith was raised up. He laid the foundation of this great work under God, and He established the Church upon the face of the whole earth, in fulfilment of revelation and prophecy from Father Adam down to our day; and the Lord has made, and will make no mis- take in regard to calling a people or giving them the Priesthood. As I have said, Joseph Smith organized the Church. He lived but a short time with us—a little longer than the Savior did after He entered the ministry. The Savior lived about three and a half years from the

Feb 23, 1892