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Day in the Life

Apr 4, 1892

Journal Entry

April 04, 1892 ~ Monday

April 4, 1892
Conference Met at 10 oclock Prayer By C W Card

A circular was read By Dr Talmage A motion
was Made for the Presidency to Apoint a committee
of 5 person to arange a Motion before the conference to
get up a plan for a church college or university which
was Done. L Snow spoke 50 Minuts M Thatcher
spoke 15 M[inutes]. We held a Meeting at the Office at Noon to
Appoint a Man to fill the place of Henry Harriman
And we Decided to Appoint Johnathan Golden Kimball
son of Heber C. Kimball to fill that place Met at 2 oclok
Prayer By Joseph E Taylor Then President Georg Q
Cannon spoke 50 Minutes in the power of God followed
By W Woodruff in the same Power & spirit J F Smith
spoke 15 Mi[nutes] And much of the Power of God was with us

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Card, Charles Ora
5 Nov 1839 - 9 Sep 1906
54 mentions
Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
1967 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1403 mentions
Apostle
Harriman, Henry
9 Jun 1804 - 17 May 1891
34 mentions
Talmage, James Edward
21 Sep 1862 - 27 Jul 1933
103 mentions
50 mentions
Taylor, Joseph Edward
11 Dec 1830 - 13 Feb 1913
60 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3572 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family
371 mentions
Apostle

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Joseph H. Lowe and John A. Lowe, 4 April 1892
Franklin Brother Woodruff, We received your letter of March 30 and was pleased to be counted as ones worthy of being called on such a mission, and we will try and be at the historians office at the appointed time Your Brothers in the gosple Joseph H and John. A. Lowe L. L. Hatch Bp O. K. J. F. S.
Discourse 1892-04-03
A Church University was to be es- tablished, (the first subject:) then President Lorenzo Snow spoke of testimony and living up to the same an inference was drawn that the people would have to live by thier testimony only. Ap M Thatcher spoke principly on education and our duty to God first then to our country, intimated that trying times would come to the saints warned them against letting politics lead them from the church Prest. Cannon presented business concerning church Univsersity read a revelation given Enoch and also to Jos Smith concerning second coming of Christ and the New Jerusalem and the Millenum, said spirits of all who should take part in this work were chosen and set apart and ordained in heaven before they came here. Some of us know this in part by revelation or know our work before hand, it seems familiar to us when it takes place when we received the Gospel it seemed as we had known it before, said revelation never had been wanting in this church since its organization but we beseech you to live so you can have this spirit or testimony of Jesus also as well as the leaders he strongly im- pressed this upon the saints, on politics said

Apr 4, 1892