Discourse 1892-05-09
Prest Woodruff gave us some of his early missionary
experiance and said he had only been instrumental
in the hands of the Lord and all honor was doue
to God
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 09, 1892 ~ Monday
May 9, 1892
We Met in Conference at 10 oclok. The Authorities of the
Church were presented And the statistics of the stake was
read and the stake consisted of 15628 souls, 2777 family
M W Merrill spoke 53 M[inutes], & Wm B. Preston spoke 25 M[inutes].
At the close of the Templ Meeting I went to the Temple & and
had Joseph Hall & his Father Adopted to me & several
others Adopted to me. Afternoon Met at 2 oclok G Q Cannon
spoke one hour & 15 Minuts W Woodruff spoke 22 Minuts
At the close of the Meeting Brothers Cannon & Thatcher ordained
1 Bishop 4 Councillors & 1 Patriarch, when we arived at
Brother Thatchers we Administered to 1 sick woman
we then visited the New Logan School House 2 stories
a Basement & Attcic it was well furnished for 400
students The Name Woodruff is placed in granite
in front of the House over the front Door it is the main
school House for the City of Logan
We spent the night at Brothe M. Thatchers
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Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2259 mentions
Apostle
Merrill, Marriner Wood
25 Sep 1832 - 6 Feb 1906
162 mentions
Apostle
Thatcher, Moses
1842-1909
441 mentions
Apostle
Preston, William Bowker
24 Nov 1830 - 2 Aug 1908
208 mentions
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Letter from Christian Peterson, 9 May 1892
Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City
I recived yours of April 27
a few days ago stating
that I hade been accepted as
a Missionary to New Zealand
I accept the call and will
prepare to start at the time
apointed
Yours in the Gospel
of Christ
Christian Peterson
Herbert H. Bell.
Bishop of Glenwood ward.
O.K.
J. F. S.
Letter from Henry Foster, 9 May 1892
Pres Wilford Woodruff
Salt lake City Utah
Dear Brother
Your letter of April 29 containing
call for me to go as a missionary
to the Southern States is received
and in reply will say that I am
pleased that I am counted worthy
to have the pivelage of bearing
the Gospel tidings to the unbelieving
and will try to be ready at the
date mentioned in your letter. (Sept 7 [18]92)
I remain your Brother
Henry Foster
O.K. John C Dalton Bishop
O.K.
J. F. S.
Letter from Nicholas William Miller, 9 May 1892
Pres. Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City Utah
Dear Brother
Yours of April 29th containing
a call for me as a missionary to the
Southern States is received and in
reply will say that I will be ready
to go on the date mentioned (June 7.)
and am glad to have the prvelage
to go as a missionery to the nations
of the earth
I remain your Brother in
Gospel
Nicholas. W. Miller
O K John C Dalton Bishop
O K.
J. F. S.
Letter from Benjamin Edwards, 9 May 1892
President Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Brother.
I hope you will not
think ill of me for taking the
liberty of writing to you, but such is
my situation that I am in necessity
bound to do something of the kind,
as I have had the misfortune hto have
had both of my feet frozen on the
23rd day of December 1870, rendering
it necessary for amputation, which
was done in Brother Elias Smith's
house in then 17th Ward Salt Lake
City on Jany., 4th 1871 Brother Elias
Smith was then Probate Judge.
Since that time I have tried to
earn a living for myself and