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Day in the Life

Jul 27, 1893

Journal Entry

July 27, 1893 ~ Thursday

27. I met with the Twelve & J F Smith in the Temple for Prayer

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Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
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Salt Lake City Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Henry Leigh, 27 July 1893
Cedar City Wilford Woodruf George Q. Cannon Joseph Smith First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ. Salt Lake City. Dear Brethren:- Replying to your favor of recent date stating that my ^name^ was suggested as one suitable to be called to take a 20 weeks course in the Normal Sunday school course in the B. Y. Academy Provo. and that my name was decided up or selected as one, and request to be there Jan 1st 1894. It seems to me that it would be much ^more^ prudent to have some younger man that would be more apt. and would be more at liberity and would have a longer life of usefulness before him., to attend. But if it is thought I can do more good in that direction, and the Priesthood wishes me so to labor I am willing and on hand to do what I can. I shall arrange my affairs and be at Provo on the above mention date unless I am otherwise advised
Letter from George Goddard, 27 July 1893
Salt Lake City July 27 1893 To the First Presidency of the Church Dear Brethren, I respectfully ask your permission and indulgence to lay before you a few facts, which I consider of grave im- port at the present time. The Sunday attractions at the "Saltair Bathing Resort" are producing a very prejudicial influence over the minds of the growing youth of Zion. From the fact of the General Manager (Nephi W. Clayton) being ^one^ of the Seventy Apostles of this last dispensation using his ingenuity to induce as many as possible to become Sabbath breakers, and Lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, and also
Letter from William Henry Thompson, 27 July 1893
[end of sideways text] Spring Glen July 27th 1893 Pres Wilford Woodriff Dear Brother Through Request, I am under the necesety of writing and asking you a few more Questions. Hoping you will oblige with both answers and counsell and not Think me Tedious? Will say, I am a youth of 33 Summers. Unmarried. The Cause of this is caused Through Death of My Father ma^n^y years ago. I was Left with mother to Rais the family he Left they are all up now and out of our Hands so 8 in number sence coming To america I have kept companey with several sisters but all to no avail. but at the Present Time I am corresponding and is Engaged to a sister in sugar House Ward her Name is Maggie Wilson, a Young Read Headed sister who cared for the First Presidancy when they were on the under- ground, a Little ways up First south street. I have

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Jul 27, 1893