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Day in the Life

Aug 10, 1893

Journal Entry

August 10, 1893 ~ Thursday

10 I spent the forenoon in the office The Presidency & Twelve
met in the Temple for Prayers at the close W Woodruff
Addressed the Apostles upon our Financial condition
followed by most of the Apostles

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Letter from George Howard Fisher, 10 August 1893

Pres. Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City. Dear Bro. Your favor of 1st. inst. announcing my call to Samoa as a missionary, has been received and carefully considered. I will say I am willing to respond to the call and feel it my duty to do so. I wish you to know my situa- tion and circumstances and wishes in the matter. I will be Twenty-one years of age on Dec. 5, 1893 and am Engaged to be married this coming month the Mrs. Laura Johnson, a widowed daughter of Bishop N. R. Lewis of this ward; She is

Letter from Thomas McNeil, 10 August 1893

Ramah, Val. Co., N. Mex. . President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother; Yurs of the 10th recieved a few days ago, And was pleased to think I was worthy to be called as a missionary. If all is well ^and^ with the help of Lord I will be on hand at the propper time. Your Brother in the gGospel. Tho's. McNeil His crop having proven a failure this year it will be a struggl for him to get the money necessary. would you be kind enough to let him know about what amount of money he will need, to take him from S. L. C We will do what we can to help him and think him worth J. R. McNeil Had this brother better be advised to go direct by way of San Francisco, to save expence? GR I should think so. And he could be set apart by the President of his stake or Bp. & the Record forwarded here J. F. S. Samoa Answered WCS Sept 18 [18]93

Letter to William Atkin, 10 August 1893

Salt Lake City, U. T. Wm H Atkin & family Dear Friends Your letter to Emma was Received and read with much Interest. Emma being confined in the Temple wished me to Answer her letter And I do this in the midst of company We are all in the Enjoyment of fair health I am at my Desk daily & attended to the flood of business before us. And I want to say now that we are holding Meeting with the Presidents of Stakes to call the People to gether of their wards & see if the people will not Loan us for the Church from $1 to $1000 for a year of or so to help us pay the Debts of the Church which are now due which we cannot Pay, for we cannot collect what is due us The US has taken $1,000000 of our Real Esstate $500000 of our Money. we have had to back up the sugar Factory which cost $600000 & owes $300000 it is Expected to make $300000 worth of sugar this season

Letter from Lottie Davis, 10 August 1893

Salt Lake City Aug 10th 1893 Presidents Woodruff. Cannon & Smith. Dear Brethren. While I appreciate the honor conferred upon myself, in being called to so important a mission in the Sunday School cause, I feel my inability to comply with the same. My parents do not at present feel able to bear the expense which such a mission would inculcate I also am a member of the Tabernacle Choir and have been practicing for some time in the hope of being able to go East

Letter from Elijah Charles Keetch, 10 August 1893

First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Salt, Lake, City, Utah. Dear Brethren. It is with much pleasur I accept: the call: as a Missionary to attend the Sunday School Normal Course, held in the Brigham Young Academy at Provo. I am willing to accept all require- ments pertaining there unto and am discharge the same to the best of my ability I remain as ever your obeident servant and Bro in the Gospel, Elijah. C. Keetch.

Letter from Elijah Charles Keetch, 10 August 1893

First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Salt, Lake, City, Utah. Dear Brethren: It is with much pleasur I accept; the call; as a Missionary to attend the Sunday Schools Normal Course, held in the Brigham Young Academy at Provo. I am willing to accept all require- ments pertaining there unto, and am discharge the same to the best of my ability I remain as ever your obeident servant and Bro in the Gospel, Elijah. C. Keetch.

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