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Day in the Life

Aug 26, 1893

Journal Entry

August 26, 1893 ~ Saturday

26 I spent the day at home I had my Minister Potatoes
dug to day I took a severe cold upon my Lungs getting
my feet wet

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Letter from Charles H. Embley, 26 August 1893

Gunnison Pres. Woodruff, S. L. City. Dear Brother: In answer to yours of last month, asking me to go on a mission to New Zealand; I will say it is my desire to go where and when I am called by the servants of God, and will go on this mission if I can get money to take me there. It is very hard times, and I can sell nothing for cash. I can leave my family favorably situated, but with no money. I have $75.00 all told. If you will pray for me—and I will for myself,—I will get the required means, and be ready to

Letter from John Montgomery, 26 August 1893

Blackfoot, Idaho, President Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah My Dear Sir Will you kindly assist in furnishing record evidence of the marriage of Richard. A Ivie to Hannah Smith in Provo, Utah, on the 3rd day of February 1853. Richard. A. Ivie was a pensioner of the Mexican War he died about one year ago and the Pension Department calls for record evidence to continue the Pension to the widow for whom I am acting in this matter. Respectfully John Montgomery Two sealings in 1852 but neither to Hannah Smith. Do not find any sealing to her. T. A.

Letter from Nels Madsen, 26 August 1893

Pres Woodruff, Salt Lake City Dear Bro I am in receipt of your litter bringing notice of my appointment to attend the school at Provo in the interests of Sabbath schools, and, take pleasure in saying that I shall hold my self in readyiness to report there on the date named Yours very truly Nels Madsen

Letter from William Ansel Hatch, 24 August 1893

President Woodruff. Dear Brother I accept of the call and willing to do the best I can Resp Wm A. Hatch J A Tolman Bishop Per Ira Call All right. J. F. S.

Letter to Orson Smith, Simpson Montgomery Molen, and Isaac Smith, 26 August 1893

Salt Lake City, Utah. . Prests. Orson Smith, S. M. Molen and Isaac Smith, Presidency of Cache Stake. Dear Brethren: We approve of the transfer of the 116 feet extreme north frontage of the Logan Tithing Office property, by 125 feet deep, from the church association of the stake to a special association to be formed which shall hold the property in trust for the members of the church of Logan City for recreation and amusement purposes, as suggested in your letter of the 17th inst; it being understood that the people, by contribution, erect thereon a suitable building for this purpose. Please furnish the names of the persons to act as the trustees, amongst them we suggest yourselves and a Bishop and ^or^ Counselor or other represen- tative from each of the Logan City Wards, and any others whom you may elect, confining the number, for the sake of convenience as well as other reasons to, say, twelve; upon the receipt of which the matter will be referred to the church attorney to pre- pare the necessary papers. Your Brethren, Wilford Woodruff Geo. Q. Cannon Jos. F. Smith

Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, 26 August 1893

Rexburg, Idaho, Prest. W. Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother, Your favor of 18th inst. with enclosed letter of Brother L. L. Booth which letter I now return herewith—I employed Bro. Booth last summer to help ^him^ to something to live on but did not promise him any cash. I paid him store pay and such things as he needed for his family whenever he asked but during the winter he lived off the ward instead of drawing what I owed him when he could have had his pay. Brothers Bramwell and Donaldson whom he refers to in his letter both contradict his statements. The letter enclosed indicates what kind of man he is, it is just a sample of what he has been continually writing all over since he came here and about his Bishop and others to me before he moved into Rexburg First ward. Following is

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October 17, 1893
Wilford meets with temple presidents to harmonize the endowment ceremony in all four operating temples.

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