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Day in the Life

Sep 25, 1893

Journal Entry

September 25, 1893 ~ Monday

Sept 25 1893
I met with Mr Maples in the office also
Mr Green. I gave Mr Maples A large Print
of Book of Mormon Doctrins & Covenants The
History of Utah By Whitney the seer voice of
warning & A single key with teeth to the right key to Theology He wanted to inves-
tigate Mormonism He spent an hour in
conversation He is publishing a Paper and said
He would do what He could for us We received
a Draft of $10000 from our sugar factory
on the Islands we divided it up & Paid Debts with
it as far as we could

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5 mentions
71 mentions
Missionary

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Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Laie Sugar Plantation, Laie, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii

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Letter from Carl E. Nelson, 25 September 1893

Vernon President W. Woodruff; Dear brother When I received your letter where in you wished me to go to Scandinava on mission, I had taken a contract of building a house and have worked hard hoping to get threw in time to go but failed. Am very sorry as I would much have liked to respanded to your call. But prabbly we can paostpond it unti- ll later. As soon as I'm threw with my work I will come in and see you Yours respectfully Carl E. Nelson Vernon, Utah.

Letter from J. McCowan, 25 September 1893

[upside-down text] J. McCowan Sept. 25 [18]93. [end of upside-down text]

Letter from Orson Smith, 25 September 1893

Prest Wilford Woodruff Dear Bro Enclosed please find $100.00 the two dollars Bro Kent wishes you to send him a deposit slip for. The Ballance I will forward as fast as recieved. Your Bro in Christ Orson Smith

Letter from Orson Smith, 25 September 1893

Prest Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Bro [redacted], who was cut off the Church Feb 6th 1884 for adultry and restored to fellowship and his family Oct 29th 1885 was reccomended as worthy to recieve his Priesthood, by his Bp and counselors and at a meeting if the High Council held Sept 1st 1893, it was unanimously decided to restore him to his former Priesthood, if you had no objections. With kind regards Your Bro [ Orson Smith ]

Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, 25 September 1893

Rexburg, Idaho, Prest. W. Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother, On account of ill health one of our missionaries ^to Provo^ Sister Minnie Brown has not been able to attend classes. Will you kindly send her release addressed to E. H. Brown, Provo and we will send you another name for the next term on an early date Your Brother in the Gospel T E Ricks

Letter from Charles Ora Card, 25 September 1893

Prest. Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah U.S.A. Dear Brother As financial circumstances over which I have not sufficient control prevent me from attending conference, I feel it my duty to make it known to you. First the sale of sufficient stock for the church have to pay Ballance due on South half of church purchase have to be delivered the very last ^day^ of this month, and the following week will have to meet the agent of the Rail Way Company and complete the matter. The next & not least I really have not the means to spare. In fact I should state not all ^which^ I greatly regret. The stringent times in montana have to quite an extent effected Canada North West. That we may have bread without launching our people here

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

Sep 25, 1893