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Journal Entry
December 18, 1893 ~ Monday
18 I met with F. S Richards & Bishop Preston at the
office About a Deed of Land in Mexico A mistake
was made in the Deed
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Richards, Franklin Snyder
20 Jun 1849 - 7 Sep 1934
110 mentions
Preston, William Bowker
24 Nov 1830 - 2 Aug 1908
202 mentions
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Letter from Alvin Smith, 18 December 1893
President Woodruff:
Dear Brother:
Your favor of the
6th is received:
I except the Mission
and will be on hand in time
if I can raise the means.
Yours Respectfully
Alvin Smith
Geo H Taylor
Bsh 14th Ward
I hope he will raise the means.
J. F. S.
Letter from Christian Jenson Jr., 18 December 1893
Redmond, Sevier Co., Utah, .
Pres. Wilford Woodruff,
Dear Bro: Your welcome
letter of Dec 13th rec'd contentsnt's carefully noteded
In reply will say, I feal to thank God that I
have ben found worthy to fullfuil a mission and,
preach the gosple. Owing to my financial condition and my
obligations to the district school being bound by contract
to teach till the Middle of May it seames imposable
for me to be ready to leave untell April 1st but can
you arainge to grant that much time. I will then be
at your comand and ready to go where ever you wesh to
send me. Will say however Samoa seames to be the
place I should like to go. But you for that
If posable please inform me when you desire I
should go. As it would aid me in preparing.
Your Brother in the Gosple,
Christian Jenson Jr.
Redmond Sevier Co.
Hans Rasmussen Bishop
All right for Samoa, and let him have till Apr.
Conference in which to get ready. J. F. S.
Letter from John D. Irvine, 18 December 1893
Payson City, Utah,
President Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City
Dear Brother:
Your letter of the 13th inst advis-
ing me that my name had been suggested and
accepted as a missionary to Great Britan,
was duly received and contents carefully noted.
As to my feelings regarding this call, which you desire
me to express, I will say, that, having enlisted in
the army of Christ to battle against the superstitions
that bad men from the paths of God, and having
covenanted to be faithful in all things, I
am entirety in your hand; Your will is
my pleasure. On the day that your
letter was written, Bishop Page, of this ward,
interviewed me on this subject, when I made the
following expla^i^nation to him. For several
years I was connected with the firm of Brewerton
Irvine & co, of this place. In April last I with-
drew from said firm, and not having money to pay
Letter from John Laird Finlayson, 18 December 1893
Payson, .
Pres. Wilford Woodruff.
Salt Lake City
Dear Brother,
Your letter of Dec. 13, stating that
my name had been suggested
and accepted as a Missionary to
Great Britain received a few days
ago. In reply to your request for
an expression of my feelings will
say, that I am pleased and
thankful to my Heavenly Father
and his Servants for the honor
of being accounted worthy to
act as an Embassador of the
Gospel. My only regret is that
I cannot see my way clear with
regard to starting at the time
specified, for although I am
Letter from Nathan Reeves, 18 December 1893
Kaysville
President Wilford Woodruff,
Salt Lake City.
Dear Brother:
I received the call to
go as a Missionary to Great Britain and
in answer will say, that there are no
reasonable obstacles to hinder that I am
aware of and I will try and be ready at
the appointed time.
Your Brother in the Gospel
Nathan Reeves
I can cheerfully reccommend
brother Reeves as a faithful Elder.
Peter Barton Bishop
good.
J. F. S.
Letter to William Edward Clark, 18 December 1893
Salt Lake City, .
Elder Wm. E. Clark,
Pleasant Grove.
Dear Brother:
Your name has been suggested and accepted as a Missionary to
Southern States.
The work of the Lord is progressing in the nations, and faithful, energetic
Elders are needed in the ministry to promulgate the everlasting Gospel, openings
for doing good appearing in numerous directions. Yourself, with others, having
been selected for this mission, should there be no reasonable obstacles to hinder
you from going, we would be pleased to have you make your arrangements to
start from this City at as early a date as January 27th, 1894.
Please let us know, at your earliest convenience, what your feelings are
with regard to this call. If you accept it you will receive no further notification,
but will be expected to present yourself at the Historian's Office to be set apart on
the day previous to that appointed for your departure.
Your Brother in the Gospel,
Wilford Woodruff
P.S. Please have your Bishop endorse your answer.
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