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Day in the Life

Feb 12, 1894

Journal Entry

February 12, 1894 ~ Monday

12 [FIGURE] I wrote to Wm Atkin & to Owen & sent him an
invitation to our Birth Day Party. I got 250 invitations
to the Party Printed and I spent the Evening to a late hour
in singgning a hundred and fifty of the invitations to the
partys invited we sent 2 to Owen & 1 to each of these
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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
439 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
170 mentions

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Letter from Alonzo Francis, 12 February 1894

Morgan City, Utah, President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother In reply to your letter of the 6th calling me on a mission to the Southern States to preach the Gospel. I am pleased to know that I have been deemed worthy to be called into the service of the Lord. I accept the appointment, and will try with the help of my Heavenly Father to be a faithful servant in the ministry and will try and place my self to in readiness to go at the appointed time. I am Respectfully, Your Brother in the Gospel Alonzo. Francis This is Afaithfull young Man and worthy to go on Amission wear you may wish to send him your Bror in Gospel Charles Turner Bishop All right. J. F. S.

Letter from Bengt Matthias Ravsten, 12 February 1894

Presdeint Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your letter of the 6th of Febuary is at hand Contianing a call for me to go to Scandinavia on a mission I am willing to go and will be on hand the 13th of July. Unless some unlook for obstacles should arise to hinder me. Your Brothe in the Gosple B. M Ravsten John Jardine Bp All right J. F. S.

Letter from F. Elmo Robinson, 12 February 1894

Grand Rapids, Hon. W. Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah Dear Sir: I receieved the papers and tracts that were sent me a few week's ago from the Publishing House of the Latter Day Saints, and can say that I found them very interesting, especially the Hist. of Saint's from rise until the present time.

Letter from Lyman O. Porter, 12 February 1894

Porterville President Woodruff Dear Br Your favor of Feb 6th Dule concidered, & in reply Will say am ready to preach the Gospall any time I am wanted, & any whear you ar moved oup on to send me, alltho I am not an expert & have manny things to learn before I can Preach the Gospall succesfully If mothing happens more then I know of I will be ready on the 9th of June as requested in your letter Your Br in the Gospall Lyman. O. Porter O.K. J. F. S. [sideways text] Joseph. R. Porter Bishop [end of sideways text]

Letter to William Atkin, 12 February 1894

Salt Lake City, U. T. Wm Atkin & family Dear friends I Received your kind Letter of Feb 1 And feel to Deeply sympathize with you in the Loss of your son John, but above all other people, as Saints of God, we have the consolation of knowing that as Fathers, Mothers, Sons & Daughter, we shall meet together in the family organization in the morning of the first Resurrection to commence Laboring in our seconed Esstate. I Received a Letter a few days since from my Nephew John H Woodruff saying his Father Thompson Woodruff was Dead He died sitting in his chair while talking to his son He was my Brother next older than me He was 89 years & 6 days

Letter from James Radcliffe Hardman, 12 February 1894

Salt Lake City To the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S. Dear Brethern In answer to your notice of Feb 6th 94: I will state that I have spoken with my bishop and I am willing to honor your call and shall be ready at the stated time Respectfuly James R. Hardman Harrison Sperry Bishop, 4.th Ward All right. J. F. S.

Letter from John W. Corwin, 12 February 1894

Clifton Forge Va President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lak City Utah Dear Sir, fearing you do not Fully understand me I write this to fully explain the condion of our 309000 Acres Mexican Canals situated in State of Durango. We have a state- ment from the Council for the Govermet of U.N. States of America describing said lands, it was from his state ments that I copyed my description of said lands. we can rely on his statements

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April 6, 1894
Wilford receives revelation regarding sealing practices and the Law of Adoption.

Feb 12, 1894