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Day in the Life

Apr 10, 1894

Journal Entry

April 10, 1894 ~ Tuesday

10. I went to Ogden with my councillors & others &
met on the Board of the Pioneer Electric Power Co
we heard the report Frank Cannon As manager
& Mr Bannester as secretary and Engenees [Engineers] concerning
the power company A good deal of business was
done but we had to adjourn in order to Attend a
a party at my House we returned to Salt Lake and
Met Brother G. Q. Cannon J F Smith D. H. Cannon
Wm Thompson J McAllister G Teasdale & G J Bleak
at my House & took supper. Distance of the day 86 mile

People

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15 mentions
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
156 mentions
Missionary
Cannon, Franklin Jenne
25 Jan 1859 - 25 Jul 1933
50 mentions
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
Teasdale, George
8 Dec 1831 - 9 Jul 1907
648 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
475 mentions
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
648 mentions
Missionary
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4093 mentions
Apostle
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
263 mentions
Missionary

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Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from William P. Irland, 10 April 1894

[end of sideways text] De Lamar April 10th 1894 President Woodruff Reverend & Admired Sir: I have delayed writing this to you a long time. I fear much longer than I should and even now I am almost afraid you may not believe me, but I beg you will not fail to let me send you afidavits, or atleast write to some of those I shall name. I have known for a long time that I had the power to remove disease just bye laying on of my hands, and but, I also knew, or believed, the power was not mine, and altho I have tried hard, the religions with which I have come in contact have never satisfied me, and as I have always felt it would be sacrilige to pretend to join a church until I felt no doubt, or atleast on an a [sideways text] I beg you will not doubt me until Lord rejoice about this [end of sideways text]

Letter from Karl Emil Maeser, 10 April 1894

Provo, Utah, President Wilford Woodruff Dear Bro: I was called to go on a mission to Germany and accepted the call and chose the 14th inst as the day of departure. Under existing circumstances I find it will be impossible for me to leave on that day. I have had quite a hard time ^to^ get the necessary amount of money for the trip, and would like therefore to be

Letter from George A. Harper, 10 April 1894

Honeyville Pres W Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother Your notice for a mission was received and am very sorry to say I am not very well prepared have homesteaded land and it will be three years before I can prove upon it and am not in very good curcamstances but if it is required of me to go i am willing to go and do my best Awaiting your answer to deside what I shall do I Remain ^your^ borother George Harper Thomas Wheatley Jr Presiding Elder Let him be excused until he (over)

Letter from Richard Golightly Winter, 10 April 1894

Salt Lake City April 10th 1894 Dear Presdent Wilford Woodruff I will take pleasure in answering your letter which I recieved to go on a mission to the Indian Territory. I will try and arrange things so I can start at the time appointed and I am willing at all time to do all I can to help to build up this church and kingdom of God at all time when called upon and I do hope and pray that I may live to do some good in going abroad to proclame the true and everlasting gosple to the people in that part of the world and that I may be the

Events

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

Apr 10, 1894