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Day in the Life

Apr 27, 1894

Journal Entry

April 27, 1894 ~ Friday

27. I spent the day in the office I met with Brother H E Baker
about building a Reservoir in Blue water in New Mexico

People

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Baker, Harry Edgar
31 Aug 1854 - 23 May 1920
6 mentions

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Bluewater, Valencia County, New Mexico Territory
Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
New Mexico Territory

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Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

[Z C M I] Dividend $61.20 {shorthand} $120 181 20

Letter from David Fisk Stout, 27 April 1894

President Wilford Woodruff: Box B. Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother: I regret the necessity of intruding upon your valuable time and strength, but thought it better than to err in any of the matters submitted: Enclosed please find two letters from Elder Truman H. Barlow Prest. of the Indiana Conference. The first explains itself. The second came in answer to my let- ter asking for information as to the general state of af- fairs in that Conference; and asks how he felt in re- gard to how he felt about remaining in the field until our next falls Conference, as he will have been two (2) years in the field on May 31st inst. If Prest. Barlow is released we ought to have three (3) Elders as soon as it would be convenient to send them. If Prest B. is not re- leased we need two (2) both or one to be sent to [blank] Bloomfield Green Co- Indiana one to be sent to my address here and we will know by that time just where to send him. There are Eight (8) Elders in the Mission

Letter from Marriner Wood Merrill, 27 April 1894

Logan, Utah, Prest Wilford Woodruff Dear Bro Lasy year we had some appropriation from the Church to keep up and Care for the Temple Grounds, some seven Hundred & fifty Dollars dureing the season, but we had some Means then from the Temple District to assist us last year, but this year, we are short of means from the Temple district and have but little on Hand, if you could appropriate the amt we had last year vis $75000 I think we could keep the grounds in fairly good condition this season, but this and would not be sufficient to make further improvements, I am fully aware how you are assailed from all quarters for appropriations for this, that, and the other things, and each party makes pressing demands in their several cases &c but it seems to me that our Temple & surroundings are matters of Interest to all of us Hopeing your are in good Health and able to attend to your ardious labors I am Respectfully Yours M. W. Merrill

Letter from James Wright Saville, 27 April 1894

President Woodruff: Dear Brother, It affords me the greatest pleasure to have the privilege of taking my pen in hand to impress upon these dainty pages the feelings of ^my^ heart and mind regarding such an important and res- ponsible position that I have been called to. For I deem it the greatest honour that could be placed upon me, especially at my early age of life while my mind and body is free from the cares and anxiety of a family, and my mind young

Mission - Missionary Certificate for Phoebe Adams Scholes, 1894

in behalf of said Church. Wilford Woodruff Geo Q. Cannon Jos. F. Smith

Events

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

Apr 27, 1894