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Day in the Life

Aug 26, 1894

Journal Entry

August 26, 1894 ~ Sunday

26 Sunday myself & councillors Attended the conference
at Mill Creek A vary large Assembly were present
G. Q Cannon, W. Woodruff ^J F Smith^ spoke in the forenoon & G Q.
Cannon & W Woodruff & A M Cannon spoke in the
Afternoon much of the spirit of the Lord was with us
Mrs J. Ellen Forster spoke in the Tabernacle

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Cannon, Angus Munn
17 May 1834 - 7 Jun 1915
203 mentions
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4092 mentions
Apostle
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Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Charles H. Johnson, 26 August 1894

Sanford President W. Wooruff Dear Brother I Received yours of the 17 inst I am thankful to be counted worthy of such a noble a call by the help of the lord I will be on hand your Brother in the Gospel Charles H. Johnson P.S. I would like if it would be as well to be set apart here as it would save the expence of the trip to S L City as my means are some what limited C. H Johnson S. L. Berthelson Bishop This is all right. And he can be set apart by the Presidency of the stake there, over

Letter from James Robert Welker, 26 August 1894

Thatcher, Arizona President Willfred Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother: A number of our Bretheren having been called on a mission to the Samoa, they felt it would be a great saving if some one could be authorized to set them apart for their mission here, so they could go direct from here to San Francisco enstead of going first to Salt Lake City. When Bro. Geo. Reynolds was here he said he thought this could be done all right, thereby saving them the fare from here to Salt Lake City which is quite an item these hard times J R Welker In behalf of the Presidents of the Eighty Ninth the Quorum of Seventies C Layton Prest of Stake PS Please adress to J R Welker Safford A. T {Forward [illegible shorthand] and authorize Brother} Foyton {[illegible shorthand] to set them apart}

Letter from Job Hall Whitney, 26 August 1894

Sanford President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother Yours of the 17th in regard to a mission to the Southern States has been received and will say in return, I am neither qualified nor worthy, but if it is the wish of the brethren of this Stake and the Bishop of this Ward in connection with the First Presidency of th Church and the Will of God, I will accpt and honor the mission to the best of my ability. But in order to save some expense I would prefer to be set apart

Letter from William Jones Holbrook, 26 August 1894

Bountiful Pres[ident] Wilfred Woodruff Dear Bro[ther] I received a call in 1890 to go on a mission to the States, but owing to circumstances, was rele- ased for the time, but told to rep- ort when ready. My servises are now at your disposal after the first of October. would be pleased to know what your wishes are in the matter as soon as convenient Respectfully Yours William J Holbrook Bro Holbrook would of reported two years ago, but his brother Joseph was called, and being pasteners [partners] in business both could not very well go at the same time. Chester Call, over

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Aug 26, 1894