Find Your Relatives
Find Your Relatives
Images of Wilford's Family

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

with the help of
Start Here
Wilford Woodruff Papers Wilford Woodruff Papers
About Volunteer Meet the Team Partners Impact Editorial Method
2023 Conference Articles Photos Podcasts Updates Videos Newsroom

Day in the Life

May 15, 1895

Journal Entry

May 15, 1895 ~ Wednesday

Brother Orson Telegraphs that He is
^15^ Bringing 15 1/2 lbs of Gold to the Bank from the Sterling
Mine we were visited by theSeveral persons upon
^[FIGURE]^ various subjects I wrote to Owen 4 pages I herd Perbek
Letter read on contracts

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal.

Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
439 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
5 mentions
Smith, Orson
1853-1935
70 mentions
Missionary

Places

Browse places mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journal entry on this day.

Sterling Mine, Nye County, Nevada

Related Documents

Browse other documents with this same date. These could include pages from Wilford Woodruff's autobiographies, daybooks, letters, histories, and personal papers.

Letter from Johan Leonard George Johnsen, 15 May 1895
Dear Brethren Your Letter of March 6th at hand. Am Sorry but my Financial Circum- stanses, does not allow me to go at Present Time Your Brother Geo Johnsen 4 Ward City Single man. Father died 2 years ago. taking care of his mother is a little in debt, would like to have 6 or 9 months time & will report. May 20 [18]95. Let him be honorably excused. J. F. S.
Letter from William E. Jenkins, 15 May 1895
Newton , [1895] Pres. Woodruff, Dear Bro. In reply to your request of May 8, concerning my feelings on being called to the Southern States Mission. I will say I feel highly honored to be considered worthy of being called to aid in promulgating the Everlasting Gospel. I will endeavor to be ready to go at the appointed time, Sept. 21, 1895. Yours Truly Wm. E. Jenkins W. H. Griffin Bishop Very good J. F. S.

Events

View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life.

May 15, 1895