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Day in the Life

Aug 23, 1895

Journal Entry

August 23, 1895 ~ Friday

23 I spent the day in the office untill 12 oclok I then
Met in the 15 ward Meeting House to Attend the funeral
of Peter Hanson Remarks were made by several I spok
a short time Emma went to the Grave

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Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
876 mentions
Family
4 mentions
Missionary

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Evert Neuteboom Jr., 23 August 1895
President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City. Dear Brother. It is with the greatest pleasure to present another name for the Netherlands Mission. He is a faithfull young man and a born native of Holland. He has been here in Utah a little over 6 years. His name is: Gerrit Jan Kruitbosch — 24 years of age a married man but has no family. I have no doubt but what he can make himself ready almost at any time, as he is perfectley willing to have a mission to his native Country. His address is: Mr. G. Kruitbosch #2011 Madison Ave. Ogden Utah. Ever praying for your welfare and the interest of this great Latter day work, I remain yours truly in the cause of truth E. Neuteboom #656 - 24th street. Very well, let him be called as usual. J. F. S.
Letter to James Ephraim Steele, 23 August 1895
Salt Lake City, Utah, . Prest. James E. Steele and Couselors, Presidency Bingham Stake. of Zion, Dear Brethren: Since the visit of Bro. Steele to this city we have further considered the question of laocation of headquarters of your stake, and have fully concluded, after conferring with Elder John Henry Smith who figured prominently in its organization, that Iona is in every way and the most proper as well as perhaps the most suitable place for headquarters, it not only being the residence of the stake presidency, but is also quite centrally located. We therefore recommend that the people one and all regard Iona as headquarters of your stake. As a stake organization you are starting out with the very best of prospects. You have a remarkably good country, both healthful and fruitful, with an abundant supply of water and singularly well adapted to stockraising as well as agriculture. With industry, so char- acteristic of our people, coupled with intelligent management, and accompanied by the blessing of God, prosperity must necessarily attend your labors. We look for and expect prosperity to come to Zion in fulfillment of the promises of the Lord; but we are not unmindful of the fact that with prosperity come temptations, and too often evilas, which render the latter state of a people worse than the first. As we have learned to rejoice and acknowledge the hand of the Lord in the days of our poverty we certaihnly should be able to acknowledge his hand in times of prosperity; but this we can only do by being prepared to successfully meet any new conditions which a favorable change in our temporal

Aug 23, 1895