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Day in the Life

Jan 24, 1896

Journal Entry

January 24, 1896 ~ Friday

24. G Q Cannon went to Provo to Attend a Meeting I spent
in the office. I met with Bishop George Pitkin concerning
the College Lands in Logan. The Land was sold to the
Brethren in Booming Days & sold to high & now they
cannot Pay for them I received a Letter from Bell
^[FIGURES]^ & Jess Moses Arabella Moses had a Daughter Born Jan 20 /96

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Moses, Jesse Tilton, b. 1848
9 May 1848 - 26 Feb 1928
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Woodruff, Phoebe Arabell Moses
30 May 1859 - 7 Sep 1939
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Letter from Orson O. Richins, 24 January 1896

Colonia Diaz Mex President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother Your letter dated Jan 9th/96 was received Jan 18/96 Calling me as a Missionary to Great Britain. Which call came very unexpected to me not knowing it before hand. I am pleased that my Name was accepe^t^ed as a missionary, But my circumstance is such that I cannot get my Buisness settled up and my family properly provided fore In as short a Notice that has been given me to get, ready in and start on my mission I have been in the Mexican Mission every since 1885

Letter to John T. Wells, 24 January 1896

Salt Lake City, . 189 Elder John T. Wells, [Salt Lake] City, Dear Brother: Your name has been suggested and accepted as a Missionary to Southern States. The work of the Lord is progressing in the nations, and faithful, energetic Elders are needed in the ministry to promulgate the Everlasting Gospel, openings for doing good appearing in numerous directions. Yourself, with others, having been selected for this mission, should there be no reasonable obstacles to hinder you from going, we would be pleased to have you make your arrangements to start from this City at as early a date as March 21st, 1896. Please let us know, at your earliest convenience, what your feelings are with regard to this call. If you accept it you will receive no further notification, but will be expected to present yourself at the Historian's Office to be set apart on the day previous to ^t^hat appointed for your departure. Your Brother in the Gospel, Wilford Woodruff P.S. Please have your Bishop endorse your answer. [Hiram Bradley Clawson] President Woodruff Elder John T W. Wells is a worthy young man in full fellowship H B Clawson Bishop

Letter from Reuben Thomas Rhees, 24 January 1896

View, Weber Co., Utah . To the First Presidentcy Dear bretheren, I yesterday recieved a letter asking me, if I had no reasonable objection, to be prepaired to leave on the 2nd of May next upon a mission to the Eastern States. I am not as perfect mentaly or physically as I would like to be, but all that I am and have are in the hands of the Lord for Him to use as He sees fit. My only desire is that I may be able to use my feble ability, with what property He has or may bless me with, for the furtherence of His purposes here upon the earth. But before excepting this call, I wish to make the same statement of my circumstances to you as I made to the Presidents of Seventies here, when they spoke to me about taking a mission; and which statement they advised me to make if I should get a call to depart so early in the season. In the spring of 1884, when 16 years of age, and working on my father's farm, I bought 2 colonies of bees which I tended and increased as best I could during spare moments,

Letter from Henry Wight, 24 January 1896

The First Presdency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Salt Lake City Dear Brother's Yours of the 16th recd, in due time, and would say, that I am interested in the sheep business and can arrange my buisness to leave for a foreign mission by the 1st of June. ^1896^ I am perfectly willing to go, and am thankfull to be conciderd worthy of that calling Your Brother Henry Wight

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Jan 24, 1896