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Day in the Life

Jan 25, 1896

Journal Entry

January 25, 1896 ~ Saturday

25 I met with the power company at the office to attend
to the Business of the company we had to reorganize
under the Laws of the State

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

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Letter from Charles M. Olsen, 25 January 1896

Brigham City, . Pres. Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother: I received your letter, asking me to go to Scandinavia on a mission, next July. I feel like accepting the call, trusting in the Lord to strengthen me in my weakness. Will do my best to get ready by the appointed time. Your brother in the Gospel. Chas. M. Olsen. William. H. Meacham. Bp Park Valley Ward.

Letter from Elisha Randolph Laurence, 25 January 1896

President Willford Woodruf and Councelors salt Lake city Utah Dear Bretheren I expect to go south this winter to hunt up some of my relatives and I write to you to know if I can get A Cleargy ticket. I have Elder's cridencials that I got A few years ago. would it be necessary to have my cridencials renewed? I want ^to^ go to the Indian Territory Cherokee Nation my stoping place is vane station on the kansas and ARK valley R. R. what would be the price of ticket? an answer with instructions at your Earliest convenence will oblige your Brother Elder E. R. Laurence PS & let me know what I ^rought^ would have to go

Letter from Joseph S. Parkinson, 25 January 1896

Logan City, . President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City. Dear Brother: I received your word, asking me to let you know my feelings in regard to the mission to the Southeren States. I will say I feel like going and, God being my helper, will do the very best I can. You can look for me at the Historian's Office the day previous to my departure. I understand that

Letter from Peter M. Oldroyd, 25 January 1896

Pres. Wilford Woodruff, Dear brother, Your letter of 22 inst. to hand. In regards to the call you have made upon me to take a mission to the Indian Territory, I honor the call. I intend to try to arrange, my affairs if passible, to be ready to start from Salt Lake on the day appointed If there should be any thing in the way that I could not start on that day I will write you again. Your Brother in the Gospel, Peter M. Oldroyd. C. J. Christiansen Bp

Letter from Robert Winn, 25 January 1896

Mr. Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother If it is perfectaly agreeable with you I would like to have my misson chainged from the Southern States to England as my mother has relations there who I would like very much to see If it is agreeable I will be ready to leave on the date set for me to start for the States but if not agreeable I am willing to go to the States. Awateing your answer I remain Your Brother in the Gosple Robert Winn Change

Letter from John James Simmons, 25 January 1896

Morgan City Brotheren of the First Presidency In reply to letter of the 24 inst asking me as regards my feelings to go on a Foreign Mission I am willing to go if you see fit to call me As regards my circum- stonces I have a Wife and five children to suport by my daily labor as I am a Carpenter by trade I am free from debt or can be in a week or so My Children are from the age of two months to nine years But do not let this stand in the way as I am willing to go or do anything the Lord requires me to do in his Church

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Jan 25, 1896