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Day in the Life

Mar 2, 1896

Journal Entry

March 02, 1896 ~ Monday

March 2 I had a celebration of my birth day at
My House this Afternoon & Night I think I had more of
my family together than I Ever Met with before at one time
I Had Fifty of my family Present. Presidents Cannon
& J. F. Smith was Also present. We had a vary interesting
Meeting and party. I had as many of my family
as I could get together and being my 89 Birthday
I did not know that I would Ever meet with them again
upon a Birth day I feel to thank God for the presirvation
of my Life untill the present time I acknowledg the Lord in it
^[FIGURE 10]^ I received A vary interesting Letter from Owen to day
He was working hard is going from Berlin a while
to build up a New place He is doing a good work
He sent me a History of the whole Church in JGermany
There were 29 Branches in Germany Nombering 1121 souls

People

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
337 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
1763 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3707 mentions
Apostle

Places

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Berlin, Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany
Germany

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Letter from Willard Hanson, 2 March 1896
Logan . Prese Wilford Woodruff: Dear Brother: Your favor of 26th just at hand. In answer will say, by the help of the Lord: I expect to respond to your call, and be on hand at the time desiered to leave for the Southern States Mission. Yours Brother in the Gospel, Willard Hanson C J Larsen Bp. 7 Ward
Letter from Hugh Edward Lisonbee, 2 March 1896
Monroe Prest. Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City Dear Bro. Yours of Feby 26 duly rec. and will say in reply, this call is somewhat a surprise to me. Am very sorry to say that it is impossible for me to go on a mission at present, as I am in debt and my creditors would demand a settlement before I could go and dto do that it would take all I own to settle if I were compelled to settle at onece but have a good prospect to pay my debts, where I have invested my money. If I can be excused at present, will endeavor to prepare
Letter from Peter G. Hanson, 2 March 1896
President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother I recieved a missionary call to Scandinavia, a few days ago. In answer I will say, that I will go, and fill this call to the best of my ability; and will try (if my calcultions dont fail in rasing the niecissary means to take me to my field of laber) to be ready to the appointed time; October 1 Your Brother Peter G Hanson John E. Huish Bp. Payson First Ward

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April 6, 1896
Wilford and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles issue Political Manifesto about separation of church and state.

Mar 2, 1896