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Day in the Life

Mar 18, 1896

Journal Entry

March 18, 1896 ~ Wednesday

March 18 1896
I met with G M Cannon on committee business
^[FIGURE]^ I wrote a Letter to Sarah I Attended A Rail Road Meeting
at the Templeton or two of them in the organization
of the Rail Roads

People

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Cannon, George Mousley
25 Dec 1861 - 23 Jan 1937
21 mentions
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
695 mentions
Family

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Hotel Templeton, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from Charles Hanford Owen, 18 March 1896

President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother, Your letter of Feb 26th was rec'd in due time. The reason I have not written before is because I have been unable to settle my mind in regard to what to do. My wife is expecting to be confined two months after the time named for my departure & she felt bad about it. I consulted, my bihshop and he advised me to leave it with you and I spoke to apostle Lyman about it and he told me to ask you to put it off until September. But still I do not like to have it put off. When I got home my wife had a letter from her father requesting her to come

Letter from Joseph Franklin Russon, 18 March 1896

Lehi . President Wilford Woordruff: Dear Bro: I recieved a call on Feb. 24, 1896 to fill a mission to Great Britian, and I feel proud to state that I gladly accept. I will be at the Historian's Office to be set apart on Aprial 3rd, as stated in the call, the Lord being my helper. Your Bro in the Gospel, J. F. Russon. Jos. F. Russon. Lehi Utah I Cheer fully endorse Thomas R. Cutler Bishop

Letter from William Edward Hawkins, 18 March 1896

President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City My Dear Bro: I write to you to beg for an extension of time before going on the mission to which I have been called, my departure having been set for april 1896. I regret very much the financial condition in which I am placed makes it almost if not quite imposible for me to go this Spring, I having invested all the means I can muster in an interprise that demands my personal attention, for should I leave at preasent my business would have to be run byastranger and should any disaster befall the busniess I would be financially ruined I a not only this my elth as not been the best being subgect to piles. I am in the meat packing busness, I have no disposition whatever

Letter from Arnold H. Schulthess, Henry Reiser, and Herman Grether, 18 March 1896

Salt Lake City, Utah, . Prest. Wilford Woodruff and Counsellors, First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. CITY. Dear Brethren: As our General Conference is approaching, we again ask you kindly to grant us the privilege of holding a German Meeting with all our German Conference visitors, during this coming Conference. As we usuaully have a large number of German Saints attending this meeting, we would also ask you to kindly permit us the use of the Assembly Hall for this purpose. The people highly appreciate these meetings, and to hear some of the leading brethren of the church speak to us in the German language; and besides this, it gives us a splendid opportu- nity to transact business which may properly be brought before the meeting in connection with the Swiss and German Mission. Hoping you will be able to act favorable in this matter and kindly appoint the time of the meeting. We remain, Your Brethren and Servants in the Gospel, Arnold H. Schulthess Prest. of German Meetings. Henry Reiser Herman Grether Counsellors. in behalf of the German Saints. Address—Henry Reiser, #12 E. 1st South St. City.

Letter from Mary H. Kimball, 18 March 1896

Salt Lake city Pres. Wilford Woodruff, Pres of the Church. of Latter day saints. Dear Brother, I have left my Home at Pleasant Grove and came to this city trying to sell my home through Joseph E. Thorne Bishop of Pleasant Grove, and R. T Burton Bishop of Salt Lake Tithing office. Joseph Thorne writes that he can sell part of it to the School corporation. I must have money at once to live on and in case I sell to them I cund on them at once and if you think well of this I would like ^your^ approval, as ever your Sister Mary H Kimball.

Events

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

Mar 18, 1896