Day in the Life

Mar 26, 1896

Journal Entry

March 26, 1896 ~ Thursday

86 [26] Keys crossed I met the Apostles in the Temple we had our meeting
with H B Roberts & He met us with a Broaken Heart and
Contrite Spirit and would do any thing we asked him
to do so his difficulties were all settled. At the close of the
Meeting in the Temple we Attended the funeral of Bishop Jacob Weiler
President G Q Cannon spoke first followed by J F Smith & W Woodruff

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102 mentions
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2284 mentions
Apostle
Weiler, Jacob
1808-1896
17 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4143 mentions
Apostle

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Salt Lake City Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from Abraham Owen Woodruff, 26 March 1896
Berlin, . Prest. Wilford Woodruff My Dearest Father: You will no doubt have though me a very ungreatfull son before this; as I have not answered your kind favor of the 5th together with Ovando's of Mch. 3rd containing the money you sent me. It was indeed a great surprise to me and I fear you have done yourself an injustice in sending me the last ammount. Am truely thankfull to you and what you sent will see me off in great shape. Should have answered before but have been on the go all the time & I know if you do not hear from me very often now, we still have the hope of seing each other in the near future so you will please pardon my tardy letters. Am having quite a lovely time getting Bro. Wilkins off; he starts Monday and will sail on April 23rd from Glasgow. I will likely be coming along a few months later if our Prest gets through with me. Prest. Naegle has written me nothing definite about my release but has hinted at it. I am feeling fine in my work and
Letter from William Reid Rostron, 26 March 1896
Moroni, . President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City. Dear Brother, After an a lapse of two years and seven months since I was notifited by you to fill a mission in great Brition. I am now prepared to fill that mission. It taking all that time to clear myself and get a little means on hand to take me to my field of labor Your Brother in the gospel. Wm R Rostron. P.S. You wrote me sep 13, 1893 P.S. Desire to do a little temple work that all? All right. Give him time to do his Temple work, and then start on his mission. J. F. S.
Discourse 1896-03-26
Thursday, . The First Presidency and aApostles met at the Temple at 11 A.M. There were present Prests. Woodruff, Cannon, Smith and Snowm and Elders F. D. Richards, B. Young, F. M. Lyman, J. H. Smith, Geo. Teasdale, H. J. Grant, M. W. Merrill and A. H. Cannon of the Twelve. Elder John W. Taylor had been excused to attend oto other important busi- ness. The Council consulted in reference oto the case of Elder B. H. Roberts, and it was decided that the time had come for him to satisfy the Council that he possessed a con- trite spirit by acknowledging his wrong, and his willingness to do what shall be required. The Council of Seventies were then einvited to meet with the Brethren. Elders S. B. Young, C. D. Felsjeldsted, B. H. Roberts, Geo. Reynold J. G. Kimball, Rulon S. Wells, and Edward Stevenson joined the Council. President Woodruff not feeling well, reqiuested Prest. Geo. Q. Cannon to conduct the meeting, who presented the subject to be considered, and called upon brother Roberts to express his feelings. Elder B. H. Roberts responded by relating the circumstances that led to a change of feeling on his part, and stated that he was now convinced that his was his duty to submit to the authorities of the Church. He admitted that it was his duty to have done this before, and while he had acted in political affairs with all good conscience and honesty of mind, he wished to declare candidly that he was there to submit himself completely to the breth- ren and to try to make whatever staisfaction they might re- quire at his hands. Brother Roberts did this in the true spirit of humility and ovbediience, and Prest. Cannon expressed the joy and satisfaction he felt, in common with all the brethren that at at the spirit now manifested by brother Roberts.

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

Mar 26, 1896