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Day in the Life

Sep 17, 1896

Journal Entry

September 17, 1896 ~ Thursday

17. The Presidency & Twelve Met in the Temple & took up the
case of Moses And all felt that it was time for us to
Deal with him The Apostles Expressed themselves upon the
subject and it was Decided by a universal voice that
a committee of three of the Apostle be Appointed to Meet
with him and give him the demand of the Quorum
Then the Presidency & Twelve met upon our Political


situation And after all Expressed themselvs
freely upon the subject it was Decided that as
the Presidency & Twelve Apostles we refrain
from taking any stepts in Advocating Either
Gold or silver in a public capacity Frank J
Cannon & the Governor Wells were invited
& were with us in our political Meeting

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Cannon, Franklin Jenne
25 Jan 1859 - 25 Jul 1933
50 mentions
Wells, Heber Manning
11 Aug 1859 - 12 Mar 1938
27 mentions
Moses, Jesse Tilton, b. 1848
9 May 1848 - 26 Feb 1928
119 mentions
Family

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

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Letter from Randolph Stewart McKinnon, 17 September 1896
Randolph, . President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother: I receeived your letter, stating that my name had been accept^e^d as a missaannary to Australasia. I am thankful for this call and hope that I will be able to fulfill a faithful mission. I will accept it and will be prep- ared to leave S. L. C. as requested. Will you please let me know at your earlyiest convenience at what ^time^ I will have to be in S. L. C. and what it will cost to get to Astralasia your Bro. in the gospel R. S. McKinnon, Randolph, Utah Archd McKinnon Bp
Letter from Samuel Sudbury Humpherys, 17 September 1896
Paris Pres Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother you must excuse me for not answering your letter of the 8. I was not home when it came and have just returned. I can say that I feel like respond- ing to the call and will go and with the help of the lord do the best that I can. For all that I know now I will be ready to start by Jan. 1897 if you will please let me know what date you wish me to start in your letter you said as early as Jan. 1897 Your brother in the gospel Saml. S. Humpherys Robt Price, Bp. Paris 2nd Ward

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November 5, 1896
Wilford changes fast day from the first Thursday to the first Sunday of each month.

Sep 17, 1896