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Day in the Life

Oct 2, 1896

Journal Entry

October 02, 1896 ~ Friday

2. I spent the day in the office Had an interview with J Q.
Cannon

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

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Letter from William Rees Davis, 2 October 1896
President Woodruff Dear Brother In Responce to your letter of the 25th of September as to my mission to Great Britian I will Endeavor to be ready to start from Salt Lake City Oct 24th 1896 Hopeing this will be satisfactory I Remain Your Brother in the Gospel Wm. R. Davis John E Rees Bishop
Letter from William Edward Criddle, 2 October 1896
Bellwood, Nebr., Oct 2nd 1896 President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother The letter inclosed will partly explain my object in writing to you. I have given Wm Schofield an introduce to the "First Presidency" I have reasons for believing that Wm. Schofield's main object in, coming ^going^ to Utah, is to seek truth how soon he may come I do not know but I thought I would drop you a note He appears to be quite an entelligint man speaks a number of languages and teaches them and no doubt would be a useful man should he take hold of the truth I have conversed with him and he seems particularly interested in the Priesthood and askid me a grat many questions on the source and stated afterward by letter that the Latter day Saints were scriptural. Ever praying for the welfare of [Levin] I remain Your Brother W E Criddle President Nebr. Conference
Letter from William Edward Criddle, 2 October 1896
Bellwood, Nebr., Wilford Woodruff, Geo. Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith First Presidency of the Church of - Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Dear Brethren With pleasure I introduce to you Rev. Paul W. Schofield of Nebraska - an earnest investigator after truth Hs main object, I believe, in coming to Utah is to investigate the Doctrine promulgated by the Latter Day Saints and to see its practical workings Mr. Schofield speaks a number of languages and is a teacher of some (language) After investigation he may wish to locate there I tell him with his education - I do not think he will have any forthwith dificulty in obtaining a position - you can better tell and give him any information he may desire Your brother in the cause of Christ W. E. Criddle President Nebraska Conference

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

Oct 2, 1896