President Woodruff. Dear brother, I received the call some time since and have recen- tly returned from the North to comply with same. Will endeavour to be prepaired to go at time appointed. In answer to the first com- mucation received I mentioned my willingness to go but could not have my Bishop sign it as I was not at home. Very respectfully Wm. E. Dawson. John H Clarke Bp

Received Cash on ww Aut Paid to Owen on Emmas A for Nellie ^Mortgage^ $1000 $2290 00

C $26 T $5 25 Page 75 $545

T $20 C $5 T 20 C 5 50 Carried to page 69 $281 00

Cash $25 25 Paid to Emma Page 69 $796 90 Paid to Sarah Page 65 $545 Paid to Delight Page 66 $281 $1622 90

Paid Owen on Nellies Mortgage for Emma $540 Paid for Nellies on Emma Acct 500 60 W Woodruff paid the whol $1040

Cash from Valley House $40

TO THE PRESIDENTS OF STAKES, Dear Brethren: In consequence of the decision which was reached at our last April Conference upon the sub- ject of making allowances to different officers of the Church for ser- vices, affairs have been in an unsettled condition, and there has been uncertainty prevailing upon the subject of drawing from the Church any compensation for services rendered. As was explained on that occasion, it was not the design to deprive the brethren who are laboring in various capacition and spending more or less of their time in the public service, of some compensation. The design was to prevent the growth of a feeling that certain officers in the Church were to receive a certain amount. We all felt that it was not a wise thing—in fact, that it was contrary to the purpose of the Almighty—that the minis- ters of His Church should receive fixed sums as salaries. And it was pleasing to us to see the manner in which our views upon this question were received by the assembled brethren. The question has arison, What allowance shall be made to the Presidents of Stakes and their Counselors? Shall we allow them the same amounts that we did formerly? Or what amounts shall we allow them? In order to answer this question, we suggest that each Presi- dent of Stake and his Counselors get together, and, knowing each other's circumstances, decide what amount they think would be proper under the circumstances for each of them to receive; with the under- standing, however, that the aggregate amount shall not exceed the amount heretofore allowed. There may be members of the different Presidencies of Stakes who may be in circumstances where they need but little, if anything, from Church funds to help sustain them, and who would take pride in rendering their services gratuitously to the Church. some of these may be Presidents, and some Counselors. On the other hand, there may be some Presidents and some Counselors who are in circumstances which require that they should receive some compensation for their services. Each President with his Counselors can decide this, and forward the statement to the office of the First Presidency. By doing this we think that the purpose we had in view in our counsel to the Priesthood at the April Conference will be carried out. When these reports are received, and they are acceptable to the Trustee-in-Trust, arrangements will then be made for orders to be sent covering the amoun^t^s Your Brethren in the Gospel, Wilford Woodruff Geo. Q. Cannon Jos. F. Smith

St. John Kansas, ANNUAL REPORT OF, THE INDIAN TERRITORY MISSION Ending Dec 31st 1896 To the first Presidency Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brethern: I take pleasure in reporting to you the result of our labor for 1895 and informing you of present plans and future pros- pects of Indian Territory Mission. There has been thirty Elders in the field this year during which time they have traveled 51,520 miles on foot and 38,194 otherwise, team horse-back and rail, visited 17,689 families during their canvass, have been refused entertainment 1879 times, had 20,259 fireside and other gospel conversations, with 58,512 responsible persons; distributed 17,686 tracts; sold and given away 16 Books of Mormon 6 Doctrine And Covenants 110 Voice of Warnings 10 Orson Pratts works, 23 ready references, 5 Mormon doctrines, 84 miscellaneous amounting to 260 at a valuation of $97.40; held 2,216 meetings with an attendance of 72,252 in which and gospel conversations there have been borne testimonies to 43,383 adult persons; the Elders have been refused 282 times the oppertunity of holding meetings where applications have been made; 898 days manual labor performed by Elders in the improvement of Church property and in helping friends who have so kindly entertrained us. And in teaching School; we included School teach- ing in manual labor because it was not directly in line with ministerial work. I am pleased to say that this class of labor, excepting school teaching, is diminishing as we progress, and I feel sure the Elders will be kept so busily engaged the coming year under our new arrangements that they will have no time to devote to manual labor. There has been 30 baptisms 30 children blessed 2 ordained Elders 4 preists 1 deacon 1 Mutual Improvement Association organized. Our old Indian Territory field leads all as yet and to some extent the fruits of former labors are being realized. No change is apparent among the Lamanites all that have embraced the gospel are faithful and the many prominent Lamanitish families who have been our friends are still loyal to us. There is a constant influx of white people moving in from the States. Our Indian friends being the property owners, to some extent control this constant moving hundreds of white people, on revisiting the Elders find a new class of people to preach to. At present things are very much unsettled, the government of the United States has surveyed the land with the purpose of alloting it; giving to each individual Indian a quarter section, the remainder to be sold. A movement is on foot to remove all intruders, which naturally mili- tates against our seccess in obtaining converts, though we are sowing the seeds that are like those carried by the wind and birds, take root and bear fruit in other lands. Kansas has proven to be a splendid field and a great help to our mission, but we are handicapped for sufficient material with which to do the work as it opens up before us; we have in that great State 110 coun- ties largely populated. Since Oct. 15th all have traveled absolutely without purse or scrip and report much better success; so well entertained and so briskly engaged are the Elders that it seems like making a clear- ance in a forest; so little headway is made among so many people. We must have more workers in that conference. At present we have eight traveling Elders from Zion besides our Secretary John M. Knight, Prest. Baker of St. John Branch, and two local traveling Elders in Kansas. Arkansas has eight traveling Elders from Zion all of whom have been kept busy; reports show a marked improvement since we adopted traveling without purse or scrip, they are holding many meetings, entertained by the best families and at hotels. In the very district where Apostle P. P. Pratt was assissinated our Elders had thirty invitations for entertainment, after a well attended meeting, and not withstanding the bitter feeling we have had to meet among decendants of the company who were slain in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a better feeling is growing. Many are commencing to look upon our people with kind consideration. By carefully districting the State and observing instructions I

Salt Lake City, Utah, 189[6] This Certifies that A. H. Woodruff Of Farmers Ward, SALT LAKE Stake, HAS VOLUNTARILY DONATED Fifteen # [00]/100 Dollars, ($15.00) To the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. IN MISCELLANEOUS. Z. C. M. I. Wm. B. Preston, By C A C