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Feb 22, 1897

Journal Entry

February 22, 1897 ~ Monday

22. I spent this day at home Washingtons Birth Day

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Washington, George
22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
48 mentions
Historical Figure, Eminent Men and Woman

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Letter from Aneurin Zim Marshall, 22 February 1897

President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother if health premits I shall be At the Historians office according to Appointment. Your Brother in the gospel of peace and good will to man. A. Z. Marshall; For Great Britain. George Munford Bishop P.S. W. C. Spence Will you plese inform me how much the fare will be from Salt Lake City to Liverpool. And by What rout we shall travel to New York, and oblige your brother in the Gospel. A. Z. Marshall.

Letter from Edward Isaiah Cox, 22 February 1897

Pres. Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lak City, Dear Bro: Yours of Feb. 9th, is received. I will say in answer that I am willing to take the mission to which I am appointed, and will endeavor to be in Salt Lake City by March 6th, and will report at your office on March 10th as directed in your letter of instructions Yours respectfully Edward Cox. E Bunker Jr. B.P.

Letter from Theodore Beldon Lewis, 22 February 1897

OGDEN, UTAH, President Wilford Woodruff, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dear Brother Woodruff: I regret exceedingy, that I be unable to attend your reception at the Tabernacle in Salt Lake city on the 28th of the present month, and personally congradulate you on having attained the age of ninety years. I feel that God has greatly blessed you. He has blessed you with manifestations of His special providenesces to an extant and frequency of which no one knows so well as you yourself. Notwithstanding the many attempts of the powers of evil to overcome you and to destroy your life, God - according to your owntestimony, has been with you and by His greater power and love brought you safe through all these dangers and has caused you to live

Letter from Thomas Taylor, 22 February 1897

Elba To the First Presidency Box B Dear Brethren Your letter received in regard to Missionaries. You have Bro Wards innitials H D Ward they should be D. H. Ward will say in regard to his circumstances I do not know of any thing to prevent him filling a mission in regard to Truman Lessey I am not so well posted as to his circumstances his health has not been verry good he is not at home at present so that I could convesrse with him Bishop Thos. Taylor

Letter from George Paice, 22 February 1897

Beaver City President Wilford Woodruff Dear Bro. As I received a letter from you on Feb. 20th stating that I had was called as a missionary to go to Great Britain and leave Slalt Lake City on April 24th I can say that I am truly thankful to think I am thought worthy to go and preach the Gospel to those who dno not ^know^ the truth, and although my circumstances are such that I dont have much means yet I will try and be present at Salt Lake on the day appointed, trusting

Letter from Parley S. Hunt, 22 February 1897

Peres. Wilford Woodrouff Salt Lake City. Dear Brother Yours of the y 9th in is at hand, and will say that I am willing to take ^the^ mishon and will be on hand July 21 Yours Respectifly Parley S. Hunt E. Bunker Jr, B.P

Letter from Richard Lovell Mendenhall Jr., 22 February 1897

Mapleton, . The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brethren. Your letter of inquiry received, and it is agreeable with my feelings. I will be subject to your order. Your Brother, R. Lovell Mendenhall.

Letter from Hyrum Sanford Weeks, 22 February 1897

Pleasant Grove Bro Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City Dear Brother In answer to the letter I recieved from your hand Dec 2nd 1896. I have an excuse to offer for not answering it sooner I was going to school at Proervo and could not get the Bishop to answer or endorse the letter. I will prepare myself forto go on the 15th of April. Your Brother Sanford Weeks Joseph E Thorne Bp of Pleasant Grove 1st Ward

Letter from Jesse Wentworth Crosby Jr. and Mahonri Moriancumer Steele, 22 February 1897

Panguitch, Utah, Prest Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother: We take pleasurer in recommending Elders John Houston and George Dodds for missions to Scotland. Elder Houston has filled a two years mission to the Southern States some years ago. But as he is an unmarried man, he feels like it would be a pleasure to labor in the missionary field, and as his parents came from Glasgow Scotland we think that is the place he should go so he coueld geth- er Genealogy. Elder Dodds is a native of Scoland and he has expressed a desire to go on a visit to his native land. We think they could be ready to leave Salt Lake City by the 1st of April. Bro. Dodds is a married man & about 53 ^years^ & Elder Houston is a bout 50 years of age Your brethren Jesse W. Crosby Jr. Mahonri M. Steele If they are not to old to take foreign missions, let them go to Scotland or Great Britain. J. F. S.

Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, 22 February 1897

[W]ilford Woodruff Box B Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother, Our Quarterly Conference will be held here Sunday and Monday Feb 28 and March 1st and we would be pleased to have a visit from any of the brethren you see fit to send. Enclosed is cutting of newspaper showing dates of all our meetings. Kindly notify us when we should meet the brethren at Market Lake and oblige Yours truly F A. Ricks

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April 1897
Publication of Conference Report begins (replaced by Ensign Conference issue starting in 1965).

Feb 22, 1897