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Day in the Life

Mar 3, 1897

Journal Entry

March 03, 1897 ~ Wednesday

3 I met with the savings Bank I had a vary Busy
day My Son Owen Baptized a young Man at the creek
to day by the Name of [blank]
I wrote 5 Letters

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
439 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary

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Letter from James Osterman, 3 March 1897

President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother: Received your letter of Feb. 19 also Bro Reynolds' letters of Feb. 26 and Mar. 1 regarding the change from the Southern States Mission to the Ger- man Mission. I am pleased to accept the call and shall try to per- form my duty in that resect. Unless unforseen circumstances prevent I shall be at the Historian's Office on the day previous to the one set for de- parture. Your Brother Jas. Osterman.

Letter from Daniel Alonzo Morris, 3 March 1897

Hinckley President. Wilford Woodruff Esq Dear Sir in answer to your, to yours of Apr 20th I will say that you can fix any date that you desire me to start after July 24th will just say that if there are any that are going right after the celebration I can be ready. Elder Hinckley from here is expecting to leave Salt Lake City about July 28 for Holland he says that he will step off 1 day in Chicago if you desire me to go then I can be ready then or any other time that your desire me to go

Letter from Erastus Alma Mecham Noble, 3 March 1897

Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Bro I received A letter from you notifying me that I had been appointed as A missionary to Colorado. This is to inform you that I accept the same, and have been making preparations to go on the 15th of March with Bro. Chas B. Mann; as that was the instructions I received from J. H. Grant, through a letter written to him by John W. Taylor. If I am not to go on that date please let me know immedia^tely^ Your Bro in the Gospel Erastus Noble. [Lewis McKeachie Grant|Lewis M. Grant]] Bishop

Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, 3 March 1897

Prest. W. Woodruff Box B. Salt Lake City. Utah Dear Brother, Our Quarterly Conference was held Sunday & monday last. We had fine weather and a good attendance at all the meetings. Sunday morning session was devoted to the Sunday schools who rendered a very interesting program similar to that given in Salt Lake that same day. [Blank] had [3 illegible words] account of the [4 illegible words] Salt Lake there two days [and] [illegible] in behalf of the Saints of [illegible] stake we desire to congratulate you on reaching the anniversary of your 90th birthday. We [rejoiced] with you at our Conf[erence] [illegible]

Letter from Edgar Lafayette Cropper, 3 March 1897

Provo City, . Pres. Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Bro: Your letter notifying me of my call to go on a mission to Tahiti was forwarded to me from my home. I am at the present attending school at the Brigham Young Academy. In reply will say that I will be ready, as you

Letter from Sylvester Charles Jones, 3 March 1897

Cedar City President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother I received your letter of Feb 26 calling me on a mission to Tahiti dear brother I do not think that the climate of that place will agree withe my health for I can not stand a warm climate and I would be afraide that I could not do the worke of the Lord there because heat makes me shave trouble with my head. So I would kindly ask you if you could not give me a mission to colder climate. I have asked advice of my father and President Jones in regard to this matter, do not think from this that I do not want to go on a mission for I do and if you can

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

Mar 3, 1897