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Day in the Life

Mar 8, 1897

Journal Entry

March 08, 1897 ~ Monday

8 I spent the day in the Office was quite unwell. We
had a long talk with E D Woolley about Moses
Thatcher in the fall of 1887 He was them on the
Road to Apostacy and at war against the Authorities
of the Church we had quite a busy day A good
^ A hand pointing to the right^ many called upon us I wrote a Letter to Mary

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Woolley, Edwin Dilworth (Jr.)
30 Apr 1845 - 20 Jul 1920
24 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Mary, b. 1867
26 Oct 1867 - 15 Feb 1903
164 mentions
Family
418 mentions
Apostle

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

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Letter from Fredrick James Fjeldsted, 8 March 1897

Gunnison President Wilford Wood- ruff. Dear Brother Yours of the fifth was rec'd. And in reply will say, that I except the call. And if there be no reasonable obstacles to prevent, Will be ready to leave S. L. City on the date mentioned April 17th 1897. Your brother in the Gosple Fred J Fjeldsted Christian A. Madsen Bp.

Letter from James A. Kelly, 8 March 1897

Fillmore . President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother In reply to yours of Feb 26, [18]97, asking me if I will fill A mission to Southern States will say I will do the best I can and will present my self at Historians office May 19, 97 to be set apart Trusting this will be satisfactory I remain as ever Your Brother in gospel James A Kelly I take great pleasure in endorsing the above acceptance and believe Bro. Kelly will make a faithful missionary Your Brother in the Gospel Thomas C Callister Bp.

Letter from George James Harbour, 8 March 1897

Heber President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother I received a letter from you dated March 1st in regard to a mission to Great Britain will say in regard thereto that such a call is entirely in accord with my feelings, and I will do my best with the help of the Lord, to be prepared at the time appo- inted in your letter. I will excuse myself for not having answered same before by saying I have been away from home a week and did not get your letter as soon as might have been ever praying for the welfare of Zion I remain your brother in the cause of truth George, James, Harbour Heber City Wasatch Co Utah

Letter from James Ephraim Steele, 8 March 1897

Iona, Idaho, Pres. Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake City Ut. Dear Bro. The quarterly conference of the Bingham Stake of Zion will be held at Iona on the 14th and 15th insts, Relief Society Conference on Sat 13 inst. Any of the brethren contemplating attend- ing our Conference will get off at Ida. Falls and we will arrange to conveyance to bring them out to Iona. We will be very pleased to have some of the brethren attend our conference I am Very truly yours Jas E Steele Res R.

Letter from Elisha Randolph Laurence, 8 March 1897

Presidents Woodruff, Cannon and Smith Dear Bretheren about A year ago I went to the Indian Territory on A geneological Mission. I found my sister and 5 or 6 families of her Children and grand Children. Since that they have most all joined the Church there is A Branch organized there with my nephew, John Allen as President. Soon after I left there my sister's husband (A preacher) left her because she would not deny her faith. he has tried to raise bobs and done all he could against them. They ^are^ in A very poor condition. They got in there some four years ago and settled down in the woods aiming to make A home over

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

Mar 8, 1897