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Day in the Life

Mar 12, 1897

Journal Entry

March 12, 1897 ~ Friday

12 ^[FIGURES]^ I spent the day in the office I received 4 Letters from Newton
Mary, Henry A W I wrote to Elias S Woodruff & Mary

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Kimball, Elias Smith
1857–1934
43 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Henry Azmon
20 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1939
136 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Mary, b. 1867
26 Oct 1867 - 15 Feb 1903
163 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Newton, b. 1863
3 Nov 1863 - 21 Jan 1960
151 mentions
Family

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

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Letter from Joseph Roper Witbeck, 12 March 1897

Gunnison Pres Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother I except your Call. and will Be ready at the time Appointed, for I deam it a great honor to Be Permited to go and Spread the Ever Lasting Gospel [sideways text] and [end of sideways text] to think I am worthy of a Call Your Brother in the Gospel Jos R Witbeck Christian A Madsen Bp

Letter from Joseph Ririe, 12 March 1897

Eden, Utah. President Woodruff, Dear Brother, I have a few questions to ask and some information ^I desire^ to know. First when the Elders administer to the sick some times I have herd them say that they shall recover, then the^y^ die do they have the spirit of their calling when this acurs? When a Brother or sister Dies is the angles or ther good spirits at their bedside waiting for them. Why is it that some are called leaving wife children or husband Sometimes in poor circumstances Is their a work on the other side of the vail for us to do? Do the spirits of eny ever come back to commune with their Family ever? your advice is to seek the Spirit of God. Do you value the Spirit of the Lord above eny earthly value, or ^eny^ ammount of money? Dear Brother I would be pleased to

Letter to Frederick Crosthwaite Graham, 12 March 1897

Salt Lake City . 189 Elder Frederick C. Graham, City. Dear Brother: Your name has been suggested and accepted as a Missionary to Colorado. The work of the Lord is progressing in the nations, and faithful, energetic Elders are needed in the ministry to promulgate the Everlasting Gospel, openings for doing good appearing in numerus directions. Yourself, with others, having been selected for this mission, should there be no reasonable obstacles to hinder you from going, we would be pleased to have you make your arrangements to start from this City at as early a date as April 10th, 1897. Please let us know, at your earliest convenience, what your feelings are with regard to this call. If you accept it you will receive no further notification, but will be expected to present yourself at the Historian's Office to be set apart on the day previous to that appointed for your departure. Your Brother in the Gospel, Wilford Woodruff P.S. Please have your Bishop endorse your answer.

Letter from Andrew Kimball, 12 March 1897

Salt Lake City, Utah, Provo, To the First Presidency Salt Lake City. Dear Brethren: At this place I met Brother James W. Anderson ^of Fairview San Pete Co.^ a young man twenty two years of age of Scotch and Swedish parrentage whos name has been on your record for some time. He is now ready and if agreeable to his Bishop and your selves he will go with our Elders April 13th. By request this name was witheld. A speedy response will greatly oblige. This young man has finished his schooling here in the academy and prefers going now. Please address Prest. Anderson Provo, Utah. Kind regards Respctfully Andrew Kimball Bro. Reynolds: Please see this young man when you come down. See over (over)

Letter from R. H. McKaig, 12 March 1897

To the First Presidency of The Chruch of J. C. of L. D. S., Salt Lake City, Utah. Gentlemen: There is in this city at the present time a Dr. Vincent who was the chief Surgeon of the Peery Arctio Expedition. Dr. Vincent is now physician in charge of the local Keely Institute and is a graduate of the parent Insitute at Dwight, Ill. [T]he Dr. Is not only a very refined and well educated gentleman but also a most in- teresting and instructive lecturer upon his personal experiences in the Arctic Circle. I propose to take the Dr. through this State upon a tour for the joint purpose of allowing the Public to hear of his experiences, and for the purpose of promoting the good work of the Keely cure. My object in writing you is to ask you for a general letter of recommendation and introduction to the Bishops and subordinate officers of your Church in the different settlements in this State and Idaho. Knowing as I do that you have always been ready and willing to assist in the promotion of anything that will result for the good of mankind generally. It is upon this theory that I take the liberty of asking for this letter as I believe the final result of our under- taking in conjuction with the moral and religious influence that you could bring to bear upon any subjects that we might redeem would be the salvation of many men and their families who are now suffering through the curse of drink. It is proposed to charge the nominal admission of Fifteen cents for adults and Ten cents for children to the lectures for the purpose simply of defraying the actual expenses incident to the giving of the lecture and nor^t^ for the purpose of making and^y^ money. I would dssire where practicable and possible to hold the lecture in the Wrdard meeting houses as I believe the moral influence would be better. I desire to leave Salt Lake City Monday morning March 15th. I beg leave gentlemen to subscribe myself Most respectfully, R H McKaig

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

Mar 12, 1897