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Day in the Life

Mar 16, 1897

Journal Entry

March 16, 1897 ~ Tuesday

March 16, 1897
^ A folded letter/box^ I spent the day in the office I received 2 letters we
had a pioneer Board meeting I had a sick night

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

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Letter from John E. Jones, 16 March 1897

Frisco President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Dear Brother— Your letter is just received calling me as a missionary to Great Britain. In reply will say I am willing to go and do the best I can; but would kindly ask you to postpone the date of my departure till this coming Fall. At present my wifes health is in a precar- ious condition and I only have my house partly built and would have no home in which to leave my family in my absence. At present I am working in Frisco forty miles from home. If you over

Letter from Louis John Myers, 16 March 1897

Riverton . President Woodruff. Dear Brother. As my name has been accepted as a missionary to the Southern States, and to be prepared to leave April 15th, I feel to respone[d] to the call. I will be prepared to leave at the time appointed. Your Brother in the Gospel Louis John Myers With pleasure 2 Endorse Biothr Myers. Yours Resp[ec]t[full]y O. P. Miller Bp

Letter from Sylvester Charles Jones, 16 March 1897

Cedar City President Woodruff. Dear brother I thank you very much for the chang of my mission from Tahiti to the Northern States. Will say that I except of the mission and will be their to leave on the day you named. Would you kindly ask brother George Reynolds to send me a letter of instructions in regard to what books and clouthes I will

Letter from Andrew Kimball, 16 March 1897

To the First Presidency Salt Lake City. Dear Brethren: Elder Lauritz O. Larsen of this place has for some time had a call to prepair to fill a mission to some part of the U. S. I found he will be ready to depart anytime after Oct. 20th this year. As he expressed himself favorable to our mission and I like him please assign him to Indian Territory Mission, and oblige Respctfully Andrew Kimball I think this will be all right. Let him be appointed to the Indian Mission. J. F. S.

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

Mar 16, 1897