Day in the Life

Apr 1, 1897

Journal Entry

April 01, 1897 ~ Thursday

April 1st 1897 Thursday
I pspent a bad night. at one time my breath seemed to
stop for a minute so that I could not breathe through my lungs, this
prostrated me very much. Prest Geo Q Cannon called and finding
that my wife Emma & Owen & Alice were tired and weary waiting on me
suggested that I have some help, we suggested that Bro L John Nuttall come
for that purpose. Prest Cannon spoke to Bro Nuttall & he came at 12 [p]m, and took
charge of my attention. Elder Franklin D Richards called about 4 oclock. I talked with

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
593 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
988 mentions
Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2224 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
Woodruff, Mary Alice McEwan
2 Jan 1879 - 14 Jan 1916
208 mentions
Family

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

Apr 1, 1897