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Day in the Life

Apr 14, 1897

Journal Entry

April 14, 1897 ~ Wednesday

April 14th I slept some 4 1/2 hours since midnight. Bro Nuttall shaved me,
ate a bowl of bread & milk. Pres Geo. Q. Cannon called at 9 for a short time.
Dr Snow called, thought I was doing well. I walked out and directed
the further triming of some fruit trees with Bro Nuttall. at noon I ate
an egg, some bread &c and enjoyed it. I walked out again this afternoon
Bro Jas G. Bleak called and reported he had made such copies of my record
as he needed. he starts for home tomorrow. Bro Winder called, my folks are house
cleaning & laying some new carpets. My wife Emma, Owen and Alice attended the
wedding reception of Bro Jacob M. Weeler & sister Lily S. Nicholson they were married
to day at the Temple. I have had some sleep, feel quite weak but have no pain.
I read some of my letters.

People

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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
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2224 mentions
Apostle
38 mentions
Missionary
Bleak, James Godson
15 Nov 1829 - 30 Jan 1918
475 mentions
105 mentions
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
420 mentions
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
176 mentions
Family
2 mentions
Woodruff, Mary Alice McEwan
2 Jan 1879 - 14 Jan 1916
208 mentions
Family

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Salt Lake City Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from John Harvey Melville, 14 April 1897
FILLMORE CITY, UTAH, . President Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake City Dear Brother: Your letter of Feb. 26th 1897 received and contents noted. In reply will say, I will be at Salt Lake City May 19th ready to start on my mission to the Southern States May 20th, and I hereby accept the call, and am willing to perform the labor as required. Your Brother, John Harvey Melville. Pres Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother; I cheerfully endorse the foregoing letter of acceptance. Your Brother in the Gospel Thomas C. Callister Bishop.
Postcard from B. C. Young, 14 April 1897
Minnis Texas , Dear Sir I want an authoritative work setting forth the claims of your church to be the true church of lLatter-Day Saints I want something showing that the church officers have come in regular line from Joseph Smith Jr. and that they have pos- sessed all the gifts of the church, and still have an undeniable right to being ^regarded^ the true church. Please write me what work contains this in- formation and what it will cost. Truly, B. C. Young.
Letter from Ephraim H. Nye, 14 April 1897
President Wilford Woodruff, salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother; Elder Clem Horsley Who is laboring ^in^ Los Angeles Desires to have his Wife come out and joine him. He has been in this mission a about 21 or 22 months His Wife has many Relatives liveing in the n neighbour hood where he is labohring; who are very desirous to have h her come to see th em. She can live among them for some time and it is thought c an do much good as a missionsry in thei^r^ midst. He promises that she sha,ll be no hinderance to him in his labors. They have no children. If it meets with your aproval, will you kindly sed send her out to Los Angeles^,^ Brother Horsley is amply able to bear th^e^ expense of her fare at missionary rates out nad ^and^ back. Her address is Mrs. Lillie Stewart Horsley, Provo City, Utah. She has been sick for some time, but wishes to start as soosn azs possable^.^ if there e are any Elders coming out with whom she can come. She can go direct to Los Angeles. CSincerely hopeing that you are fully recovered from your resent indisposition and that you are now rejoicing in full enjoyment of your usuel Health and strength, I remain, Your Brother, in the Gospel, E. H. Nye Let her be notified to go on terms above stated. J. F. S.

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

Apr 14, 1897