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Day in the Life

Apr 20, 1897

Journal Entry

April 20, 1897 ~ Tuesday

April 20th I slept some over 4 hours after midnight till 740 am. at 28
am. I got up and signed 75 Z.C.M.I certificates, and 60 Liverpool office
drafts, making 100 of each. Ate my breakfast. Prest Geo Q Cannon
called & staid a short time. Bro Nuttall shaved me, & I dresswashed & dressed
myelf. I cut the setts (1/2 bushel each) of the "Uncle Sam" and "Arma" Potatoes
for planting. at 3230 pm. my daughter Alice took some medicine that
Dr Shipp prescribed for her, without water and it burned her mouth and
throat, being a strong acid. gave her some strong coffee and she
felt better but her mouth & throat pained her for some time.
Asahel & wife & miss Winter called and the evening was spent in
conversation, singing &c. I slept some during the afternoon and
evening

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
688 mentions
Family
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2224 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
420 mentions
8 mentions
Woodruff, Mary Alice McEwan
2 Jan 1879 - 14 Jan 1916
208 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Naomi Abbott Butterworth
21 Mar 1864 - 15 Nov 1948
54 mentions
Family

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Letter from Herman Van Braak, 20 April 1897

Sanford Colo Bro Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake city Dear Bro I have been away from home for sometime so I did not get your letter untill last night case the delay in answering it but will say that I will be on hand to leave on the 6 of May as reqested would like to be set apart here so that I could go direct from here to Chicago if there is any rates to be obtoned for Elders would be pleased to have them and all papers nseary trusting that this is all right I remone your Bro in the Gopell H. K. Christensen S. C. Berthelson Bishop

Letter from John W. Isom, 20 April 1897

President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your letter dated Feb 16th was duly received and I will be in reiadiness to start at the time specified in the same. Should no Obstacle arise to Prevent my Going. Please notify me as to Date: and beleive me to remain your Brother In the Gospel John W. Isom Leroy W Beebe, Bp

Letter to Thomas Robinson Condie, 20 April 1897

Salt Lake City . Elder Thomas R. Condie, Morgan. Dear Brother: Your name has been suggested and accepted as a Missionary to Southern States. The work of the Lord is progressing in the nations, and faithful, energetic Elders are needed in the ministry to promulgate theEverlasting 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 June 17th, 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 Parley Parker Pratt Jr., 20 April 1897

Pres. W. Woodruff, Dear Brother, During the last nine months I have traveled through several of the stakes of Zion, lecturing on Pioneer Life in Utah; have found and made many friends; and through the blessings of the Lord, I have had some succus in my new enterprise; and I have hopes for the future. In my rambles I have

Letter from George Dollinger Pyper, 20 April 1897

President Wilford Woodruff and Counselors Dear Brethren: A letter from Judge Judd Chairman of the Tennessee Centennial Commission, received yesterday morning, contained the request that I leave here by next train for Salt Lake, to help get the Utah Exhibit together for shipment to Nashville, and my transportation to Salt Lake and return was enclosed. I prepared to depart but hardly felt justified without a word from you. I understood that I was to labor under the direction of the Commission at Nashville and did not feel that it meant a return to Utah even temperarilly; so I telegraphed last night asking your consent to the trip home, puting off my departime 24 hours. I have heard nothing from you and it being two hours from train time I hasten to drop this note of explanation to say that my best judgment leads me to go—as every hour now counts much for our exhibit. I shall probably be in Salt Lake Saturday. Hoping this is entirely according to your wishes I am Your Bro. Geo. D. Pyper [sideways text] over [end of sideways text]

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

Apr 20, 1897