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Day in the Life

Apr 27, 1897

Journal Entry

April 27, 1897 ~ Tuesday

April 27th I slept 5 1/4 hours from midnight to 7:40 am. dressed ate breakfast, walked out
and left for the office at 9:20 with Bro Nuttall. We called at the residence of Bro Brigham Young I walked
up all those steppsps, found him quite weak not able to be out & he has been much worse
seems to be improving, his skin is much colored & he is much reduced in flesh. Was much
pleased to see me as I was to see him. I felt to bless and encourage him. Madam
Mountford called at the office a short time. I had some conversation with Prest
A. W. Ivins of the Mexican Mission at Zions Savings bank as I walked down there.
Elder Joseph Horne died this afternoon ^at 2:40^. I returned home at 3 p.m.
Sisters Jennings and Macdonald called at 445 & stayed 3/4 of an hour.
after supper Bro B. H. Roberts & wife called. Madam Mountford called to bid us
adieu as she leaves tomorrow for San Francisco. Went to bed at 8:30 & slept 2 hours

People

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32 mentions
Missionary
100 mentions
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
578 mentions
Apostle
Horne, Joseph
17 Jan 1812 - 27 Apr 1897
49 mentions
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
420 mentions
66 mentions
1 mention

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Zion's Savings Bank Building, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from Lewis D. Olsen, 27 April 1897
Ephraim . To the First Presidencey of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Dear Bretheron Your letter of the 20, of April have been received In reply can say that I am willing to respond to the call ef Maid [if made] bet could not go fe fore [before] some time in the fall hope this well meet your kind approvel. Your Brother in the Gospell Lewis D Olsen
Letter from Hyrum Gulbrand Olsen, 27 April 1897
Salt Lake City President Woodruff Dear Brother One Year ago last October I received a letter from P.O. Box B, asking me if I was in Condition to take a Mission to Scandinavia or what time I could get redy to leve. I answered that I was ^had^ A Homestead that I had not secured but that I was willing to drop the Whole thing and go if you so desiered at witch I got a reply that at Present no call will be made up on me. But that when I had secured my Homestead the Committee would like for me to Com- munitcate with you and you would give sutch Instructions as may then be desirable. Brother Woodruff I have now made a Cash Preemption and secured my Homestead and
Letter from William Delew, 27 April 1897
Lyman . President Woodruff. Dear Brother, In answer to a call that was given to me in Dec 22nd, 1892, to take a mission to the nNetherlands Will say that I will be prepared to take it in October 1897. Your Brother WM Delew. Bishop P J Christensen That is all right. Let it be so understood. J. F. S.

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

Apr 27, 1897