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Day in the Life

May 17, 1897

Journal Entry

May 17, 1897 ~ Monday

May 17th I was quite wakeful beafter midnight, and while I
endeavoured to sleep had distressing dreams, so that I was
quite tired in the morning. I had the brethren administer
to me, Owen being mouth. Dr Snow called and after breakfast
accompanied me to the office. I signed a petition asking
that Leslie be appointed as Physician at the State Prison.
Pres Jos. F Smith gone to Sanpete. I had some conversation with
Elder L. John Nuttall in regard to my disagreeable dreams last
night, also of my journals and Madam Mountford who is
now in California. There being nothing pressing in the office
I laid down & rested & slept some. At 2:15 I drove to my daughter
Clara's she was not feeling well, Bro. Barrell & myself blessed her
I being mouth. Then went home. after supper I laid down
& slept. Sister M. M. Barratt & her son Samuel called and
stayed about an hour. I was much pleased to see her & talk
with him. After prayers I went to bed & slept well until
midnght.

People

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
593 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Beebe, Clara Martisha Woodruff
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
412 mentions
Family
17 mentions
Missionary
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4091 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
420 mentions
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
176 mentions
Family
66 mentions
3 mentions
4 mentions

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California
President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Sanpete County, Utah
Sugar House Prison, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from Daniel Alonzo Morris, 17 May 1897

Hinckley Preesesident Wilford Woodruff Dear Sir I wrote you same 3 weeks ago, in answer to your favor of the 20 ult, havent heard from you ^yet^ will say that you can fix the day for me to start on my mission to the Northern States as soon as you desire after July 24, so I will be ready then. Elder Alonzo Hinckley of this place expects to leave Salt Lake City about July 28, he says that he will go to chicago & stop there one day I think that his time is set for July 31, but he says that he wants to stop ^on the road^ some

Letter from Parley Magleby, 17 May 1897

Monroe, Pres. Wilford Woodruf. Dear Brother, With pleasure I accept the call to take a mission to California. Will, if possible, be in Salt Lake City at the time appointed, June, 9. Your brother in the gospel, Parley Magleby. Orson Magleby Bp.

Letter from John Whittaker Taylor, 17 May 1897

President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother: Elder Franklin D. Richards wrote me under date of May 14, 1897, and wanted to know if the five Eld- ers from the Brigham Young Academy of Provo, spent their summer vacation in the Colorado Mission, if they could or would pay their own expenses. In answer to the same I would say, they are all able and willing to pay their own expenses. Should you decide to send the brethern here it woul[d] oblige me if you would send me word to that effect as it would give me time to arrange to receive them, and I can notify each of them before they leave Provo just where to get off train so as to save them exrtra expense in going from Denver to their several fields of labor, which would be probably from $2.590 to $5.00 each. We had a very pleasant meeting at Overland yesterday afternoon in a grove of trees near the Platte river, after meeting^,^ Mr. Richmond and family requsted baptism. Two ladies and a Mr. Hoover and Wife of Denver, and a Mr. Swigart of Fort Logan have requested Baptism, and we will

Letter from John Whittaker Taylor, 17 May 1897

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

May 17, 1897