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Day in the Life

Feb 22, 1898

Journal Entry

February 22, 1898 ~ Tuesday

Tuesday Feb 22nd This is the anniversary of Washingtons birthday, and
a general holiday. Spent the day at home. In the evening I took
a span of Horses and hitched to our Farm Wagon and filled the
same with my wife, children & grand children and drove to the Farmers
Ward Meeting House and attended a social gathering. I did not
dance nor speak but enjoyed myself in conversation &c.

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Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
876 mentions
Family
Washington, George
22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799
43 mentions
Historical Figure, Eminent Men and Woman

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Letter from Charles Adams, 22 February 1898

Parowan Iron Co Utah President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Bro Bro Alex G Matheson of this Ward was asked by the presiding Seventies a year or two ago to prepare for a mission and report when he could go: Bro Matheson reported last Dec to Missionary Committee Salt Lake City that he was ready to go. Prest U. T. Jones of Parowan Stake handed me a Missionary Blank to fill out giving a discription of Bro Matheson the last of Dec or beginning of Jan, 98. which I complied with returning it to him. Bro Matheson has been waiting an answer untill the present but none has came, he would like to know immediately if he is wanted to go on a Mission and if wanted when he will be required to go so that he can make his arrangement to be on hand when wanted; and if not wanted over

Letter from Edward Martin Mortensen, 22 February 1898

Cleveland Prs'd. Wilford Woodroof Salt Lake City Dear Bro. Youre favor of Jan. 11 calling me on a mission to the Northern States have been duly receved and in answer will say that I will be ready to leve Salt Lake City according to youre call, immediately after the April Conference Youre Bro in the Gosple Mortin Mortensen L P Oveson Bp.

Letter from William Wallace MacKay, 22 February 1898

Taylorsville, President Wilferd Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brother: Your letter of Jan 10, 1898, notifying me of being called on a mission to the Southern States, received and considered. I will accept the call, and be ready to go on the date designated in your letter, which is Oct. 20, 1898 unless something unforeseen prevents me. I would have answered before, but was in Wyoming, and did not receive your letter until I returned home. Your Brother in the Gospel, W. W. Mackay Heber Bennion Bp.

Letter from Charles Colson Leavitt, 22 February 1898

Afton, Wyo., The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Dear Brothern In Reply to your letter of Enquiery as to my feelings and Circumstances to take a mission to Preach the Gosple. Well Say I will bee ready by the first of April. Although i am Poorley Equipped with ready means Trusting in God That all will be well. from your Brother in The Gosple. Charles C. Leavitt [Sideways text] Notify Montana M. after Apl Confce

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April 10, 1898
Wilford's Conference address on his 1877 vision of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Feb 22, 1898