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Day in the Life

Mar 6, 1898

Journal Entry

March 06, 1898 ~ Sunday

Sunday Mar 6th. At home, busy some of the day writing as much as I could
between callers who came to see me.

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Letter from Frank Martin Layton, 6 March 1898

President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City. Dear Brother, Your favor of 26 ult. rec'd yesterday. Owing to visiting some friends in California, I did not get the letter so as to answer it at an earlier date. I will say that I am satisfied and feel it a pleasure to have the privilege of spreading the Gospel to the world. I will be ready to start on the 9th day of. April 1898. ^or whatever time you may appoint.^ Your Brother in the Gospel F. M. Layton. I can cheerfully endorse Peter Barton Bishop

Letter from Heber Chase Layton, 6 March 1898

President Wilford Woodruff. Salt. Lake. City Utah Dear Brother as my name has been sugg^e^sted and accepted as a missionary to Colorado, In reply I will say I will accept the call, and will be ready at the appointed time Your. Brother. Heber C. Layton James R. Welker Bishop

Letter from Joseph Turner Wood, 6 March 1898

Utah Pres. Wilford Woodruff Dear Bro Yours of the 5th at hand the contents I note requesting me with others to be ready to take a mission to Montana to leave Salt Lake City March 24, 1898 is all right I will be ready. Your Bro and Colaborer in the Gospel Joseph T. Wood H Hughes Bp

Letter from Peter Abraham Norton, 6 March 1898

President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother in answer to the call as a missionary to Indian Territory i will respond and do the Best i can I will be in salt lake City at the apointed time Your Brother in the Gospel Peter A Norton C B Boren Bishop

Letter from Thomas Hancock, 6 March 1898

President Woodruff Dear Bro in answer to your favor of March 1st desiring me to fill a Mission to Colorado Will be on hand as soon as Apostle John W Taylor May wish me Trusting this will be Satisfactory and ever praying for the progress of the Kingdom of God I remain your Bro in The Gospel of Christ Thomas Hancock Z. B. Decker jr. Bishop

Letter from William Henry Gibbs Jr., 6 March 1898

President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother In answer to yours of March 1, 1898. I can say; If the Servants of the Lord think I am worthy to go on a mission to the Southern States. I am willing by the help of the Lord to go and do the best I can. I will be ready to leave Salt Lake upon the date mentioned (May, 19, 1898) Your Brother in the Gospel William Henry Gibbs Jr Joseph H Halford first Councler.

Letter from Zechariah Bruyn Decker Jr., 6 March 1898

Taylor President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Bro, While I have No Desire to Criticise a choice of one of the Apostles of a Missionary from our ward, yet if I had been consulted I would hve told him that a little over a year ago, or nearly 18 months since I heard that Thomas Hancock had gone in pardners with one Geo. Q. Tenny in the stock business Thomas being a young man & John his brother being on a mission I thought it my duty to advise the boy so went to him & told him to be very careful what course he took as George. would be getting him into trouble if he was not. instead of taking the offered advice in a few months behold it transpired, that

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

Mar 6, 1898