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Mar 15, 1898

Journal Entry

March 15, 1898 ~ Tuesday

Tues Mar 15th I did not sleep well last night, but slept well this morning.
I wrote to M[adam] Mountford, busy at the office & went home at 415 pm.

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from William Orrin Phelps, 15 March 1898

President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City. Dear Brother,—In answer to yours of 8 inst, I can say that I am thankful that I am considered worthy to be called to take the labor of a mMissionary upon my- self and with the help of the Lord I will endeavor. Your Brother in the Gospel, Wm Phelps. James M. Horne B.P.

Letter from James E. Steele, 15 March 1898

President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Ut Dear Bro— Enclosed $1300 a/c cash tithing from Bp. Geo. A. Cordon, of the Rigby ward this stake. The office has receipted the Bishop. Kindly acknowledge to us. Your Bro. & Co Labor. Jas. E. Steele

Letter from Joseph Jeppson, 15 March 1898

Millville Pres Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother In answer to your letter of March 11 it is with pleasure that I respond to this call to labor in the ministry and will endeaver to be in Salt Lake City at the time appointed April Comference. Your Brother in the Gospel Joseph Jeppson John E. Roueche Bp.

Letter from Orley Seymour Stapley, 15 March 1898

Mesa, Arizona, Brother Woodruff Dear Brother Your Letter are call of 3/8 [18]98 Recived and I have fully considered it, and thankfull to My Heaveny fother that I am counted Worthy of it, and I Except it as a Great Privelige to me are any others Laterday Saint to go to preach the Everlasting Gospel to the nation of the Earth Your Brother in the Gospel Orley Stapley Broetheren would you Pleas Give me as clost an Estamate as you can conveniently otn the following how mutch will it cost for Railrood fair from Salt Lake City to my field of Labour how much for tracts & necesary Books, as I will Buy my clothing here your Brother O S

Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, 15 March 1898

Pres Wilford Woodruff and Counselors Salt L. City Utah Dear Brethren: I am in receipt of a communication from Elder Geo Reynolds under date of Mar 14th stating that you would be pleased to learn from me what were my legal and other reasons that caused me to look with disfavor on the effort to remove the County Seat from St Anthony to Rexburg. My legal reason is in Sec 2 Art 18 of our State Constitution which reads as follows. Sec 2 3 county seat shall be removed unless upon petition of a majority of the qualified elctors of the county and unless two thirds of the qualified electors of the county vote [for] the proposition at a general election shall vote in favor of such removal. A [word faded] petition of removal of the county seat shall not be submitted in the same county more than once in one year, except as provided

Letter from Thomas Edwin Ricks, 15 March 1898

President W. Woodruff Salt Lake City Utah Dear Brother, Our Stake Conference closed yesterday afternoon after the usual series of meetings which were all of the most pleasant character. Our visiting brother Apostle M. F. Cowley we made grand use of giving him all the time possible to instruct us, which he did in a very edifying manner, his instructions being highly appreciated by a large congregation which met at every session filling our house to overflowing. Other brethren also occupied portions of the time and in all we have had a very enjoyable conference. We are with kindest regards Your Brethren in the Gospel T E Ricks

Letter from James Jarvis Facer, 15 March 1898

Avon Presedant Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Yours of the 11 recd. notifying me that I had been suggested and accepted as a missionary to the Southern States and you wishing to no my feelings as regards to it. I Willingily accept and will arange to be there on the date Spesified, Nov. 16, 1898 Your Brother in the Gospel James J. Facer Geo. W. Davis, Bishop

Letter from James Michael Shupe, 15 March 1898

Eden Weber Co State of Utah President Woodruff Dear Brother it is with pelasure that I have the opertunity of again answering your last letter to me calling me on a mission to the northern States to leave Salt lake City on the 14 of April all I can Say is that I will be on hand if the lord so willing at the time apointed your Brother in the Gospel James M. Shupe Henry J Fuller. Bp.

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

Mar 15, 1898