Day in the Life

May 31, 1898

Journal Entry

May 31, 1898 ~ Tuesday

Tues May 31. Went to the office am well in my health, and able to attend
to the duties of my calling. I attended a social party gotten up by the


mutual Improvement officers at Christinsens hall at 8 pm. I met many
friends and made some remarks.

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

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Letter to Samuel Shaw, 31 May 1898

Salt Lake City, . 189 Elder Samuel Shaw, North Ogden. Dear Brother. Your name has been suggested and accepted as a Missionary to Southwestern States. The work of the Lord is progressing in the nations, and faithful, energetic Elders are needed in the ministry to promulgate the Everlasting Gospel, openings for doing good appearing in numerous directions. Yourself, with others, having been selected for this mission, should there be no reasonable obstacles to hinder you from going, we would be pleased to have you make your arrangements to start from this City at as early a date as October 13th, 1898. Please let us know, at your earliest convenience, what your feelings are with regard to this call. If you accept it you will receive no further notification, but will be expected to present youself at the Historian's Office to be set apart on the day previous to that appinted for your departure. Your Brother in the Gospel, Wilford Woodruff P.S. Please have your Bishop endorse your answer.

Letter from H. K. Hansen, 31 May 1898

First Presidency. Dear Brethren: Yours of the 26th inst. received, and contents noted. I am somewhat disappointed by learning that no company of missionaries for Scandinavia will leave til Aug. next at the earliest. Please let me know if any company will leave for the Brittish Mission before Aug. if so, let me know the exact date, otherwise, then give me the date in Aug. and obliged I remain your brother, H. K. Hansen

Letter from Robert McQuarrie and Louis Frederick Moench, 31 May 1898

Ogden, Utah? . Prest. Wilford Woodruff, Box B. Salt Lake City, Dear brother: Your telegram of May 27th received and contents respecting Academy debt noted. We are sorry to inform you that Prest. Shurtliff is not at home, and it is not known when he will be, while the secretary, also, is sick and is not able to attend to business. In consulting with several members of the board we found that they all felt that after the repeated failures to raise means for this purpose it would be of little use to make another effort and especially so in the absence of the President. Many of the wards are in debt, and strug- gling under heavy burdens, so that free contributions would meet with little success and only cause delay. We are sorry to inform you that we are at a loss to make any suggestions as to how a part of this cash ^may^ be raised under the present circumstances. Very respectfully your brethren, R McQuarrie Treasr L. F. Moench Prin.

Letter from Livingston Montgomery, 31 May 1898

Heber, Utah, To President Willford Woodruff In Answer to yours of 17 Dear Brother I receved your letter calling me to go on a mission to the northern States and to be ready not later than Nov 10 In answer I will say I will try to be read ready by that time and will trust in the Lord to bless me to that end Your Brother in the gospel Livingston Montgomery Robert S Duke Bp of ward

Letter from Hans Peter Hansen, b. 1866, 31 May 1898

Richfield, Utah, Brother Wilford Woodruff I have thought over this call a good deal sence i got it, and i would like to respond but my condisons is so that i cant set eny time. my brother and my self started a harness shop one year ago and did not have much stock so last fall we barroad [borrowed] a good dele of money dto run with. So we barroad it for three years, so that leaves me in a Bad condison and if i leave he cant do the wourk because he heavt learned it. the worst thing in my way is what i told to brother limon when he was here and that is that i have got a stiff ancle that is what henders me from walking much, that is why i am in this bisnis i have ben farming for som years and had to quit on acount

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

May 31, 1898