Salt Lake City Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Excerpt:& I had to run after him & while following him, I run through the great Soux encampmen whare they had had there lodges while on their hunt I left my gun there & followed my horse untill I overtook him with the assistance of Br Fowler who came out from the encampment & stoped him I then rode back got my gun examined the ground & should judge their had been 500 lodges there was acres of ground cove[re]d with buffalo wool ...
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Excerpt:S L City June 28 [18]98 Leslie W Snow My Dear Grandson I Received your vary interesting Letter of June 5th [18]98 And was vary much pleased indead to hear from you And esspecially to Learn that were Doing so Well I think you have been vary fortunate to Meet with so good success in the City of London All the Family are glad to hear from you. I think with your talent you will Do better financially th in the City of London than in Salt Lake Our families ...
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Excerpt:2 surpluss flesh from Me I weighed 3 days ago 186 lbs within 4 lbs as much as I had when you commenced with me to Lesson My fles[h] I am constantly gaining Now but No A^s^tma I Neither Eat Fish Fowl nor Meat I am living altogether on bread & Milk & Mush, Except Green vegitables & Greens I dont know what to do to get my rid of my flesh Of course Milk makes me vary Costive I am At my Desk at Work Every Day Except Saturdays & Sunday & part of the time of Saturday but ...
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Excerpt:1 Ogden 8/16 1897 To the Venerable Wilford Woodruff: Beloved President Please forgive the lib- erty I take in thus writing to you, but it ^is^ nothing but the agony I suffer that would induce me to do so. Will be as brief as the circumstances will admit of. I was president of a Ward Primary Association at the time the call was made for means to complete our grand & noble Temple & I found out my nerves were giving out under the strain of that ^&^ with the ...
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Excerpt:3 & Bishops & by Apostle Richards who promised me great & glorious blessings & have been to Salt Lake & Logan Temples & been baptized for my health. It is for the sake of my children that I pour out the anguish of my soul to you, not being able to go to meetings with them & their father has to work every day Sundays & holidays too they are running wild. Although this nervous trouble has been coming on for years ...
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Excerpt:cut the Longest I Ever saw. we passed through the lower Main Streets both sides of us crouded with Humanity & Every House build^ing^ & Window cloth with people When we came to the Temple there were people Enough to fill two Temples ^Block^ G Q & myself occupy the upper stand surrounded with the Governor & Judges And officer of the State. And while the police were trying to keep the Mass out while the companies appeared to be seated. the Mass of all kinds crouded against the south Door & mashed ...
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Excerpt:July 6, 1896 ~ Monday July 6, 1896 I spent the day in the office the Literary & Scientific Association met at 10 o'clock in the office Wilford Woodruff was Apointed a Member of the board I had an interview with many to day July 7, 1896 ~ Tuesday 7. President Cannon spent most of the day singing [signing] Bonds I spent the day in the offie Abram H Cannon is a vary sick Man ...
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Excerpt:March 4, 1896 ~ Wednesday March 4, 1896 I held a meeting with the power company & President Cannon gave us a History of the winding up Meeting with Mr Banigan I went home in a stinging snow & hail storm in our faces March 5, 1896 ~ Thursday 5. [FIGURE] I sent a Letter to Owen from Father & Mother we went to the Temple the Presidency, Twelve Apostles And the 7 Presidents ...
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Excerpt:March 10, 1896 ~ Tuesday March 10 1896 ^[FIGURES]^ I wrote a Letter to Presidet Naegle concerning reeleasing the Missionaries who are coming hone I received 2 letter one from Owen & one from President Naegle I held a Meeting with the Ogden Electric power Company Met with several parties March 11, 1896 ~ Wednesday 11 ^[FIGURES]^ I received a Letter from Mary wrote her one in return ^[FIGURES]^ I wrote a Letter to Owen concerning his last Letter ...
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Excerpt:September 24, 1896 ~ Thursday Sept 24, 1896 Sister Butterworth funeral & burial is held to day I spent the day in the Temple in council I met with quite a Number of the Brethren & Sisters At Asahels who had been to the funeral Phebe Whitmore Carter Woodruff Born March 8, 1807 She Died in Salt Lake City Utah Nov 10, 1885 Aged 78 years 8 Months & 2 days September 25, 1896 ~ Friday ...