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Day in the Life

May 7, 1897

Journal Entry

May 07, 1897 ~ Friday

May 7th. I slept 1 1/2 hours before midnight and 4 1/2 hours after
till 7 am. ate some corn meal mush & cream for breakfast. dressed
& went to the office at 950 I attended to several matters which came
before us & returned home at 350. walked out some and in my
room reading the papers. Mrs Icevinda Rohner called and

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

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Letter from William John Chadwick, 7 May 1897

May 7th 1897 Dear Brother W. Woodruff I recieved your letter all wright. But have been negtlected to answer it as prompt as I should have done. In respond to the call I am Willing to go and work to that end. I have been prepairing to leave in October for some time and will be on hand with

Letter from Edward Franklin Turley, 7 May 1897

Colonia Juarez . To the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints; Salt Lake City Utah. Dear Brethren: Inasmuch as my name has been presented to perform a mission I feel it my duty to respond: howeveer I feel my uncapability of instructing & teaching the nations of the Earth. I have not a flush of means; but by the help of God I may be able to find enough to take me to my field of Labor. I am at your disposal Brethren. I remain your Bro. Edw. F. Turley

Telegram from Benjamin Cluff Jr., 7 May 1897

Dated, Provo Ut To Prest. Wilford Woodruff. Madam Mountford wishes one of our Academy girls to go to California to assist her. I can send a good one if you sanction it. B. Cluff Jr. BE SURE YOU ANSWER BY THIS LINE. OFFICE, next to DESERET BANK

Letter from Benjamin Slaugh, 7 May 1897

Naples Uintah County May the 7 [18]97 to the First Presesidency of the church Deer Brethren I recived you letter Dated april the 29 to day making me to state my circumstances in regards to taking a missen. I will state them to you I live on a Rench depending on a cnall [canal] for our Drinking water as well as Farming and From late in the Fall tell about the First of may i hafto hall water to Drink and other purpes wich would make it un handy to leave home i am just making a new home i have a wife and three little ones to suport on a new home and I Find it keeps me Busey

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April 1897
Publication of Conference Report begins (replaced by Ensign Conference issue starting in 1965).

May 7, 1897