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Day in the Life

Jul 9, 1897

Journal Entry

July 09, 1897 ~ Friday

July 9th. I feel some better this morning at home all day Bros
Nuttall & Joseph E Taylor called this evening. I requested the brethren to

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sing "God moves in a mysterious way," after which Bro Taylor prayed
I then asked the brethren to administer to me. Bro Taylor consecrated the oil, Ashael
anointed & Bro Nuttall mouth. Bro. Nuttall sat up with me all night.

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
687 mentions
Family
Taylor, Joseph Edward
11 Dec 1830 - 13 Feb 1913
66 mentions
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
420 mentions

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Letter from Jedediah Taylor, 9 July 1897

mpres. Wilford Woodruff. Dear Bro. I rec'd a letter from you asking me to take a miss- ion to Samoa and to leave San Francisco on the 5th of Oct. I will be ready to go. Your Bro. Jed^e^diah Taylor. Bishop James Martin

Letter from John Preston Creer, 9 July 1897

Pres Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother: I received your letter of the 7th; setting me apart as a missionary to the Southern States. If all is well, and I trust it will be, I think I can be ready to leave at the time designated by you. I am proud to think that I have presented to me the opor- tunity of laboring in such a noble cause, and I fell to do all that is in my power in magnifying my call. Your Brother J. P. Creer George D Snell Bishop Very good responce. J. F. S.

Letter from William E. Gee, 9 July 1897

Bro. Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother, Since my name was sent in, we have moved away from Lewiston ^into Idaho^ where I have filed a homestead on some land but if you think best I will let that go to fullfil the mission you have assigned unto me but if you could extend the time until I could prove up on my land I could be better prepared to go. Hoping to receive ans answer by return mail telling just what you think is best for me I am your Brother. W. E. Gee. Ora, Fremont Co., Idaho.

Letter from Warren Marshall Johnson, 9 July 1897

Elsinore Utah President W Woodruff Dear Brother I wrote to you June 30th from Kanab that I was about to start for Salt Lake City, and again when near Panguitch, and I hope you received my letters. I have now arrived at Elsinore pretty well tired out, and will lie over here till monday next to rest and give my wife a chance to clean up a little. If you are ready for us, we will go to the city next Monday, but if you are not ready yet, please telegraph me, and I will stay here till you say come on. If I do not hear from you, I will think it all right to go on, and you may look for us next Monday evening July 12th I have means to pay our fare, but the agent thinks we will have to pay full rates Yours in the Gospel Warren M Johnson and wife

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Jul 9, 1897