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Day in the Life

Aug 16, 1897

Journal Entry

August 16, 1897 ~ Monday

Aug 16th Had a good night slept most of the time. Went to the office
staid till 2 pm. Emma went to Wasatch this morning ^for a few days^ & Delight is
coming to stay with me for a few days. I went to Johnsons Photograph
gallery this afternoon and had group taken of myself & son Wilford, & his son
Wilford & his son Wilford making four generations all of the name of Wilford.
after which returned home.

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3 mentions
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Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
988 mentions
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Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
171 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford Smith
25 Sep 1871 - 26 Nov 1955
14 mentions
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Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
716 mentions
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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Wasatch County, Utah

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Letter from Ashted Taylor, 16 August 1897

Provo City, Utah. Bro. Woodruff, Salt Lake City. I being called to Indian Ty, to labor as a missinary the 22nd of Sept. Will be on hand as all seem favoriable well in my condition. I remain as ever your's Ashted Taylor. P.S. Please find inclosed note for Bro. Spence.

Letter from Charles Alfred Wood, 16 August 1897

President Woodruff. Dear President, As i have been ill for some time and have fell in strength, i made up my mind if id write to you and ask for a blessing i can be healed i have faith that i can be healed by a blessing from you. i was born in Willard City Utah, Dec 28th, 1877, & was Babtized at the age of 8 yrs. in the church of Latter day saints, & rebabtized at the age of 16. Hoping you will grant me this favor. I am your Bro. in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints. turn over

Letter from Emily Jane Newman DeLamater, 16 August 1897

Ogden 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 cares of a large family of small children & unable to afford help. but my desire to keep up until we had given entertainments enough to donate a goodly portion to that cause prevented me from resigning & the Sisters with whom I was laboring felt like it would be wrong to resign when weI had

Mission - Missionary Certificate for Charles James Nethercott, 16 Aug 1894

in behalf of said Church. Wilford Woodruff Geo. Q. Cannon Jos. F. Smith First Presidency.

Letter from William Henry Young, 16 August 1897

Pres Willford Woodruff, & [Pres] G. Q. Cannon [Pres] J. F. Smith C. of J. C. of L.D.S S. L. C U. Dear Br. Will you please give me. A. reccomend. to go, throuh the States Among, the Saints to, Sell. Br Isaac. Hardy, & Cos` English catarrh remedy &. English remedy, tonic Bitters, consumption Cure, &. Golden, Salve, as he makes, it all. of herbs. at. 790. W. emery, st. S.L.C & you can refer to Bishop R. Morris, 11th Ward, City

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Aug 16, 1897