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Day in the Life

Oct 7, 1897

Journal Entry

October 07, 1897 ~ Thursday

1897
Thur. Oct 7th Drove to the office for a short time & then to the Assembly Hall to a
meeting of the First Presidency, Apostles, Pres of Seventies, Patriarchs, Prest of Stakes & counselors
& Bishops & High Counselors at 10 am. Sang. Prayer by B[isho]p John R. Winder sang
F D Richards spoke 10 mnt, Joseph F Smith 26 min, myself 2 min, L. Snow
10 min, Geo Q Cannon 39 min. Sang. Benediction by John Henry Smith.
Met with the Presidency & Twelve this afternoon at The Temple. Abraham Owen
Woodruff was ordained an apostle, I being mouth assisted by all the brethren
and Mathias F. Cowley was ordained an apostle, Pres Geo Q Cannon being mouth
assisted by all the brethren.
There is much excitement in the city to day in
political circles in consequence of a few remarks I made yesterday at conference.

People

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
593 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2224 mentions
Apostle
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
283 mentions
Apostle
105 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4091 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
692 mentions
Apostle, Family
Cowley, Matthias Foss
25 Aug 1858 - 16 Jun 1940
40 mentions
Apostle, Missionary

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Assembly Hall, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake City Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from Benjamin Walker, 7 October 1897
Pleasant Grove Prest Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Bro— Your letter setting the ^time^ for me to start on Mission to Southern States at Dec 16, [18]97 is satisfactory. With the help of the Lord I will be on hand at that time. I remain as ever Your Bro Ben Walker James Cabbles bp
Letter from Andrew Jenson, 7 October 1897
Salt Lake City, . Presidents Wilford Woodruff, Geo. Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. Dear Brethren: I would like very much to have an i^n^terview with you at your earliest opportunity, and if possible in the presence of Historian Franklin D. Richards. Would you kindly [set] the time, when it would be convenient for you to see me. Being aware that your time is very precious, especially now while conference visitors are in, I venture to suggest, that the conver- sation need not last more than a few minutes. Your Brother in the Gospel, Andrew Jenson.
Letter to Oscar II of Sweden and Norway and Sofia of Nassau, 7 October 1897
To whom these presents may come, GREETING; Elder J. M. Sjodahl, the bearer of this letter, is a gentleman of education and distinction, a Swede by birth, who has traveled extensively in the Orient as well as in Europe and America. His present residence is Salt Lake City, Utah, where he is well and favorably known and highly esteemed by all who know him. Elder Sjodahl has been selected by his fellow-countrymen, natives of Sweden and Norway, a large body of whom reside in and are citizens of the state of Utah, to proceed to the court of their Majesties, King Oscar II and Queen Sophia, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of their ascen- sion to the throne, for the purpose of presenting in their name and behalf

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Oct 7, 1897