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Jul 19, 1884

Journal Entry

July 19, 1884 ~ Saturday

19 Saturyday We found this Morning in the Encampment
120 waggion 14 Bishop & 600 people and the young
People' Mutual improvement Association who had
gathered from the various wards of the Severe Stake
of Zion. Brother Thurber had brought a New skiff
and put it in the Lake I got in with him last Evening
to go out to view the Bottom of the Lake it was not
corked or tared and leaked baddly and so this morning
Br Thurber took it out of the Lake so no one might
not get drowned we assembled at a Bowery built
at 10 oclok for our conference Prayer By Harry Pain
W Woodruff spoke 5 m Reports of the young Men [were read]
Br Segmiller spoke 10 M, M W Mansfield spoke 12 m
16 sociities were then represented The following reported
their wards Thurber, J Broadhead, Henry Burr, Rusfus
Taylor
, Peter Rasmussen, F P Sweet. W Woodruff spok 10 m
Afternoon A D Thurber Prayed John Reese reported Joseph

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Letter from Asahel Hart Woodruff, 19 July 1884
Answered Aug 11 [18]84 Answered Aug 26 [18]84 Tittenson Dear Father I recieved yours dated June 27th and I assure you I was glad to hear from you, doubly so because in reading a letter from Bro Grant to the Star I learned that you was somewhat indisposed but as there is nothing in your letter concern- ing your physical condition I take it for granted that you must have recove- rd from you illness. I am at present at a Mr Watsons whoes residence is located on the Duke of Southerlands estates near the Trent river, his wife is the only member of the family who is in the church & she is a good woman, we entertain hopes of leading Mr. W. down to the waters of baptism in the near future as he has already express- ed himself to the effect that he is satisf- ied ours is the only true church of christ My companion & I are still prosecuting our

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Jul 19, 1884