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Show if b1 -1John 3ushman diary 1904 January-F ebruary J,rn. 1, 1904: The weather is still fair but cold. Homer F. s.ssisted ms in settling up the tithing books. I paid $162.00 tithing for 1903. I went to 1/'Toodruff on the 20 and delivered the tithing accounts to Shk:e Clerk, L.M.Savag e. Came homa and finishad the car?enter work on ?restons house which we put up in Nov. It is 15 x 17 out si:ie,made of foot a:lobies cov ered with red wood shingles. J9.n. 18: I wrote to Pres. Jos. F. Smith asking h im whose name should the children retain whose mother has been sealed to a man for time & eternity and then he died, she then m:1.rried another man and raised a family by (the) · seoond husband, and they with the mother haci kept the first husband's name. This is the Presiden t's answer received January 25, 1904. J.,J..;e..5,-fcver Al /T.:'.\~ -C::.-- Salt Lake City, Utah January 23, 1904. Bishop John Bushman, St. Joseph, Arizona Dear Brother: Your favor of the\18th inst. to Pres. Joseoh F. Smith has received the careful considera t~on of the First Preside~c y. They are unanimous in the opinion that it will be well for the family to whom you refer to continue to retain the name by which they are generally known, particula rly as that is the family to which they rightly belong and which name le g itimately belongs to them, their mother being sealed to the Elder bearing that name for eternity. Your Brethren, We.s t-ov-ey A,'·C\ h1 -€.-, George Reynolds Jan. 31: Sunday. 10 a.m. attended s. School. 2 p.m. attended meeting, the speakers were Bros. Charles Anders, a blind rm.n from Utah., spoke and P.A. !lushman. J S.'eh D it Went to Winslow and got a load of lumber for school house and worked H '., ~s..-_ around home. Feb. 7, 1904: 10 a.m. attended S. School. 2 p.m. attended meeting when many young and old bore good testimoni es. A special prayer was offered for A.lllmon Shelley. I blessed Bro. Randall's son James Leslie Randall. 7 p.m. attended Y.M. M, I .A. I watered some fall wheat and came to Snowflake on Friday the 12th. Attended a the9. tre in the evening wh ich was pretty good. Today we learned of war between Russia and Japan havin g commenced on the ni ght of the 8th. |
