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Discussing the “present depression of business and lack of employment amongst” the Saints and asks, for the time being, that only members who have a sound financial background be sent on missions

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Regarding reporting church statistics

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains correspondence to and from Orson Smith during his time as president of the Cache Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It spans the period from 1886 to 1896 and contains letters from the First Presidency of the LDS church as well as general leaders. The topics documented in this collection include the temple ordinance of Second Anointings, issues with local members of the church, priesthood ordinations, missions, temple attendance, and business...

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Regarding the question of restoring Elijah Pearce to the priesthood

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Regarding the question of whether a member can be expelled for not paying his debts

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His divorce, and his financial debt to the church

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Regarding the divorce of Elizabeth Archibald and Brother Tims

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Notifying Smith of the approval of his slate of bishops and bishop's counselors candidates

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Discussing church attendance at the Trans-Mississippi Congress

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Discussing church governance concerning the Teachers Quorum, and the proper time for confessing the sin of adultery before the public