Letter from Brigham Young, 23 September 1844
Nauvoo .
Beloved Bro. Wilford Woodruff:
I embrace the present opportunity of writing
a few lines to inform you that I received your epistle of the 8th
inst and its contents duly examined, therefore, I would say to you
in the first place that every thing is going on well here at the present
and the Temple is going on rapidly and with greater rapidity than
it has since the commencement, and the brethren are rejoicing in the
fulness of the Gospel of the Son of Man, and every thing seems to all
appearance to roll on and turn round for the well-being, happiness,
and prosperity of the Saints of Almighty God; praying that the
God who rules the Armies of Israel, and sits enthroned in the
heavens will hear our prayers in your behalf that you may be sus-
tained and upheld by the faith and prayer of the Saints that you
may be unabled to fulfil your important mission which devolves
upon you with fidelity that the great work of our God may roll
forth in mighty power through your instrumentallity and the
kingdom of our God be established never more to be thrown down
and when he whose right it is to reign should reign King of Nations as
he does King of Saints
There has been a great deal happened here since you left this
place and as you will see all the particulars by perusing the Neighbor
and times and Seasons where you will find that Elder Rigdon along with
some others have been tried & cut off from the church by the unanimous
voice of the same, shortly after he came here he began to work secretly & privately
and underhandedly for to destroy the church if possibly, & it has come out
