Letter from George Albert Smith and Elias Smith, 25 January 1845
Nauvoo
Elder Woodruff I sit down this Evening to
a Write A few lines to you as the wisdom of our Father
has so ordered that We are seperated in the land, vineyard
& I Remain in nauvoo to share in the Faith which the first
Elders have to Partake of & we are called to Bear the whole
Burden of the churches I am in Better health now than I have
Ben for many years are [Sicel] I have had my lung & hart
My Family are also well so are all the Families of the
Twelve Elder Page has come here with his family has A
good Spirit & Enjoys Himself well there is about fifty
Joinners at work on the Temple Repareing the sash &
other work for finishing the outside all the same will he
in about four weeks for the whole Building and as all
the capitals are now on it Looks Like finishing the
Lords House We are also ajoing to Build A new font
of stone and six hundred Dollars have been subsivided
towards making Stone Oxen & the Stone letters
It is A General time of Peace in the City and A grand
deal of union Prevails among the Saints the city seems
as well supplied with Provisions this winter as it
has been since we lived hedre the People also seem
in General more contented as the uneasy spirits have
Gone Away way in A Great [measure] with Laove
and others we have turned away from us and seem
to be worse than the Mob themselves & more cruel
towards the People of Israel
