Letter to William Wines Phelps, 9 October 1845
Dear Brother Phelps
I Reccevd your
kind letter by the hand of A Fielding
which I was glad to get for it is at all times
cheering to hear from old friends. I rejoice much
at the Choice glorious news I hear concerning
Zion by all the letters, & papers I get from the
goodly land of Joseph. I at times feel a^i^t a great
sacrafice to be deprived of ^the^ society of my friends in
that place & the choice Blessings Enjoyed in the City
of Joseph But the second thought teaches me that
obeded^i^ence is better than sacrafice & to hearken than the
fat of lambs, for I know it is necessary for
some one of the quorum to be in this land at the
present time & as the Lord & my Brother have
sent me heare I will be content & do the
best I can I know the Lord is with me & blesses
me abundantly if he did not I could not pass thrugh
the labours & responsibilities that are now resting
upon me. The work of the Lord is progressing well throughot
this Country considering the few experienced Elders we have
in this part of the vineyard the conferences are [most]
universally adding to their Numbers. I occasinally have to go
out into some of the conferences to settle some difficulty
that springs up But the Business of the Church
keeps me almost constantly at Liverpool at the
presnt time. I have just retuned from a 4 days tour
