Letter from Ozem Woodruff, 27 December 1854
Avon
Cover Wilford Beloved friend and Brother
I and my family through the Blessing of God
enjoy comfortable health and in A good degree of
gospel liberty I have six of my family h embrased
the Advent faith and they are firme in the belief
that Christ is soon coming to take his weary ones
home they have been disappointed once or twise but
are firm that Christ will come in the course of
nex Spring for my own part I dont see things as they
do I would gladly believe if I could I am weary of this
troublesom world and want to go and be at rest
let the saviour come when he will I hope to be
ready better be ready and not go than go and not be
ready. I am in comfortable circumstances and have the
comforts of life I ask not the riches and [h]onors of the
world all i ask is day by day my daily Bread I had
rather live on a crust of bread and feel Christ within
than have all the superfluotus that the world affords,
without the enjoyment of religion. I have a few things
to request of you that is give me your views of the
state of ^the^ world as it now exist and the state of the church
in the sectarian world. Give me views on all subject that
you think is necessary for me to know I should like
to be with you and with the mormon church
there is no life amongst the churches here all dead but
the advents there appears to be some less among them
it does me good to have my children exort and pray
