Mountain Valley Dear cousins, a week or two ago we had the pleasure of reding letters from you and Elder Woodruff addressed to my Father. we morne to till [tell] you and Elder Woodruff that our fathers spirit is with his God that his body lies low in the dust from whence it came. peace be with his sole [soul], for he had trouble ennough in life to rest in peace. He he departed this life the 31 march A.D. 1858. he died verry suden with only about 5 hours sicness the he Died of Epelectic fits. your well know the principles of faith which he held to they were the same untill Death Mo Mother is still liveing and in good helth she is living with Lehi and Lamoni about 100 miles from here Loamni is living withe me. a We are doing well as far as temporel things are conserned, as to spirtrituel things we are dorment at present. all the company that was with Father has scattered to the four winds But we know of their wherabouts or nearly all of them. Anna smith our sister is some where nere the grand salien Cherike Naion I am in clined to be lieve that she and her her husband are going to salt lake but do not know