Letter to Ilus Fabyan Carter, 25 May 1859
Great Salt Lake City, .
Brother Ilas.
Dear Sir,
I received your kind letter of
March 6th, and was truly glad to get a long letter
from you, and to have you express your feelings freely
upon any matter you wished. I have much I
would like to say upon both spiritual and tem-
poral subjects, had I time, room, and opportunity.
But it is such a difficult matter to treat upon
religious subjects with paper and ink that I very
seldom attempt it. I have always felt an anxiety
for the future and eternal welfare of myself, family,
and friends, and I have felt an interest in the
welfare of the world at large; so much so, that I
have travelled nearly one hundred thousand miles
among various nations, to preach the Gospel of Je-
sus Christ, and for no other purpose than to do the
will of God, and benefit my fellowmen, though
strangers to me.
I know that Mormonism is true, that
the Book of Mormon is true, and that Joseph Smith
was a prophet of God, and was inspired of him
to lay the foundation of the Church and kingdom,
and to establish it upon the earth, to prepare the
