Letter to John Taylor and Council, 11 August 1879
Snow Flake, Apache Co, Arizona
W. Woodruff,
Sept 1879.
President John Taylor & Council
Dear Brethren
I have been
thinking for some time of addressing you and
give you an account of my Stewardship and
Intentions But realizeing your hands was full
of business with Lawyers, Judges, Courts & wicked
spirits. I have rather hesitated to occupy your
attention with any thinkg I had to say, but still
I feel it proper to give you an outline of
affairs with me. I arved at Sunset on the
17 May I spent some time at Sunset Brigham
City, at their sheep ^heard^, Mill & Dairy all of which
were living in the United Order, there settlemts
in connexion with St Joseph are the ownly
Settlements in Arizona who are living in the order
I feel disposed to sau a few words upon the
subject. I do not look upon them as being
perfect in Every Respect, but as they are the ownly
settlemts in the order I have felt to Sustain
and Com 4 cts. The people are united & contented
as far as I could learn at Sunset. Brother
Lot Smith says He has written to presidet
Taylor concerning Tithing several times &
has never had an Answer. He would like
advice from the council to know what use
to make of tithing, or how to dispose of it.
It would not be profitable for the Church
to permit persons to Deposit wheat in
Utah, and Draw the same in Arizona,
as a Bushel of wheat is worth double in
Arizona what it is Utah. I think some
$1400 worth of Stock was turned out to
Sister Lee on the ferry at Sunset, and the
other Settlemts & I think most of it on
Tithing. Sister Lee has got her pay that was due
in stock and feels well satisfied. I had a long talk
with her at Sunset, she is Located at preset at
Taylor. A few words on the United Order
Their is a great variety of opinions, views,
and minds upon this subject; some do not
think the way they are doing at Sunset proper
