My Dear Clara & Owen I have heard nothing from you for a good while your last Letter was written the day your Ma Left Now I want to tell you sumthing I have been trying to get Ready to go to Salt Lake but I am satisfied I would not be safe so I have made arrangments to start on the 3 to go North to attend the Great Conference of the Young Mens Mutual of Fish Lake the same place I did Last year 3 of the brethren go with me It is more than half way to Salt Lake We will be gone abot 20 days I shall Return to this place It would be No comfort to my family or friends for me to go North & get into the pen there is a prospect of this being Enough there without me I would be vary glad to hear from you to know how you both get along Now Clara I want you to see that there is nothing wrong happens at home while yor Ma is gone have the woman left are the trees getting leaves on again is there going to be any fruit at all. all fruit is ripe in this county except Grapes Green corn & cucumbers on the table. I am packing up to night to go to the Temple to spend the Rest of my time before I leave you want to see that your buggy is under a good cover & not used while your Ma is gone. I have not heard from Ma W for a good while I shall want to find a letter from you when I come back I got a letter from Asahel a few days