Letter to David King Udall, 11 October 1888
Salt Lake City, Utah, .
President David K. Udall,
St. Johns, Apache Co., Arizona.
Dear Brother:
Your letter of Oct. 3rd came duly to hand and was perused with interest.
The letter was read and the contents considered by the Council of Apostles at their
meeting yesterday, Apostle John Henry Smith and Bishop Burton being present.
The question of the indebtedness of the St. Johns Ward on the St. Johns
purchase was considered, and you are requested to furnish us a detailed statement
of the indebtedness on that purchase to the Church. You will also please send us
your suggestions as to the propriety of building a Stake Academy, or Stake meeting
house or Ward meeting house, together with the proposed locations for any of such
buildings.
It was also decided by the Council of Apostles that the settlements
of the Saints on the Little Colorado and its tributaries be maintained, and that the
Saints located in those settlements should remain where they have been called, and
assist in securing to themselves and to the Saints the locations which have been
made, that the Stakes of Zion shall be strengthened and their cords lengthened.
