Letter from Marvin E. Pack, 12 December 1888
Coalville, Utah
President Wilford Woodruff:
Dear Brother:
Your favor
of the 1st inst. was received on the 10th, containing
a call to me to go on a mission to the Sand-
wich Islands. In proceeding to answer it, I
will first state that about seven months ago
I received a communication from the First
Council of Seventies asking for an expression
of my feelings about taking a mission to those
Islands, also asking what my financial
condition was, and how my family would be
left etc. to which I answered as follows:
"I am now living in the city (S. L. City)
In regard to my feelings concerning another mis-
sion to the Sandwich Islands, I will say in
few words, whenever those whose right it
is to dictate through the Spirit of God feel led
to call me to the performance of any duty what-
soever, I will meet the call to the best of my
