Letter from William Paxman, 8 May 1889
President Wilford Woodruff.
Dear and much beloved Brother.
We are just in receipt of your most esteemed favor
of the 1st of April, which was read and reread with
deep interes,. And we feel greatly blest to receive
so much of your attention and kind consideration, and
was indeed blest in our feelings to learn of the good
health of yourself and those of the Apostles. As also to
learn of the prosperety and welfare of Zion in all
of her department. It was most gratifying to
learn of the grand success of the Church Schools now
organized, as also of the bright prospects of others
being started in the near future.
We feel assured that you had a glorious time during
your conference, and we sincerely hope that
among the "important items of buisness transadid"
that the First Presidency was organized, as we
feel that the Church is much stronger with all
her quorums fully organized, and how blest
we as saints are, for your life having been
preserved upon the earth to direct the affairs
of God upon His foot stool, having been so
familiar with the Church of Christ from
