Letter from George Teasdale, 18 December 1889
Dear President Woodruff:
Your letters of Nov
25th, 26th, and 29th all came to hand on the
same day, and were read with indiescribable
feelings, Iand I have suffered more than I can
express, because of my affection for you. With
regard to Thomas Galbraith I am sorry for
him because he has been over come by the
power of the adversary. I am satisfied he
had a desire to serve God. He was going to
work his way to Utah. He never asked me
for any money. When I found he was deter-
mined to go I thought the matter over and
talked it over with Bro. McAllister and the
brethren here. One morning, before I said
anything to Galbraith, I told the brethren
I had concluded to offer him a loan to
help him across the continent, for I thought
he was honest. He had been told he would
have to meet difficulties, that he was going
to a new country where he was unknown and
he would meet with people who would en-
deavor to poison his mind, to discourage him
and lead him out of the Church; but he
was prepared for this he had read a great
deal against the people, but he knew he
