Letter from James Holley, 11 August 1890
Prest Wilford Woodruff.
Salt Lake City.
Dear Brother.
In answer to Yours
of the 4th Inst will say, the Bretherens of the
Seventies here called on me about two
months ago and said they had been
calld on for five missionaries and I was
one of them they asked my feelings as
regard the mission and also my scircum-
stances and asked if i would go. I told them
if they would state my Scircumstance to you
as i had to them and i was calld i would go.
But if i would consult my own feelings i would
not go for a year or so yet. I will tell you how i
am situated i have lived in Springville up
to this spring I sold my place consisting of 1/2
a lot and bought me a small farm 11 3/4
acrers in Mapelton, and I have not lived here
long enough that my place is in a fit condition
to leave so soon. I am a farmer and farm on
shares and one dont lay much by at that
buisness I am also in debt $200.60.00 but I
have seen those parties and I am oweing and
they are willing to let this stand over till I
come back and then wait till i can raise it.
I have a Team and a couple of colts also three
cows and five head of young stock that could
I dispose of I could get along allright but those
are mostly on the range and I could not get
them before some time in Oct next. I will
also say my oldest a Boy is not but Seven
Years old, so i would have to depend on
my neighbors mostly and I think this would
be imposing to much. But will say
