Letter from Lysander Christensen Pond, 19 August 1893
Pres. Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dear Brother—I received
your letter of the 1st. inst.,
calling me to go upon a
mission to Tasmania,
which I can assure you
was indeed a great
surprise to me. I did
not expect to be called for
at least two years yet.
I have been under quite
a heavy expense for the
last two years, having
attended the Brigham
Young College at Logan;
and since my return
