Letter from David Henry Christensen, 24 August 1895
Payson City, Utah, .
Pres. Wilford Woodruff,
Salt Lake City.
Dear brother:
Not long since
I received a call to labor in the missionary
field in California and to leave in January
next. I assented most gladly. Since that time,
however, conditions (financial) have undergone
a change and I feel that an extension of time
would prove a great accommodation to me.
I would not consent to a release under any
conditions. From present indications I can
arrange to leave in one year from the present
time quite conveniently. We are without a home
or any other property and it is necessary for me
to make provision not only for myself but also
for my wife during my absence.
It will be a pleasure for me to go to any part
of the world I may be directed to go to. However, if
I should exercise a choice I should suggest Great
Britain or Germany, with a preferance for the latter.
If there is any place where my wife could assist in
the work, she could accompany me with very little
more expense than by remaining home. These matters, of
course, are left entirely in your hands and we will abide
gladly by your decision. Sincerely hoping an extension will
be in harmony with your feelings, I am, your brother
D. H. Christensen (over)
