Letter from Samuel George Spencer, 8 November 1896
Kansas City, Mo .
President Wilford Woodruff and Counselors
P. O. Box B. Salt Lake City
Utah.
My Dear Brethren:
When I say that I was surprised
when I read your letter of November 3, in
which you notify me of the appointment
of Elder Louis A. Kelsch to the Presidency,
and of my own release; I do not state
my whole feelings. I was no more expect-
ing a release than I am to receive a
call to depart this life - it has come just as
unexpectedly.
I hope and pray that my letter to you
was not misunderstood? Much more do
I hope that I have not made a mistake,
which has prompted my early release!
I would no more think of asking for
a release than I would ask the
Lord to shorten and take my life.
One year ago last August I was taken
sick with Typhoid-Malaria, some of my friends
