Letter from Edwin Washington Paxman, 29 April 1898
Nephi City, Utah . 189
President Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear President Woodruff:
Your letter of the 25th. inst. requesting me to go on a mission
to the Eastern States is to hand. I feel highly honored in being con-
sidered worthy to go and help spread the work of the Lord to the nations
of the earth. I cheerfully accept the call as from the Lord and with
His help will do all in my power to fill an honorable mission. I know
the Gospel is true and rejoice in the testimony thereof and feel extreme
ly pleased in the confidence of my bretheren in the priesthood and in
the opportunity of bearing my testoimony with the many hundreds of Elders
to the world of the restoration of the gospel and the divine mission
of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
The Lord blessing me with health and strength I will be ready to
start at the appointed time—May 14th.
Can you put me in the way of getting ifnformation as to what cloth-
ing and other things it will be necessary for me to take?
Your brother in the Gospel of Christ,
Edwin. W. Paxman
T. H. G. Parkes
Bp. 2nd Ward Nephi
