Letter from Horace Luman Shurtliff, 11 May 1898
President Wilford Woodruff,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Brother: Your letter of
inquiry regarding my call to the Eastern
States as a missionary was received
on the 9th. I delayed answering to
converse with my Bishop, but being
thirty miles from him I failed even by
telephone.
At present my wife is in a very
delicate condition and being away from
our people and among strangers I deem
it unwise to leave her and unsafe
for her to travel. Therefore if it meets
your approval I would like to wait
until fall, as by that time I can
have my family located in Utah
with our people and will cheerfully
respond to the call.
