Yours of the 8th received last evening
In reply will say, That the sudden shock
was most forcibly felt, and think you have
chosen a weak mortal for such a responsible
labor. But I feel that my all, my self
included is upon the alter, and thy will
not mine be done. So far as my financial
condition is concerned, I will leave but little
for the support of my family, still my family
is small and will take but little to support
them. I am oweing some little for a piece
of land I bought last summer, but think
can settle them^at^ all right if you can give the
Latter date mentioned (9th of April) I can give
no reasonable excuse why I should not labor,
where I am needed most.
Yours of the 8th received last evening
In reply will say, That the sudden shock
was most forcibly felt, and think you have
chosen a weak mortal for such a responsible
labor. But I feel that my all, my self
included is upon the alter, and thy will
not mine be done. So far as my financial
condition is concerned, I will leave but little
for the support of my family, still my family
is small and will take but little to support
them. I am oweing some little for a piece
of land I bought last summer, but think
can settle that all right if you can give the
Latter date mentioned (9th of April) I can give
no reasonable excuse why I should not labor,
where I am needed most.
"Letter from Alma Helaman Hale Jr., 17 January 1889," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/6RRL