Letter to Aphek Woodruff, Azubah Hart Woodruff, and Eunice Hart Woodruff Webster, 9 December 1835
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Letter to Aphek Woodruff, Azubah Hart Woodruff, and Eunice Hart Woodruff Webster, 9 December 1835
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Part of Letter to Aphek Woodruff, Azubah Hart Woodruff, and Eunice Hart Woodruff Webster, 9 December 1835Excerpt:Paris, Henry County Tennessee Dec 9th 1835 Aphek & Azubah Woodruff & Sister Eunice Beloved & Respected Friends A Multiplicity of busineess has hitherto prevented me from informing you that I had receieved A letter from you which I perused with great pleasure & was much gratified to hear once more from my friends I also received A letter from Brother Asahel under date of Sept 9th which stated that he was well & some prospect of his calling to see me I ... -
Part of Letter to Aphek Woodruff, Azubah Hart Woodruff, and Eunice Hart Woodruff Webster, 9 December 1835Excerpt:I have had a great desire to visit my parents & the rest of my relatives in the Eastern States & I thought I should have seen ^them^ ere this but there has been more & more resting upon me from the time I first commenced labouring here of the the Church is in its infancy & their has been but vary few labourers in this south country. But we expect several Elders from the East will join us here vary soon which may take some of the burdan or assist in bearing it. I yet expect if I live ... -
Part of Letter to Aphek Woodruff, Azubah Hart Woodruff, and Eunice Hart Woodruff Webster, 9 December 1835Excerpt:Where is the religion, principle, Holiness, gifts, graces, fruits, Gospel, Faith Church & its affects to to be found in this generation that was with the Ancients well says one their is no need of them Now, has God or his gospel changed certainly not & the same causes will produce the same affect to day as Anciently The Apostle exhorts us to contend for that faith once delivered to the Saints wher is the honest Searcher after truth that cannot see what the faith of the Saints was it was by faith that that the worlds were framed ... -
Part of Letter to Aphek Woodruff, Azubah Hart Woodruff, and Eunice Hart Woodruff Webster, 9 December 1835Excerpt:[upside down text] I wish you to give my respects to all my friend who inquire about me and I wish them all to ivestigate the gospel of Jesus Christ as preach by the Elders of Latter Day Saints or in the Bible I expect brother John Witmore will send you the paper the ensuing year as I requested him to do so. I wish ^you^ would write to me when conveneiant direct to Paris, &c, for I always pass through there & occasionally preach there as yet we have the priviledg of occupying ...