I candidly beleive that David had in someway committed himself, so
that the Lord did not wish him to come and receive his blessings
in the House of the Lord. I have reasons to sustain this beleif—
I have felt thus to express myself Thus on those subjects freely—

The Brethren in Alberta are feeling well, and are much more united
in their faith, without so much distinction and classification, as we have
in our Babylonish Pride and Classifycation of S.L.C. and other older settlements,
which proved a curse to both the Jaredites as well as the overthrow of the
Nephites..... since I have been here by request I have given 6 public
Lectures in Alberta on the subject of the early rise of the Church and the
comeing forth of the Book of Mormon Illustrated by 3 paintings one of the
Hill Cumorah 2^nd Joseph the Prophet, and the Angle Maroni, delivering the precious
Record and the 3^rd one with the 7 lines of Characters coppied from the plates by
the Prophets, and sent to Prophessor Anthon N.Y. by Martin Harris from the
unusualy large Audiances, and the attraction and manifestations of the good Spirit [Joseph Smith-History 1:59]
it wonderfully well remmunerates me for my expence and pains without other
Compensation for all of those Lectures are Freely given as freely received I have
given about 150 of them free, now this in part answers the question asked
by you, when I visited you recently at the Gardo House on the unplesant
affair of Widdow Manwareing, What are you doing these Times? on the 1^st
day of May next. I shall- (thank God.) be 72 years of age, and have spent 58 years of
that time in my Masters cause, and as a poor Widdows son, trying to save one soul-
conquer and save Edward Stevenson, which if I succede I shall be sattisfied and well
repaid for all the battles fought........ As to Sister Electa Manwareing my Daughter
by my 3^rd wife. I have often felt greived at the trouble you have been subjected to—
and I think I have been very poorly repaid, for with my own hands building a house
and making a presant of it and 10 acres of land to her, also of funishing her [ceal] and
bread—and some money and other things, so that now I have concluded to turn the
matter over to her Brotherinlaw and her brothers and placeing in their hands 500⁰⁰
for them to pay the interest to her they all agree to aid her (and I hold myself ready to see
and do through them other help) So I think this may cut the thread which has
subjected me to so much criticism by the 1^st council of the Church.
and I hope in the future save you so much trouble with the Widow.
I believe I have done pretty well for one who last year paid 300⁰⁰ cash tything
and Louie Stevenson 500⁰⁰ cash dureing the last year I have also paid into defense fund 175.⁰⁰/000
80⁰⁰ 14^th ward Church school &c. &c- Praying Gods choice blessings to be and
abide with you I am your Brother in the covenant Edward Stevenson.

I candidly beleive that David had in someway committed himself, so that the Lord did not wish him to come and receive his blessings in the House of the Lord. I have reasons to sustain this beleif— I have felt thus to express myself on those subjects freely—

The Brethren in Alberta are feeling well, and are much more united in their faith, without so much distinction and classification, as we have in our Babylonish Pride and Classifycation of S.L.C. and other older settlements, which proved a curse to both the Jaredites as well as the overthrow of the Nephites..... since I have been here by request I have given 6 public Lectures in Alberta on the subject of the early rise of the Church and the comeing forth of the Book of Mormon Illustrated by 3 paintings one of the Hill Cumorah 2nd Joseph the Prophet, and the Angle Maroni, delivering the precious Record and the 3rd one with the 7 lines of Characters coppied from the plates by the Prophets, and sent to Prophessor Anthon N.Y. by Martin Harris from the unusualy large Audiances, and the attraction and manifestations of the good Spirit it wonderfully well remmunerates me for my expence and pains without other Compensation for all of those Lectures are Freely given as freely received I have given about 150 of them free, now this in part answers the question asked by you, when I visited you recently at the Gardo House on the unplesant affair of Widdow Manwareing, What are you doing these Times? on the 1st day of May next. I shall- (thank God.) be 72 years of age, and have spent 58 years of that time in my Masters cause, and as a poor Widdows son, trying to save one soulconquer and save Edward Stevenson, which if I succede I shall be sattisfied and well repaid for all the battles fought........ As to Sister Electa Manwareing my Daughter by my 3rd wife. I have often felt greived at the trouble you have been subjected to— and I think I have been very poorly repaid, for with my own hands building a house and making a presant of it and 10 acres of land to her, also of funishing her ceal and bread—and some money and other things, so that now I have concluded to turn the matter over to her Brotherinlaw and her brothers and placeing in their hands 50000 for them to pay the interest to her they all agree to aid her (and I hold myself ready to see and do through them other help) So I think this may cut the thread which has subjected me to so much criticism by the 1st council of the Church. and I hope in the future save you so much trouble with the Widow. I believe I have done pretty well for one who last year paid 30000 cash tything and Louie Stevenson 50000 cash dureing the last year I have also paid into defense fund 175.00/000 8000 14th ward Church school &c. &c- Praying Gods choice blessings to be and abide with you I am your Brother in the covenant Edward Stevenson.