Yours letter of 15 of April is at
hand and I think it will be
proper for me to state to you
my cirkumstanses. I have 18 Acres
in Farmingland besides 2 Lots on
which I am living, am just Building
me a House which I need, there
is a Mortgage out my Farm for
$300 00/100 which I think to be able to
pay this Fall. now Brother Woodruff
I desire to respond to my calling
and am thankfull to the Lord, for
accepting me for such a respon-
sible possition but will say, if it
is just as good to the Priestood
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I would like very much to have
that Mortgage redeemed before
I go in order to leave my Family
in as comfortable cirkumstanses
as possible, therefore if you think
it is wise I wish very much
that you would lallow me a little
more time in Order to get that
Mortgage redeemed, and shall with
pleasure be to the Lords servise
however, I am redy whenever I
am wanted, but have merely stated
how I am fixed so that you there-
by may give me counsel to what
to do. I remain your Brother
in the new and Everlasting Gospel
Peter C. Rasmussen
B I am sorry to acknowledge that I have not
yet got my last Papers from Goverment but
suppose the will not hinder me and my mission
I have the first Paper D.S.