Duncan D. McArthur as the Church boarding
House was broaken up I have a good comfortable
place good bed, Bedroom, and fire by myself, but I
do not spend much time in it ownly when I am in
bed my days are spent in the Temple, & my nights either
in prayer meetings or at president YoungsBrigham Jun
and his wife Lizzy has started for salt Lake this
Morning this will Leave president Young still more
Lonesome so I will have to spend all the time I
can there I hope you will write as often as you
can and keep me posted how things get along with the
family. Our Mail comes in to night I shall
expect a letter from you then give my love to all the
children I hope Blanch has got well I would like another
Letter from Asahel when He has time to write I hope
He gets along will with his studies. Sister Hiramm
Kimball, & Rachael Grant are here Sister Kimball has
been sick with heart desease or sumthing of the kind
but is some better now remember me to Azmon
& Elizabeth and all who inquire whow does William get
along & his family I wish I could be with you
and the family a few days, but I must wait pati
ently did Azmon do any thing at threshing that [isManoths]
Rye what did get but I must close at present
Yours Truly
W Woodruff
Duncan D. McArthur as the Church boarding
House was broaken up I have a good comfortable
place good bed, Bedroom, and fire by myself, but I
do not spend much time in it ownly when I am in
bed my days are spent in the Temple, & my nights either
in prayer meetings or at president YoungsBrigham Jun
and his wife Lizzy has started for salt Lake this
Morning this will Leave president Young still more
Lonesome so I will have to spend all the time I
can there I hope you will write as often as you
can and keep me posted how things get along with the
family. Our Mail comes in to night I shall
expect a letter from you then give my love to all the
children I hope Blanch has got well I would like another
Letter from Asahel when He has time to write I hope
He gets along will with his studies. Sister Hiram
Kimball, & Rachael Grant are here Sister Kimball has
been sick with heart desease or sumthing of the kind
but is some better now remember me to Azmon
& Elizabeth and all who inquirehow does William get
along & his family I wish I could be with you
and the family a few days, but I must wait pati
ently did Azmon do any thing at threshing that Manoths
Rye? what did get but I must close at present
"Letter to Emma Smith Woodruff, 10 February 1877," p. 2, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 18, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/OyvG