G. S. L. City, Septem. 7, 1860 Brother Gibson: Dear Sir: I received your two letters of June 15th, and Aug. 7th, respectively; both of which were highly interesting and edyfying. I read them to Prisident Young and council, your daughter, Captn. Hooper and many other friends, who were all highly pleased to hear from you. Your daughter says she writes you very often. Your letters please me they shew plainly that the spirit of your mission is upon you ...

for this is opening wide doors whereby much may be accom- plished in a short time. Such things will help to ripen the earth speedily and prepare it for the day of reaping and leave the nations without excuse in the day of God's visitations which are nigh the door. I have felt from the commencement of my acquaint- ance with you that you are one of the instruments the Lord will make use of in presenting the principles of eternal truth before this generation in such a way that they will have no power to ...

or title [tittle] shall fall unfulfilled, and the spirit of the Lord will bear testimony unto you that they are true when you read these lines. And I would exhort you, bro. Gibson to be true and faithful unto the Lord your God, call upon him in mighty prayer, follow the dictates of his holy spirit and his blessings will increase upon you daily, and the spirit of the Lord will be like fire shut up in your bones and your testimony will be strong and powerful before your fellow men ...

to the world: if they differ as widely upon other subjects as they do upon Mormonism. I would have supposed that if an Editor in any part of the states had made such a statement at this advanced stage of Mormonism that he would have been considered a fit subject for an insane asylum, for that old Spaulding story has been fully exploded for the last twenty years, and I consider the author of that contribution either consummately ignorant or wilfully wicked in presenting such a statement as authentic. Concerning utah affairs ...

are in our city. I shall be pleased to hear from you as often as you have time to write. The brethren of the Historical corps, and my family wish a kind remembrance to you and all say, God bless and prosper bro. Gibson on his mission. I remain Yours truly in the new covenant W. Woodruff ...