Camebridge Waikato. N. Z. November 25th 1887 President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear beloved Brother Today on my arrival at this place, I received your most welcome and interesting letter of the 13th of October, which had been forwarded from Gisborn to me. I am not able to discribe the joy it afforded me in reading the contents of the same, to hear direct from the leaders of Gods' Kingdom upon the Earth, in relation to the interest and progress of the ...

caused no doubt, by being over taxed by the many hardious labors prepairing for Con- frence, which must have unfitted you for speaking to that vast congraegation, if they had not heard your voice at all, it would have ^been^ a blessing to them to look upon your face, once again, we are thankfull that the Ene- mies to Gods Kingdom allowed the Confrence to pass of[f] peaceable, without annoying any of our leaders. oh, what a time of rejoicing it will be for all Isreal, when our beloved leaders can again mingle openly with the Saints. God grant ...

all right, and the Savings Bank has been instructed to forward his money to his Father. Your instructions concerning the care to be used in the revission of the Book of Mormon secureing the best native talant for the purpose, will be strictly carried out. We are thankfull to be able to announce to you that they are now ready to com^m^ence on the revis- sion haveing just finished the translation for the first time, in which they have been greatly blessed of the Lord. We rejoice much to learn of the frequent ...

John. T. Smellie, Mahia, and Charles Johnson in the Waikato Districts. I am just in receipt of a Talagraphm from Elder H. J. Sears, stating that he has been released to return home in hast. I was quite surprised as I did not receive any word by my home mail, concerning it. I am also sorry as we are quite short of Maori linquest, he had just been appointed to labor in the Mahia district under President

three more being organized about Christmass, as our dusky friends set that time for being Baptised into the Church as they have arranged among themselves to all come into the Church about the same time, there are three villages of them a Short-distance apart, in company with Elder H. J. Manning President of the Waikato District I enjoyed my visit to them very much, as they drank in our words and we felt the Seeds was being Sown in good grou -nd, we trust in a few weeks will bring ...

L Blyth who is laboring in Australia, a letter received from him yesterday State that he is not enjoying the best of health, and being alone it makes it quite unplesent for him, I shall be thankfull when he gets some help, he is feeling well in Spirits and doing all that lay in his power to Spread the truth in that part of the Lords vineyard there is general good health among our native Saints at this time and a desire manifested on their part to Keep the commandments, a ...

wonderfully Sustained of the Lord in my travels and adminestrations among the Elders and Saints, in my Bretherin and fellow compan- ims in the minestry I feel I have a good Sup- port and a fine noble lot of Elders to labor with, who manifest a Strong desire to be counsell- ed and directed in their labors, and a willing- ness to carry out every counsell given them, offer ing no complaint about the many little trials they have to pass through, but on the other hand feel that they are blessed in being counted worthy to ...

of you, in your high holy and responsible callings, and with profound love to you all in which Elder H. J. Manning who I am now with join which also all the Elders and Sisters would gladly do if they were present; I remain your Brother and Co laborer in the great cause of truth William Paxman. P.S. I have not as yet had the pleasure of reading the last Epistle, if there has been any pub- lished in pamphlit form, I would much like to receive a few coppies ...