Alpine, Mar 7 1894 Pres Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City Dear brother your letter of Febuary 24 contaning the news of my appointment to a mission as been received and duly considered, and in regard to the call will say that I except the same willingly and allso as a duty, that I owe to mankind. Bud my circumstancies are of such a nature that makes it impossable for me to arange for any deffenate time I have a case ...

now pending in the third district court invol ving the title to a piece of my property which seems to move very slowly yet rather expencive I have also some fencing and other improvements which I think should be attended to before leaving. This togather with the stringency in the mony market and the uncertainty in buisness affairs will make it inconvenent for me to leave until later in the fall when I hope to get some returns from this seasons cropp. With this explaination I feel now to leave the matter in your hands ...

I remain your friend and brother in the cause of truth John Moyle PS I hope by the 15th of Nov. to be at liberty Albert Marsh, Bishop Good. Give him until fall as he askes, and he can report when ready. J F. S. ...

John Moyle March 7 [18]94