Your vary interesting & consoling Letter of
Sept 17 is received, Also A letter of Date July 30 was
Received, for which please receve my thanks. I came down
to the Temple last Evening to attend to the Marriage of Edward Snow the son of Erastus, as his Father was not at
home to attend to it, he requested me to, which I did this
morning. I had a plesant interview yesterday with R. T. Burton & E. F. Sheets who are here on Church business
I also had an interview with Elder Roberts who done most
of the preaching at the conference, & people were much Edified
I also had an interview with Jacob Hamblin. I gave him
a mission to the Lamanites as he is not allowed to stay at home
and his mission has been to the Lamanites for many years
and he seems better qualified for that mission than to the gentiles.
There was a Telegram sent here from Beaver saying that somebody
had told Marshal Armstrong (A cock & bull story) that I with ThurberSpencerBagly & others had threatened to throw Armstrong
& his papers into Fish Lake if He came there to Arest any body.
there was No such threats made, nor truth in it. But there was a
man in Beaver (said to be a Reporter) took it up, and has tryed to make
some black mailing out of it. But president Murdock has been
communicated with to ^see^ Armstrong, and correct the matter with him,
for we have all of us but the best of feelings with him as A Govern-
met Officer, for he has behaved more Gentlemanly than any other
one in the service. I think it will be setled without Difficulty
but this caused me to leave the Room I have occupied of late,
and I went back to my old retreat whare I had spent several
months. And I found my old friend vary sick, and next morning
clensed & purified. The Saints tried & proven, when the cup of iniquity
of those who are persecuting the ^saints^ is filled, and when the United States
Government is Ripe for the Harvest, And it does appear to
me I never saw a field ripen as fast. Brethren you
have my prayers Day and night for your health, prosperity, and
deliverance PresidentTaylorhas once suffered Marterdom If ^it^ is the
Will of God I pray that may suffice. If those wicked men had you
in their possession, They would never want to let you go alive.
And I pray you may be kept out of ther hands. George Q is also
a brave man, and my chafe under confinement, but do he
protest; I was sorry to hear of the sickness of Abram H
we pray for him and hope the Lord will preserve his life. All
the Saints of God around me wish to send Love & blessings
With regard to myself I thank the Lord I am able to say
I am Enjoying goodhealth to day considering my Age and
close confinement. I exercise when I can in safety. I feel
as though we need Revelation Every day in order to know
what to do. We are all in the hands of God, and he is not so
far away, but what he shows his hand. I think He did on the 24 of July In OrdainingGen Grant to officite in his last act as a scape Goat to bearoff the sins of the Mormons, and
to cause presidentCleveland to command all the United
States to put the flag at half mast, and Governor Murry is
particular to commend the command the Citizens of Salt Lake
to do what they were going to kill the Mormons for Doing doing
And the soldiers of Camp Douglass are sent to fight the Salvation Army, or some other Armyinstead of the Mormons
They may not acknowledge the Hand of God in this, but I do
The Lord and the Heavenly Hosts are watching over
us And the Lord will Defend his SaintshisAnointed
and his friends. Therefore have courage, onwardbrethren
to Deliverance to Victory, to Glory, and EternalLife
sideways text Pres W Woodruff
St George
Sept 30 1885 end of sideways text
Your vary interesting & Consoling Letter of
Sept 17, is received, Also A letter of Date July 30, was
received, for which please receve my thanks. I came down
to the Temple last Evening to attend to the Marriage of
Edward Snow the son of Erastus, as his Father was not at
home to attend to it, he requested me to, which I did this
morning. I had a plesant interview yesterdy with
R. T. Burton & E. F. Sheets who are here on Church business
I also had an interviw with Elder Roberts who done most
of the preaching at the Conferene, & people were much Edified
I also had an interview with Jacob Hamblin. I gave him
a mission to the Lamanites as he is not allowed to sty at home
and his mission has been to the Lamanits for many years
and he seems better qualifid for that mission than to the gentils.
There was a Telegram sent here from Beaver saying that somebody
had told Marshal Armstrong (A cock and bull story) that I with
Thurber Spencer Bogly & others had threatened to throw Armstrog
and his papers into Fish Lake if he came there to Arest any body.
There was No such threats made, nor truth in it. But there was a
man in Beaver (said to be a reporter) took it up, and has tryed to make
some blak mailing out of it. But president Murdock has been
communicated with to see Armstrog, and correct the matter with him
for we have all of us but the best of feelings with him as A Governmet Officer for he has behaved more Gentlemanly than any other
one in the service I think it will be setld without Difficulty
but this causd me to leave the room I have occupid of late,
and I went back to my old retreat whre I had spent several
months. And I found my old friend vry sick, and next moning
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Clensed & purifid. The Sants tried & proven, when the cup of iniquity
of those who are persecuting the Saints is filled, and when the United States
Government is ripe for the Harvest, And it does appeer to
me I never saw a field ripen as fast. Brethren you
have my prayers Day and night for your health prosperity and
deliverane Presidt Taylor has once suffered Marterdom if it is the
Will of God I pray that may suffice. If those wicked men had you
in their possession they would never want to let you go alive.
And I pray you might keep out of ther hands. George Q is also
a brave man, and my chafe under Confinemt, but do he
protest. I was sorry to hear of the sickness of Abram H
we pray for him and hope the Lord will presere his life. All
the Saints of God arond me wish to send Love & blessgs
With regard to myself I thank the Lord I am able to say
I am Enjoying good health to day considerig my Age and
Close Confinemt. I exercise when I can in safety. I feel
as though we need revelation every day in order to know
wht to do. We are all in the hands of God, and he is not so
far awy, but what he shows his hand. I think He did on the
24 of July In OrdainingGen Grant to officite in his lastact as a scape Goat to bearoff the sins of the Mormons, and
to cause presidentCleveland to command all the Unitd
States to put the flag at half mast and Governor Murry is
particular to Commend the Citizens of Salt Lake
to do what they were going to kill the Mormons for doing
And the Soldiers of Camp Douglass are sent to fight the
Salvation Army or some other Army instead of the Mormons
They may not acknowledge the Hand of God in this but I do
The Lord and the Heavenly Hosts are watching over
us And the Lord will Defend his Saints his Anointed
and his friends. Therefore have Courage, onward brethen
to Deliverance to Victory, to Glory, and EternalLife
"Letter to John Taylor and George Quayle Cannon, 24 September 1885," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 7, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/jZQR