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seen this people feel the importance of living their religion as much
as they have done the past winter and hope it will continue to the has been with [them] their preaching and teaching in all the
Quorum and Ward meetings. I commenced with before
he died, and after his death the burden of the care of the Missionaries
rested upon me and brother who was unwell considerable,
but attended most of the time. and have been
with me a part of the time. The Presidency and Twelve (except
myself) and about 100 others are expecting to go on a summer Trip North
to .
This spring & will be with us about the
first of May. I expect they will take a European mission, some missionaries
will be called to and to the islands. President would like
to send a mission to and the . The Lamanites
are doing well, and with other chiefs are making
great improvement. Arrowpeene preached a short discourse in the
lately, it was good.
We have given up the Lead mines after making about 10 or 12.00
lbs; it is quite expensive and does not work as well as expected. a cotton
company are called to go to the . We are going to try the
chinese Sugar cane this summer as far as we can get seed.
All is peace and prosperity with us throughout this .
some are going to this Spring, several in the Southern settlements
have started on the short roads, [or] cut off to go there,
and no doubt
some others will follow them soon. family are all well, you and
the brethren associated with you are earnestly remembered in our prayers.
As far as the History is concerned, we finished matters up to
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the death of as far as we could; then brought up the
other matters including the history of the Twelve up to the
organization of the church Augt. 8. I then have taken up the
history of Brigham Young and his family briefly, and now
am at work with the history of the Twelve, from their first organization
in a brief form, taking all that belonged to it, up to the 8
[August] 1844. We have no trouble now with the Gentiles here
[in court] or any where else. It would amuse you to read one of the late
scenes while in court filed in our office—too lengthy to insert,
[with] Dr. , Gen. and
some smaller fry, to bullyrag
[all our] laws and their defenders, a part of them came armed with
[colts,] revolvers, it ended in resignation and Gen. Burr's
[dismissal] from the Bar; and some others who intended to use the pistols
went out of the house in the form of a sled using the seat of
their honor for runners, dropping their loaded weapons while going
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the death of as far as we could; then brought
other matters including the history of the Twelve up to
seen this proply of your followes up 1 sising there digits as much
as they have done the past winter and hope it will continue in the
of God has been with the Lord preaching and teaching in all the
Quorum and all Ward meetings. I