Wilford Woodruff
Dec 11^th 1835
Let Asahel look at
this flood of words

25
Mr Asahel H Woodruff
Cincinnati
Ohio.

^136 yrs old ^

[sideways text]
Brother Asahel excuse the corsness of
my paper & writing. Also pardon me for
not paying the postage I am freequently
are without purs or scrip as is now the case
I have many things I would like to say had I room
& tim[e] I view it to be a momentious day & interesting
period & age of the world in which we live what if [the]
gentiles do disbelieve the word of God spoke [by the]
[p]rophet & Apostles which is pointing to [this] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] their un-believing does not
make the truth God without affect
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[sideways text]
their has been twelve & Seventy Elders chosen
in the Church of Latter Day Saints for a special purpose
to both Jew & gentile the twelve have of late visited
the New England states they have vary good
success there. the work is progressing rapidly
in the East there is but few of the honest who investigate
but what [illegible] notwithstanding all the opposition
the work will roll on & mighty truth will
triumph untill the Church of Christ becomes
fair as the sun clear as the moon & prep[ared]
as a Bride: adorned for her Husband
WW
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give my respects to all inquring
friends if you should see or
call & see me if you
have an opportunty
as I have continued
my writing untill
the inhabitants of the
earth are wrap'd in
sleep liturally as
well as spiritually
will lay
down
my
Pen

{dear brother hark the bridegroom soon will call}
{for so great Babylon at length will fall}
{for} God {praise unto him smart and vain}
{and at his will they will be slain}
{then who can stand in the day}
then who can stand in the day
{when the weak [illegible shorthand]}
when the weak shall [illegible] pra[y]
{all will fall beneath that rod}
all will fall beneath that rod
{that do not stand for Israel’s}
that do not stand for Israels God

{Asahel H Woodruff}
asahel. h Woodruff
{from}
from
{Wilford}
Willford
{Woodruff}
Woodruff

Wilford Woodruff Dec 11th 1835 Let Asahel look at 4 illegible words

25 Mr Asahel H Woodruff Cincinnati Ohio.

stamp in black ink PARIS DEC 15 TENN

136 [illegible]

sideways text Brother Asahel excuse the corsness of my paper & writing. Also pardon me for not paying the postage I am freequently are without purs or scrip as is now the case I have many things I would like to say had I room & time I view it to be a momentious day & interesting period & age of the world in which we live what if [illegible] gentiles to disbelieve the word of God spoke by prophet & Apostles which is pointing to this Day [illegible] their un-believing does not make the truth of God 3 illegible words end of sideways text

{shorthand} then who can stand in the day when the weak shall [illegible] pray all will fall beneath that rod that do not stand for Israels God

asahel. h Woodruff from Willford Woodruff

give my respects to all inquring friends if you should see or call & see me if you have an opportunty as I have continued my writing untill the inhabitants of the earth are wrap'd in sleep liturally as well as spiritually will lay down my Pen

sideways text their has been twelve & Seventy Elders chosen in the Church of Latter Day Saints for a special purpose to both Jew & gentile the twelve have of late visited the New England states they have vary good success there. the work is progressing rapidly in the East there is but few of the honest who investigate but what [illegible] notwithstanding all the opposition the work will roll on & 2 illegible words will triumph untill the Church of Christ becomes fair as the sun clear as the moon & prepared as a Bride: adorned for her Husband WW end of sideways text