Letter to John Taylor, 4 February 1879 [LE-11916]

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C. Thompson (W. W.)
Affairs at St George

St George Temple

President John Taylor

Dear Brother

We Received
your kind Letter yesterday which I
presented to Brother Snow and the
Laboring Brethren here in the Temple and
your views meet a response in all
Our hearts We greatly Rejoice with
all our harts, in the ordinances of the
House of God, and the Revelations of Heaven
We feel the force of this Eternal truth
that God holds the destiny of this Nation
in his own hands as well as the destiny
of Zion, and that the Faithful Saints have
No Reason to fear. But the wicked who
oppress the Saints and fight against God
have Reason to fear and tremble whether
as individuals or in a National capacity
The Apostles and Laboring Elders here are
united in spirit and work whether in the
Temple or out of it, and the power of God
is being poured out upon them in their

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Testimony in preaching, teaching & cousil
The spirit of God reigns in the Temple.
all are united, the work is daily moving
we are baptizing about a thousand to day
and we have over a hundred Endowments
daily. We have a spy sent here from
Beaver in the interest of the [pay] and
judges we know him and where He dwells
Brother Teasdale has been with us two
weeks Returned yesterday we gave him
assistance and He got his work done up
and He has gone back Rejoiceing. He has
been faithful and born a good testimony
that I think will do good his Testimony
has been in the spirit of the Holy Ghost
I consider Brother Teasdale the Right Man
in the Right place as President of Nephi
Stake. Brother Woodruff, Snow Mc
Allister
Bleak and the Laboring Brethren
wish to be kindly Remembered to you
and Council We were all pleased
to hear from you and say God Bless You

Your Brother in the Gospel

C. Thompson