Kirtland O. January 4, 1836

Dear Brother

Yours came to hand 8 or 10 days
since. I hope you will pordon me for not
writing sooner, for I feel that I have a just cause
to be excused. And this because of a multiplicity of
business.

The Hebrew School commenced this day, and I
hope that I shall be able to attend it some, but
out of necesity I will be excluded part of the
time because of the press of business.

You have no doubt an idea in regard to
the endowment and if you should suppose that
God intends to endow a man to destroy another
because he repents not, I would inform you that
your idea is incorrect, but I presume that you
have no such an idea. God will indow no
man except he has obtained wisdom and under-
standing enough to use power with discretion
and according to the will of God. I presume
the solemn assembly will take place in Febru-
ary if there will be no hinderance in the comple-
tion of the house.

I have written a letter to br Seth Utley, and
no doubt you have seen it ere this, had I
time I would write a long letter to you. But
I have not. And Elder Parish wrote you and
you have the Bible Book of Mormon & Book of
Covenants these together with the Sipirit of God, will
will make you wise unto salvation, and give you
inteligence to lead others into the mansions of
bliss. I am sensible that you feel your weekness
in the midst of a gainsaying and idolotrous generation
while in the days of your youth, and so for pain
your brethren ^the prophet etc^ But be not dismayed trust in God
and you shall not be confounded, for remember
what our Savior saith of the the Ravens, and of the
Lillies of the field, they toil not neither do they spin but

Kirtland O. January 4, 1836

Dear Brother

Yours came to hand 8 or 10 days since. I hope you will pordon me for not writing sooner, for I feel that I have a just cause to be excused. And this because of a multiplicity of business.

The Hebrew School commenced this day, and I hope that I shall be able to attend it some, but out of necesity I will be excluded part of the time because of the press of business.

You have no doubt an idea in regard to the endowment and if you should suppose that God intends to endow a man to destroy another because he repents not, I would inform you that your idea is incorrect, but I presume that you have no such an idea. God will indow no man except he has obtained wisdom and understanding enough to use power with discretion and according to the will of God. I presume the solemn assembly will take place in February if there will be no hinderance in the completion of the house.

I have written a letter to br Seth Willey, and no doubt you have seen it ere this, had I time I would write a long letter to you. But I have not. And Elder Parish wrote you and you have the Bible Book of Mormon & Book of Covenants these together with the Sipirit of God, will make you wise unto salvation, and give you inteligence to lead others into the mansions of bliss. I am sensible that you feel your weekness in the midst of a gainsaying and idolotrous generation while in the days of your youth, and so for pain your brethren the prophets &c But be not dismayed trust in God and you shall not be confounded, for remember what our Savior saith of the the Ravens, and of the Lillies of the field, they toil not neither do they spin but