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All things shall work together for good to the faithful. I feel
thankful that the Lord has opened the way for you to spend the
winter at your fathers House & once more enjoy the Society of
your Kindred for a season, & that I can enjoy your company while
on my visit in . I never desired any thing more in my life
than to once more be permitted to enjoy the embraces of My Dear
& Also to see & kiss the LAD. May God hasten the time I pray. I
want to ask a question, shall I sail direct from to
& so you call with me in C[onnecti]cut to see our friends on
our return. Or had I better [illegible due to stamp] a call both going & coming
Answer in the Letter you sen[t] [illegible due to stamp] in NY. I shall probably
leave most of my baggage in NY [illegible due to stamp]
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Two hours later, what strange things happen just as I was about sealing
this letter, the Postman came to my door & handed me a Bundle or package
from containing the 10 th No of the Star & several , one
long letter from & sister Dated Jan 24 th, & a long interesting, comfo-
rting & cheering Letter, written By & ^Mother^ , , & sisters –
Phebe, , , & Owen & you may all rest assured it was
a feast to my soul to once more hear from you all, this was Dated
Jan 10 th & as I have again herd from you all [thr]ough the instrumentality of
pen & ink my prayer is that I may soon see you with mine eyes
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I write a letter to father family to day [end of upside-down text]
My Dear Companion let us be faithful & humble before the Lord & seek
meekness & humility that we may be hid in the day of the Lords anger
for he is about to come out of his hiding place & in his fury vex the Nations
Awful judgments & calamities are at the door our own Nation will not
escape But America will soon ^learn^ their is a God in Israel. May labours –
cares & anxieties have been great during the past year, & I rejoice in the
Anticipation of a Jubilee or release from my long mission that I can
again return to the Bosom of my Dear family. But Ah! poor I –
cannot see at present. When I see you I will tell you a comforting dream I had
about her pray for me untill you see me
W
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Willford Woodruff
Feb 18th 1841
Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff
Care of Ezra Carter
Maine
United States
All things shall work together for good to the faithful. I feel
thankful that the Lord has opened the way for you to spend the
winter at your fathers House & once more enjoy the Society of
your Kindred for a season, & that I can enjoy your company while
on my visit in . I never desired any thing more in my life
than to once more be permitted to enjoy the embraces of My Dear
& Also to see & kiss the LAD. May God hasten the time I pray. I
want to ask a question, shall I sail direct from to
& so you call with me in Connecticut illegible due to stamp to see our friends on
our return. Or had I better illegible due to stamp a call both going & coming
Answer in the Letter you sent illegible due to stamp in NY. I shall probably
leave most of my baggage in NY illegible due to stamp
Two hours later, what strange things happen just as I was about sealing
this letter, the Postman came to my door & handed me a Bundle or package
from containing the 10 th No of the Star & several , one
long letter from & sister Dated Jan 24 th, & a long interesting, comforting & cheering Letter, written By & Mother , , & sisters –
Phebe, , , & Owen & you may all rest assured it was
a feast to my soul to once more hear from you all, this was Dated
Jan 10 th & as I have again herd from you all through the instrumentality of
pen & ink my prayer is that I may soon see you with mine eyes
I write a letter to father family to day end of upside-down text
My Dear Companion let us be faithful & humble before the Lord & seek
meekness & humility that we may be hid in the day of the Lords anger
for he is about to come out of his hiding place & in his fury vex the Nations
Awful judgments & calamities are at the door our own Nation will not
escape But America will soon learn their is a God in Israel. May labours –
cares & anxieties have been great during the past year, & I rejoice in the
Anticipation of a Jubilee or release from my long mission that I can
again return to the Bosom of my Dear family. But Ah! poor I –
cannot see at present. When I see you I will tell you a comforting dream I had
about her pray for me untill you see me
W
Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff
Care of Ezra Carter
Maine
United States
stamp in red ink
NEW YORK
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Willford Woodruff
Feb 18th 1841