Orderville, July 23rd 1896 President, Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother, I desire to call your attention to the last time you was in Orderville. In our conversation, I told you, I had received several remarkable dreams. You then express- ed a desire to hear them; but circumstances intervened and seemed to hinder me, at that time. Ever since, at verious times, there has been two spirits at work with me: the one prompting me to write to you, and the other saying, it is nonsense and ...

In the year 1868 my father received his second anointing, and in about three week he died. About two years afterward, I dreamed father came to me while I was in bed, the house was lit up like day: he talked to me for some time, telling, which seems to me, things that were coming to pass, and things which I should do. After his conversation with me, he went out of the house, and I awoke or come to my self, for it seemed that I had not been asleep. There ...

That every thing he said should be taken from me makes it seem remarkable. About a year after that, I dreamed father came to me, he stood in the air above the ground, I thought it was his spirit. He asked me if I would finish his house, He then invited me to come and see what needed to be done. I went with him, and saw a large frame building standing on a solid rock foundation, but it needed the shingles, weather boarding, windows and doors. He asked me ...

about Eighteen months ago. and has since visited and talked to me in a dream. Dear Brother I trust I have not imposed upon your time, by me writing to you. I know that if I need be rebuked for thus writing to you, it will be done with a brother's love. Trusting I may receive a few comforting words from you. May the ^Lord^ bless you is the desire of your brother in the Gospel Francis L. Porter [upside-down text] Francis L. Porter July 23 [18]96. Orderville. [end ...