June 1 [18]89 Mary Y. Corby about Dr. Isaacson. Rcd June 3 [18]89 No answer 631 South Main Street City. June 1st, 1889. President Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother, I feel I am out of my place in troubling you with this letter as I know your time is precious as gold, but I respectfully ask you to bear with me a few moments while I express to you the feelings of my heart. Though unknown to you, and have never spoken to you, yet with many others of ...

adhere to its truths and have wrung their hearts with sorrow, and have asked myself the question, "Where will these things end?" But the Lord Reigneth!" "He will judge the people righteously." I confess that I often feel pained and discouraged, when I think of our present condition. I have not had the oppurtunity to progress as many of my Sister's have—having lived nearly my "three score years and ten," before I embraced the Gospel and my mind had become too weak to grasp the Principles of the Gospel ...

sad, whom the Lord has not made sad." [Ezekiel 13:22] I am not wishing or intending to find fault with any one—I have too many faults of my own, but I have been led into this strain while thinking of our respected Dr Isaacson. I know him well and am a true friend of his, as long as he continues firm in the faith of the Gospel. I have been made unhappy many times by hearing him Slandered by those who ought to have ...

remarkable in the way Dr Isaacson was singled out from his people and was enabled by the Spirit of God to sacrifice the comforts of home—the affections of his Kindred and Country for the Gospel's sake, and I have always felt that he had a claim upon our patience, our forbearance and our consideration. I know by experience that the change to him must have been very great and painful. I too, have left my Country, my Relatives and all that is dear to me—I have not a Relation in the Church, and those I have ...

that which I have seen and known. Dr Isaacson has douptless—in common with us all, his imperfections and weaknesses, but I daily pray that the Lord would keep him humble, that he may ever have the mind of his Lord and Master, and be kept steadfast in the truth, and that the work of Translation which is going on, may be the means in the hands of God of bringing many of His ancient and chosen people into His Fold. Dear President may I hope you will excuse this letter, which I ...