Pr Wodruff Feb 14 [18]87 L. D. S. Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 321, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb 8th 1887 Presidents John Taylor, & G. Q. Cannon Dear Brethren, Your vary kind and interesting Letter of Jan 31 arived Last evening, I read its contents with much pleasue, And I feel to return you my thanks for your kindness towards me I receved the Draft from J. Jack of $200. I shall also have to ask you to ...

known And I have our hide place of retreat untill there is general Danger through the County Brother Thompson is on hand with a good team and light waggon at almost a moment Notice to take me anywhere I wish to go in this region of country, should the time arive when I would be under the necessity of going to Arizona or Mexico And the Temple still running I might be under the necessity of looking to some other ...

L.D.S. Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 321, Salt Lake City, Utah, 188 I am Enjoying vay good health, at present and feel in good spirits. If I live I shall see my 80 Birth day the 1 March, 20 days hence, but that figure looks vary strange to me to think off. I can hardly comprehend it. I do not feel that old, yet I suppose it is so, when I look back to the days of Kirtland & Joseph Smith and the Apostles ...

Such a Nation ought to feel the wrath of Almighty God, and be broaken in peaces, and the sceptre any Government taken out of their hands and given into the hands of rightous men which will be the case as the Lord Loves, For No Nation never did nor never can live longong after persuing the course the United Stats are doing today. I thank the Lord the presidency are prsesevd ^preserved^ so far, and I hope & pray they may be untill they behold Zion and her inhabitats victorious and her Enemies cut down. Brother

You need not return this letter A M Tenney Ansd Jan 20 [18]87 Snowflake Jan 11th 1887 Dear Bro Allen I Have aroze early this morning that I may write to you we are all tolerably well & the Health of the People are about as usual The objesct of my writing at this time may appear to you to be somewhat peculiar but you Know that I Have no father to seek council from besides this you will Probably remember that we Had a talk about athe same subjects that I ...

since My return from Detroit I Have felt that as soon as I could get my Business & family straitened around so that they would not suffer, that if My Brethren felt the spirit that it was the Lord's will I would be more than willing to be one of about five Missionaries to go to the Yakies in Sonora Mexico that same People that are or Have been in trouble with the Mexicans & who are of the same grade or inteligence as the Ysletas now there are some ...

This Yakie Nation are not now under this Catholic Youke & they are exibiting a firm determination not to be subjugated to their Mexican neighbors but we Know that they must & will submit ere long as their numbers will not warrant them against the Goverment of Mexico or even Sonora it seems to me that 5 good Elders could make a start in that direction begining with or at the line as they enter Mexico or Sonora taking up their labors among the Mexicans as opprortunity & doors were opened to them Moving ...

I trust that you will not feel that I am forward in this Matter as I Have been taught that it was the liberty of an Elder to offer himself I will remember being Present when Pres-Young said that if the Elders Knew their duties that instead of him being compelled to call & ask & beg for some- one to Perform Missions that they would be at his elbow awaiting & sugesting to him I will only add that this Has been upon My Mind in such a Manner that I Have ...

(permanent) Time Has Proven that I Have Not been blessed with even an ordinary amount of children. This However Has been no ones fault but it is attributable to Bad Health on the Part of the Loving [Eliza Ann Udall Tenney|Wife. I am advancing in years but this does not take away the desire to Have a Posterity sufficiently numerous to be well remembered, so much so that My name will never be blotted out of the great register in the Kingdom of our God. owing to what you said to me as ...

the cealing of us children to him as we were Born out of the covenant & also the connecting of My father's family to some one of our Brethren one more subject that I wish to hear from you about. I Have recieved a letter from Bro E. Snow requesting me to come to Mexico & Bring at least Part of My family you will Know My sensitive organization and I well Know that Bro snow was formerly quite severe in his relations with his Brethren besides this I Have ...