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 been
compelled to call your attention to the above
facts & I trust that you will give it some reflection.
The next subject is one that came up
when you was with Me in New Mexico & at
My House.
you will remember that you
said to me that you thought it better for Me not
to add any More to My Family at least for the
Present as it mite destroy the Happiness that
existed with us & that seemed to be permanent
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 been
compelled to call your attention to the above
facts & I trust that you will give it some reflection.
The next subject is one that came up
when you was with Me in New Mexico & at
my House.
you will remember that you
said to me that you thought it better for Me not
to add any More to my Family at least for the
Present as it mite destroy the Happiness that
existed with us & that seemed to be permanent
"Letter to John Taylor and George Quayle Cannon, 8 February 1887," p. 8, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 13, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Zm9E