God-father of a number of them if blessing them
would make me so. On sunday morning after our
return I was called upon by Bro Lot Smith
to bless a fine son of his 10 days old, born to him
in our absence by his wife Alice Ann Richards Smith
weighing 11 lbs when born. I sealed upon him the
name of Wilford Woodruff by request of his father.
I hope these babies may live and make better men
than their namesake. I have had a good deal of
time to read, meditate, and pray since I have been
on this mission. I have read the Bible, Book of
Mormon, Doctrines & Covenants since being here
besides the Hystory of France & England & McCabes
Hystory of the World, Blairs Lectures on Rhetoric
and Belles Lettres and other works. I have read a
good deal more than I can remember or have
digested, but I have found the Sacred books very
profitable to me. I could hardly have believed
that I could have been as contented as I have been
on this mission. I have had nothing else to do but
to try to do good, preach the gospel, strengthen the
Saints, to visit the Lamanites and try to build
up Zion. I have had no desire for gold, Silver
property or speculation. I have had no use for
money, occasionally somebody would give me 2
or 3 dollars, I would give it away the first charit-
able chance I had. All my wants have been
supplied. The Saints would take no money from
me for anything done for me. Bro Lot Smith has
supplied me with all the clothing I have wanted
reward and why should not I be contented and
happy under the circumstances in which I have
been placed. Among other blessings I have had a
good Sister McNeil ready to come at my call to offici-
ate as my scribe or copyist and I think there is great
necessity for this for I think sometimes I have mur-
dered more paper than any man living on earth
of my age. And if it was all put into one volumes
in a readable form it would be the largest book ever
produced and the greatest variety of succotash and
the world might call it the greatest romance
but enough upon this subject strain.
God-father of a number of them if blessing them
would make me so. On sunday morning after our
return I was called upon by Bro Lot Smith
to bless a fine son of his 10 days old, born to him
in our absence by his wife Alice Ann Richards Smith
weighing 11 lbs when born. I sealed upon him the
name of Wilford Woodruff by request of his father.
I hope these babies may live and make better men
than their namesake. I have had a good deal of
time to read, meditate, and pray since I have been
on this mission. I have read the Bible, Book of
Mormon, Doctrines & Covenants since being here
besides the Hystory of France & England & McCabes
Hystory of the World, Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric
and Belles Lettres and other works. I have read a
good deal more than I can remember or have
digested, but I have found the Sacred books very
profitable to me. I could hardly have believed
that I could have been as contented as I have been
on this mission. I have had nothing else to do but
to try to do good, preach the gospel, strengthen the
Saints, to visit the Lamanites and try to build
up Zion. I have had no desire for gold, Silver
property on speculation. I have had no use for
money, occasionally somebody would give me 2
or 3 dollars, I would give it away the first charitable chance I had. All my wants have been
supplied. The Saints would take no money from
me for anything done for me. Bro Lot Smith has
supplied me with all the clothing I have wanted
reward and why should not I be contented and
happy under the circumstances in which I have
been placed. Among other blessings I have had a
good Sister McNeil ready to come at my call to officiate as my scribe or copyist and I think there is great
necessity for this for I think sometimes I have murdered more paper than any man living on earth
of my age. And if it was all put into one volumes
in a readable form it would be the largest book ever
produced and the greates variety of succotash and
the world might call it the greatest romance
but enough upon this strain.