Just as I was leaving Nauvoo Brother W W Phelps
handed me the wrtten verses on Latin requesting me to for
ward them to you, which I now do Praying my heavenly
Father to bless you and this I do the more heartily remember
ing at this moment some of our travels and camp duties
on our way to Missoure with our beloved Propet and Patrearch
alive and well with us. O brother Woodruff never can or
should we forget the scenes we then passed through
Whevever I see or hear of a brothr who was with us in that
Camp I feel a thrill of interest swell my bosom that
cannot be expressed in our imperfect lannguage. I rejoice
in those who have stood faithful, and hope, strongly hope
that our heavenly Father will feel after them and
genlty draw them back again to rally round the stand
and of truth bending in humble submission to the Order
of the Kingdom. I see by observation (and I thank God not by
by experience) that it is a small thing or curcumstance that
first cawses or draws away our eye from the mark but how
however small still it is a deviation and who knows how
far it will not lead. I want you to remember me before
the Lord that I may not have temptations stronger than I
can bear. All is well at Nauvoo first rate, and I feel
as through it was well with you. Praise the Lord.
Brother Woodruff—Knowing the anxiety you must feell
for the cause of God in America, I imbrace the present to
drop you a line by permision of Elder Fordham who
leaves this place to-morrow with many others for Nauvoo
they carry up much money a goods for the Temple, all
the Elders have been called in this Summer to labor
on the Temple, the brethren are resolved to have the en-
dowment commence this fall, our enemies are
say if we are not exterminated before the Temple is
finished, it never can be done—so you may depend
on a decisive blow being struck for its completion,
I mean the completion of the Temple. I would inform
you that we now as a people stand in relationhip
to this country that we never stood before. I have
succeeded in obtaining an appointment for one
of our brethren in the Custom House in this city
and have the promise of some more in other parts
of the ci^o^untry in other cities. I have also obtained quite
an influence on the part of the executive of the General
Government in our behalf. Governer Ford will have
to give us protection during his administration or
he wil loose his influence with the General Govern
ment, to whome he will be looking for an appoint
ment in the cabinet after he has left the executive
chair in Illinois, and will lose^oose^ it if he is not
our friend. I have much I would like to tell
you but I have not roome I close for elder Pratt
Dear Br, Woodruff, I have only
time to say that I am well, and that
all is well here. Give my Kind Remem
berance to Elders Hedlock, Clark, Ward,
and to all Our english friends.
I have writen to you, that it is the
dis^c^c^i^sion of the twelve to send all Emigra
tion to N. York hereafter in stead of N. Orleans
direct them to No 7 Spruce St. NY