Letter to John Taylor and Council, 11 August 1879

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Letter to John Taylor and Council, 11 August 1879
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    Snow Flake, Apache Co, Arizona Aug 101: 1879 W. Woodruff, Sept 1879. President John Taylor & Council Dear Brethren I have been thinking for some time of addressing you and give you an account of my Stewardship and Intentions But realizeing your hands was full of business with Lawyers, Judges, Courts & wicked spirits. I have rather hesitated to occupy your attention with any thinkg I had to say, but still I feel it proper to give you an outline of affairs with me. I arved at Sunset ...
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    He seemed Deeply interested in and seemed to understand it much better than I could have expected. He insisted on my going home with him to Forest- Dale and telling pedro the peace Chief of the Natives. I went home with him and had a Meeting with Pelone & Pedro the two main Cheiefs of the Nations I was thankful for the opportunity the spirit of God Rested upon us all. Petone Rehearsed to Pedro all I had taught him in the ...
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    them untill sumthing better can be advised I have spent more time at Sunset than either of the other settlemts. I can speak more advisedly than of the others. I think Sunset has proved itself a success in a tempory as well as spiritual point of view. Brother Lot Smith who is the presidet of the stake, takes the lead in the work does as much hard work as any man in the Branch faires No better than the poorest, and I think has produced a ...
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    Dividend on other systems as they can agree. I think the majority of those in the other settlemets Rather incline to live on the Individual systems, rather than to coop on United order systems. I have of Late been holding meetings & visiting the Saints at Snow Flake, Bagley Sholo Creek where Read Head & E. W. East lives & to Cluff Settlement, & Forest Dale fair Caspsrops growing in all the settlements. On the 1 ...
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    been Raging in the pine forest firs two months, burned 100 miles North & South & 50 East & West, caused the Brethren to fight fire for many Days to save dwelling & grass for States. I learned of the Mexican Missions from Br. Thatcher I have thought it might have been Well to have added August Wilkin to the company as He has been in South America and is a good Spanish scholar & I think would have liked the Mission I ...
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    intelligent Industrious & Wealthy of all the tribes of the Western World They are also numerous live in good Houses, has farms women use cooking stoves & sewing Machines They have never been visited by our Missionaries But Brother Tenney is very anxious to visit them, and open friendly Relations with them and I Received an Invitation from Jesse N Smith to accompany him and I feel Exceedingly anxious to do so. In fact I have of late had a very strong Missionary spirit Resting upon ...
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    To the City of Washington and where the Land breaks in peaces the Nations, and Rewards those Heirs, Lawyiers, & Judges according to the Deeds done in the body, and when the Hasty Emigration of the Ring out of Salt Lake is Ended, I think the Saints of God will find the City ofSalt Lake with all the Temple in Zion Standing upon their foundations. Therefore rejoice in the Lord ye Apostles of the Lamb, Even in tribulation & trust in God for He will fight your battles and you will come off victorious ...
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    My Address is Asahel Hart Sunset Apache Co Arizona, And if my letters Reach ther in safety they will be sent to me [upside-down text] (Br. Snow informed me of the Difficulty you have in translationg my letters into English, a good Deal of my writing is in the form of the Reformed Egyptian and as I am not in a situation to take with me an Interpetor, I would advise you to call upon Br Jaques or Brother Cannon to do the ...