St George Temple Feb 19, 1878 Elder Erastus Snow Salt Lake City Dear Brother I receved your Welcome letter of Feb 14, and was glad to lear[n] from you Our work in the Temple continues mostly up to its full capacity. On the 12 we baptzed 1582 & on the 5, 1119. We have had 214 & 226 endowents in a day and the interest continues on the increase John W Young has been here near two weeks I spent Mondy ...

2 health with the people here. Should an Agent as Bishop be appointed for this stake We would recommd James G. Bleak for that man as He is far better acquainted with the business and already has it in [cha[r]ge] Brother Mc- Allister is anxiously awaiting for an Answer about the Municipal Election of this City early in March I wish to stop here untill the conference on the 16 of March Among other things I am trying to get all my Endow[men]ts work that I ...

3 & did Coal oil with our [led], instead of Linseed, they want to be careful about such matters, it is much better for us to buy our oil by the cask as we wa[n]t to use so much, than by the bottle if we can get a pure article. Your family are all are all well here as far as I can learn I have not had much time to visit any where since I came here as I spend nearly all my time in the Temple The people are begin[in]g to garden we have ...

be sucsessful as our [Auditing] com- mittee and settle those Accts plea[s]e remember me to the Council all the Brothr here wish to be remembered to you. Your Brother in the Gospel W Woodruff [upside-down text] W.Woodruff 19 Feb 1878 General St George News [end of upside-down text] ...