St. George Jan 22, 1877 Dear Emma, I received your good letter and Nellies next morning after I sent my last in which I spoke of the Death of Sister Martha Smoot. I wrote next dy to Broth & Sister Smoot at provo. I thank you for your kind feeling towards me. I prize the love of my family and wish to do what I can to make them comfortable but being called of God and the presidt of the ...

Brother Samuel Hardy private Home and 4 person attended it. now his home is full, evry Tuesdy nigh On wednesdy night evry school house in the City is crouded, our boarding House is crouded on Friday night, and other privat Houses are open for prayer, and there is a great change taken place in this Respetect through my labors, Lucy B Young & family attend these meetings and enjyoy themselvs, the Spirit of the Lord is beging to be with us, and this is a satisfaction to ...

^[lea]rned^ in the sealing Ceremyony so as to wash in that Departing, President Young is now getting better, able to wash some without his cruches I think He will soon be with us in the Temple Sister Hiram Kimball, Sister Grant, & Brother & Sister Townsend are here they pretended to say they never saw me look so well in there homes as I do now, but I expect this is some flatery. I want to have you take care of this letter, & not let it do ...

St George Jan 22 Dear Daughter Nellie I thank you for your good kind Letter. It does me so much good to get letters from my children and I want you to write to me one a week about family affairs and let me know about all that is going on for it is as intersting to me to get letters from my children as it is for them to get letters from me. I am getting so fat I have to use a cane to walk with I hope you ...