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 Church
to officiate in the spiritual things of the Kingdom it
of course deprives me of takeing all the time for my
family and spending my time with them. But I am
satisfied that my mission to St George this winter will be
of much benefit to me in many Respects. I was so worn
down when I left home that I needed Rest, and the Blessing
one may that I had received since I had ben here, the
following are some of them. I had had the privilege of Dedicating
the Temple on the lower portion of it unto the Lord. I have had
the privilege of doing the first Baptzing, confirmingordaining giving the 2nd Anointings in the temple and have organized the
working company, and am presiding over the Temple at in the
labor therof. I have been an instrument in the hands of the
Lord in Revolutionizing the moral spirit of the City of St
George when I came here there had not been but one Prayer
Meeting, attended in the City for a year the was one a week, at
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 Church
to officiate in the spiritual things of the Kingdom it
of course deprives me of takeing all the time for my
family and spending my time with them. But I am
satisfied that my mission to St George this winter will be
of much benefit to me in many Respects. I was so worn
down when I left home that I needed Rest, and the Blessing
one may that I had received since I had ben here, the
following are some of them. I had had the privilege of Dedicating
the Temple on the lower portion of it unto the Lord. I have had
the privilege of doing the first Baptzing, confirmingordaininggiving the 2nd Anointings in the temple and have organized the
working company, and am presiding over the Temple in the
labor therof. I have been an instrument in the hands of the
Lord in Revolutionizing the of the City of St
George when I came here there had not been but one Prayer
Meeting, attended in the City for a year the was one a week, at