Vernal Uintah Co Utah April 25th/889 President W. Woodruff Dear Brother In the seliction and apointment, of one of my Boys to take a mission to the southren States, it wass iqually unexpected, and aperingly damaging to my temporal calculations, but I am greatfull to God, and Tankfull to you, and they Brethren of the Preisthood, that he has bin considiret worthy to be a Maesingor of glad Tidings to the Nations of the Earth; Notwithstanding: I am his Father I can impartially recomend him to be a praisworthy Boy, of good morals, ...

only appiarrngly not so moush divoted to the couse of God at present, having the foult of so many of the Mormons Boys, (so termed) ligtheadenes, but wel Talanted Leeving this subject I wish to give a stat ment of myself, or mayby more proper ly called a confession; A few years ago at about the time of the braking up of some of the Settlements in Arizone; true the influence of some of my Friends who mouch desired to have me go there, and to which ^t^ I consented, (being a devoty to the ...

for only one of my Famely at a time, and while I am home I will try to make my live as usefull as I can, for the present I am my Bishops clerk Gjenneral Tithing clerk of this Stake, clerk of the Seventies Quorum wher I belong, and allso of the sentral Iregation Company of this Vally, and a Teacher in my Ward, haw good I feel this possesion, my supirors will have to tell, well I am afraid I have tired you out allredy long ago, with all my explana tions, but I desire you to ...