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,
Habits and Intecgrity, devoted to serve the
Lord.
Having sead that moush of one of my
Boys, I wish to refere to a older Brother
of his, there is not far behind in the
good qualleties ascribet to the first one
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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
Unitted Order which was then in running
order in Arizona, and wary neer totally
broke up in Utah,) they brougth abaut a
cald for me to go there, reseving a letter
from you to that afect;
I comenced to make my arangement
for the mission, when my freind Br W:
Tunbridge (who wass in Levan on a leeve)
resived a letter from the Bishop of the Ward
to where we wass going, that the Settlement
had broke up, he (Br W: Tunbridge) talked
to Bishop N Aagaard, and I talked to
them boeth, and the conclusion arived
at was: that inasmoush that the Setelment
where we wass destained to go to was broke
up, we wass on natural consequences
released. I desired though at the time
to have wrote you for informations, but
they insistid, ther wass no nessasity,
but as I have at offentimes had a remors
of consience conected with that calling
which I ded not fell. I resolve by thise
writing to relate the full particulars, for
I do not wish to shrink from any dudy,
I allso wish to state that I am in your
hand, if the Lord and his authorrety
wants me. I am here, notwithstanding
a little over 54 years. I feel healty and
strong anogh to pay a wesit to my
old Birthplace (Danmark,) thise is a
consideration I leev with my Brithren
in the Preisthood, but if ever, I pray for
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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 Know me just
as I am, what I am doing, and what
I desire to do.
With Kind Regard to you and a sensire
wish for your comford and prosperrety
Spiritally and temperally,
I am Respectfully yours in the Gosple
obedeent Servant