I received a call from you, dated the 6th Inst
to go on a mission to Iceland. In reply would say,
I consider it my duty to respond, when I am called
to do eney thing in this Church, as far as it is ^in^ my
power, and will except the call providing I have
a good partner to go with me, as you want to kno-
w my feeling in regards to the call, I will try
to say a few words on the same. For me to ask for
a good partner is becaus I am very poor in the
language. I came to this country when I was only
6 year old, have not studied the language as
I should have done. I can speck partly but can
not read or write the same. I realise that it will
be hart for me to ^go^ into a strange country with
out an exsperenced missionary. I hope that you
will not exspect me to. I would like to get a man
that is pretty well posted in the Iceland language
and one that knew the country a little. If thair was
a missionary thair now. which I could go to work
with as it is in other places I would not ask
what I do. My curcumstances is not as good
as I would like them to be I have a Father and Mother about 70 years of age to take care of, and
a baby 6 months old. its mother died 5 months
ago. I will need some help in from the ward in
a financial way. but will help my self all
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I can. I am very thankful to you for the length
of time you have given me to prepare in. I am sure
that the Lord will turn thing in my favor, with
his help I will be at the Historians Office at the
apointed time ul^n^less sickness or death hinders
me. these few words was on my mind so I thought
I would write them.