I cannot but believe but ^that^ what my relatives in the east will receieve the gospel
when they have the privilege of investigating the subject for themselves yea
I have confidence to believe to believe they will & I expect that most of them will
have the privileg the ensuing season the endowment hath taken place I do not know
whether you have all understanding of the endowment & state of the church or not but
the first Elders of the Church were commanded of God by revelation to assemble &
tarry at Ohio untill they were endow'd with Power from on high (as the ancient)
were on the day of Pentecost their was five hundred Elders (or about that number present
besides a multitude of other Saints at the time of the endowment their blessings
that they receieved were great & probably as much so as on the day of Pentecost cons
dering the number Present the sat upon them as cloven tongues & they
had much of the spirit of prophesy revelations of angels visions &ce God hath
chosen 12 Apostles by revelation to bear his name to the nations of the earth as did
the ancients one of them Elder is travling with me at this time he
will labour with me for a while what length of time I know not. the Lord hath
chosen 70 Apostles Also & other 70 from the first ^both^ to be special witnesses & miesse
ngers to the nations of the earth ^to^ both Jew & Gentile & as their is several hunder
[ed] [page burned] [com]ing east this season I much desire that you may have the privilege of [page burned]
[page burned] yourselves if any should come within your reach I would like you to hear t[hem] [page burned]
candidly & invite them home & freely question them on any points of the gosp[el] [page burned]
or of the Church untill you are satisfied for yourseves & why I make these
remarks is because I believe my Paren[ts] [page burned] & most of my relatives to be republicans
& possessing to much sens to judge a matter of such momentious weight. before
hearing it or frorm the rport that comes from the liar, the drunkard, the adulterer
the professer the Priest's the Press all equally ingaged in flooding the land with falshood
against the Church of Latter Day Saints that Proves to a demonstration that they all partake
of one spirit as the opposers did in the days of , Christ, & & as the cry was
anciently great is the god^d^ess so in this generation [Acts 19:28] every engine is put in operation against
the Church of God because their craft is in danger but it will fall & with it all their
gain because God hath set his hand this last time to recover Israel & no greater Joy
could fill me bosom than to know that all my fathers household would receieve the
gospel & be gathered with the Saints & partake of that glory that is to cover Israel
and may God grant it for Christ sake.
I have many things more I would like to say
had I room & time & it is with the best of feeling & motives that I have made this address
to you. Nothing but duty to God & my fellow men has caused me to leave all my relatives
& resk my life among all manner of men but greater light than I ever expected to see in
mortality is bursting forth I have tasted of the same God hath seen fit to call me to bear his
name to the nations of the earth as one of the 70 Seventy to Jew & Gentile therefore I
know ^my^ mishion it is to shores & the Islands of the sea Babylon must fall Israel will be free
I know my call to be of God therefore I cannot withhold I do not know at this time when
I shall visit my relatives but I believe that God will yet grant me that ^priveleg^ I expect to spend next
winter in school (if alive) Probably at Kirtland Ohio I wish to be remembered to
Sister Br & all other relatives who inquire of my wellfare & I pray God through
Jesus Christ they with you may become Saints for in the cause we are ingaged in you wil
not find darkness, error, nor damnation, but life, light, health, & salvation. Saith your Son Willford Woodruff
I cannot but believe that my relatives in the east will receieve the gospel
when they have the privilege of investigating the subject for themselves yea
I have confidence to believe they will & I expect that most of them will
have the privileg the ensuing season the endowment hath taken place I do not know
whether you have all understanding of the endowment & state of the church or not but
the first Elders of the Church were commanded of God by revelation to assemble &
tarry at Ohio untill they were endow'd with Power from on high (as the ancient)
were on the day of Pentecost their was five hundred Elders (or about that number present
besides a multitude of other Saints at the time of the endowment their blessings
that they receieved were great & probably as much so as on the day of Pentecost cons
dering the number Present the sat upon them as cloven tongues & they
had much of the spirit of prophesy revelations of angels visions &ce God hath
chosen 12 Apostles by revelation to bear his name to the nations of the earth as did
the ancients one of them Elder is travling with me at this time he
will labour with me for a while what length of time I know not. the Lord hath
chosen 70 Apostles Also & other 70 from the first both to be special witnesses & messe
ngers to the nations of the earth to both Jew & Gentile & as their is several hunder
ed page torn ing east this season I much desire that you may have the privilege of page torn
page torn yourselves if any should come with page torn I page torn you to hear page torn
candidly & invite them home & freely question them on any points of the gosp page torn
or of the Church untill you are satisfied for yourseves & why I make these
remarks is because I believe my Parents page torn & most of my relatives to be republicans
& possessing to much sens to judge a matter of such momentious weight. before
hearing it or frorm the rport that comes from the liar, the drunkard, the adulterer
the professer the Priest's the Press all equally ingaged in flooding the land with falshood
against the Church of Latter Day Saints that Proves to a demonstration that they all partake
of one spirit as the opposers did in the days of , Christ, & & as the cry was
anciently great is the goddess Diana so in this generation every engine is put in operation against
the Church of God because their craft is in danger but it will fall & with it all their
gain because God hath set his hand this last time to recover Israel & no greater Joy
could fill me bosom than to know that all my fathers household would receieve the
gospel & be gathered with the Saints & partake of that glory that is to cover Israel
page torn may page torn God grant it for Christ sake
I have many things more I would like to say
had I room & time & it is with the best of feeling & motives that I have made this address
to you. Nothing but duty to God & my fellow men has caused me to leave all my relatives
& resk my life among all manner of men but greater light than I ever expected to see in
mortality is bursting forth I have tasted of the same God hath seen fit to call me to bear his
name to the nations of the earth as one of the 70 Seventy to Jew & Gentile therefore I
know my mishion it is to shores & the Islands of the sea Babylon must fall Israel will be free
I know my call to be of God therefore I cannot withhold I do not know at this time when
I shall visit my relatives but I believe that God will yet grant me that priveleg I expect to spend next
winter in school (if alive) Probably at Kirtland Ohio I wish to be remembered to
Sister Br & all other relatives who inquire of my wellfare & I pray God through
Jesus Christ they with you may become Saints for in the cause we are ingaged in you wil
not find darkness, error, nor damnation, but life, light, health, & salvation. Saith your Son Willford Woodruff
