Your kind Letter of Aug 3
is before me & while waiting for our breakfast
this morning I will write a few lines in Answer
I find myself vary busy these days as all
the work that was upon President Taylor & Council
is now upon me to Dectate & Direct in
connexion with my Quorum of Council but the
Responsibility Rests upon me. There is 11 of the
Apostles now together including D H Wells
We held meetings yesterday & will to day from
10 o'clok through the day I do not pretend to go
to any of my family Asahel & Emma
visit me on business occasionally
^[FIGURES]^ Well Hop is dead, shot through the Heart yesterday with
4 Balls Died game as it is called called for Dinner Just
before He was shot flung segar out of his mouth Just
before the balls hit him The agony is over in this
world it is Just begining in the next you will see it
all in the D News
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Brother AtkinAsabel is about to build him
a House to put a wife in in the S. E. cornor
of Emmas Lot He wants to put a concret or groutfoundation 2 1/2 feet or so to the top of the
ground will you please state to me asin a
Letter wwhow that should be made He is thinking
of Drawing the clops of granitefrom the from the Temple Block instead of common granite
How would that do what proportion of Lime
is Nesscesary with the sand I would Like it if
you was with us to build that home for
him, but that is out of the question He wants
to build abot 35 feet square & has a dining Room Parlor, BedroomPantry or Butry & bathRoom and
I thought if we could works 2 Bed rooms it would
be a good thing I write you on a small peace of
paper your views of such a Building He builds of
Brick outside & Adobies inside would it necessary
to leave Adobieparticionwalls or studing would
it be necessay to have Adobies walls to bind
the building to gether Give my Love to Sister Atkins & all the family Emma sends Love to all
all I Remain you Brother in the Gospel