we hope he has learned to read it by this time We hope he
will have a mind to learn to read as it is an importat
thing with a child. please recieve our Love & kind respects
towards youselves & remember us to Sister Ells if she is with
you & all of your houshold & Neighborhood this enquire
after us esspecially Br & Sistr Oakey,
please write as soon as you get this & tell us all
the news with you & you will much oblige
us
aAs ever we remain your Friends & Broth
& Sister in the Kingdom of God
W. Woodruff
P. W. Woodruff
Mr Wilford Woodruff jr
Dear Son
Your Father & Mother wishes
to say a few words to you. As Uncle & Aunt Benbow
is taking good care of you while your Father & Mother are abrod
preaching the gospel we wish you to mind Uncle & Aunt Benbow
& be a good Boy learn to read well, say your prayers &
the day you are eight years old we want you to be
Baptized for the remission of yours Sins we want you to
learn & understand the gospel so that you can begin to preach
we hope he has learned to read it by this time We hope he
will have a mind to learn to read as it is an importat
thing with a child. please recieve our Love & kind respects
towards youselves & remember us to Sister Ells if she is with
you & all of your houshold & Neighborhood this enquire
after us esspecially Br & Sistr Oakey,
please write as soon as you get this & tell us all
the news with you & you will much oblige
us
As ever we remain your Friends & Broth
& Sister in the Kingdom of God
W. Woodruff
P. W. Woodruff
Mr Wilford Woodruff jr
Dear Son
Your Father & Mother wishes
to say a few words to you. As Uncle & Aunt Benbow
is taking good care of you while your Father & Mother are abrod
preaching the gospel we wish you to mind Uncle & Aunt Benbow
& be a good Boy learn to read well, say your prayers &
the day you are eight years old we want you to be
Baptized for the remission of yours Sins we want you to
learn & understand the gospel so that you can begin to preach
"Letter to John and Jane Homes Benbow, 4 September 1845," p. 3, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 16, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/qY0D