St George Washington Co Nov 25, 1876 My Dear Emma I had the pleasure of Receving your package of letters from yourself and Children this Evening and it was much satisfaton to me. I almost began to think I was not going to Received a letter from any body but I got your letter & one from Mrs Wooduff at the same time it takes about two weeks to get a letter to Salt Lake and back, it was a great pleasure to me to Read the ...

Brigham Young Jr. we go out & visit the Neighboring settlements. We are doing all we can to get Ready for the Endowmts the building is nearly all completed, the carpenters are finishing the upper Room but it will take some time to get the 1000 yards of carpet from Provo, for the main Hall & several hundred yards from washington Factory for the lower Room & to get the Alters, and petitions and the covering and the Benches made &c. I have been to work some I have been here to get the ...

be so long without seeing my wives & Children I pray for you evry day. It is the first time almost in my life since I have been a man that I have had a month of leasure I have wished I could have spent a part of it with Asahel helping him do his work. I am Enjoying good health, eat Herty & sleep well. I am at home occasionally in my sleep, but wake up in St George. I hope the Children will go to school what they can ...