Letter to Emma Smith Woodruff, 25 November 1876 [LE-2796]

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St George Washington Co

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 Childrens letters
and to learn that Asahel had done so well and
the work had got along so well it was more than
I expeted. I am boarding with Brother & Sister
McDonald and sleep with T. O. Angel
who came Down with us He is in poor health
We have [groad] board & plenty of it. I am
gitting fat if I Evn can be called fat. I am
Enjoying myself very much and would much
more if I could [drop] Down & spend a day or
so with my family I very much Desire to see
you all. Heny Bigler arived severl Days ago
& A. H Raleigh to day & is stoping here so is

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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 lists of those 2000 that
we we[r]e baptzed for Ready for sealing so that when
I get an oppertunity to get any body with me
to work with me that I will be Ready. I have
just got through with that. Brother McAllistor
has suffered very much from bleeding at the nose
it has made him pale & week, but I think He
is now getting better. I have visited Sister [Cluch]
several times and find a good many old acquai-
ntances here. I feel anxious to get to work
in the Temple. I shall be under the necessity of
staying untill the April Conference. you know
it is 26 years since I have taken any missions before
and I ought to be satisfied with it. it is a glorious
work to be ingaged in though I am lonesome to

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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 this winter and learn
all they can. How are those bees going to do this
winter. I expet they ought to be put clo[s]e togethr
on those stands and if thire was Room on
the Bench for those on the [east] bench they ought
to be put together. I want to have you write
to ^me^ evry week and I will answer. But I must
write some to the childre so I must close. I spend
my Evenings mostly with Presidet Young. I think
I shall visit him Enough this winter if I never
did Before. I am glad to hear from the
Children & that they are so well. Remember me
Kindly to Azmon & Elizabeth. I mean to write
to them soon. Good night God Bless you

Your[s] Truly

W Wodruff