effect upon the saints than water does upon
oil it sinks to the bottom and the oil rises
to the surface—their faith is not in the
arm of flesh, nor to be poluted by a
lying spirit. Wm Smith has not
made his appearance yet in this country
neither do I think he will until I am
gone—which if the Lord will, will be on
the first of February. I was in hopes
until I received your letter that you
would sail from England about the
time I should and we should arrive
together on the coast of California, but
I see I shall have to try it alone, by my
trust is in him that brought Israel
out of Egypt which swallows up every fear.
I received the money sent by Brother Had
lock—and be assured that it was a welcome
visiter. Winchester has been excommu-
nicated from the Rigdon ranks, and
where he will go now to make a few
shillings is hard to tell. Give my love
to all the brethren with you and the same to
you and sister Woodruff untill we strike
hands on the shores of the Pacific after my
best wishes for your prosperity I subscribe
effect upon the saints than water does upon
oil it sinks to the bottom and the oil rises
to the surface—their faith is not in the
arm of flesh, nor to be poluted by a
lying spirit. Wm Smith has not
made his appearance yet in this country
neither do I think he will until I am
gone—which if the Lord will, will be on
the first of February. I was in hopes
until I received your letter that you
would sail from England about the
time I should and we should arrive
together on the coast of California, but
I see I shall have to try it alone, by my
trust is in him that brought Israel
out of Egypt which swallows up every fear.
I received the money sent by Brother Had
lock—and be assured that it was a welcome
visiter. Winchester has been excommunicated from the Rigdon ranks, and
where he will go now to make a few
shillings is hard to tell. Give my love
to all the brethren with you and the same to
you and sister Woodruff untill we strike
hands on the shores of the Pacific after my
best wishes for your prosperity I subscribe
"Letter from Samuel S. Brannan, 26 December 1845," p. 3, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 18, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/rRP4