Tooele City June 23 1890. President Wilford Woodruff, Dear Brother I imbrace the present opportunity of answering your wecome letter that I received some time ago, and the reason for not answering sooner is this, I realize that it need a little time and consideration, and to know weather I could fix things up in a manner that I could leave in that short a time. I realize Dear Brother that it is quit a trilal to leave a wife and three little children to fish ...

to leave those that are near and dear to me by the ties of nature and go forth to the nations of the earth an endeavor to advocate the principals of life and salvation unto the children of men by the aid and assistan ce of our Heavinly Father, and I feel to subject my-self by those that is placed in authority over me, although I feel a weak instru ment in an off myself in ind eavoring to go to the nations of the earth to promulgate the truth. I asolso realize that the Gospel has ...

indeavor to do our duty to the best of our ability is the prayer of ^your^ humble prayerServant Joseph Tate Thomas Atkin Bp Tooele Ward O. K. J. F. S.

Jos. Tate 23 Julyne, 1890 Recd Julyne 24 Accepts Mission