here and a flood the Little Colorado
^was^ two miles wide but done No damage
here wheat all in the slioh [silo] at Sunset
& 2000 shucks of corn above high water mark
& 20 acres of cane made up, ownly they got
wet was 5 acres of squashes, but they are now
being Gathered Brothe Jaques says that Earnest Young was picked up Drunk in the
street & found Dead in the morning. if
it was lawful for a man to give utterance
to his thoughts I would say it was a good
thing, and would be if a few more would
follow suit Salt Lake City would be
better off. I got to firstdays rep^or^t of the conference and read the speaches of the Twelve
and I can say with evry sentiment of
my heart Amen. Bro Lot Smith &
myself with several other Brothers start on
Monday to visit the Mogul villages some
50 Miles from here. That the peaceBlessings
& power of God may rest upon you and give
you the victory over your Enemies is the
daily prayer of your Brother in the gospel WW
was here and a flood at Little Colorado
two miles wide but done No damage
here wheat all is the Slich at Sunset
& 2000 shocks of Corn above high water mark
& 20 acres of cane made up, ownly they got
wet was 5 acres of squashes but they are now
being gathered Brother Jaques' says that
Earnst Young was picked up drunk in the
street & buried Dead in the morning, if
it was lawful for a man to give utterance
to his thoughts I would say it was a good
thing, and would be if a few more would
follow suit Salt Lake City would be
better off. I got to first days report of the
Conference and read the speaches of the Twelve
and I can say with evry sentiment of
my heart Amen. Bro Lot Smith &
myself with several other Brothers start on
Monday to visit the Mogul villages some
50 Miles from here, that the peaceBlessings
& power of God may Rest upon you and give
you the victory over your Enemies is the
daily prayer of your Brother in the gospel WW
"Letter to John Taylor and Council, 17 October 1879," p. 3, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oQpj