those Settlements to the Bishop, as their is
no other Grist Mill in 100 Miles of our
settlements it leaves the tithing wheat 50 75 or more miles from the Mill and as
they are in a New County No conveniences
for storeing tithing grain. It will cost the Church or some body sumthing to bring
this tithing grains 75 Miles to Mill would
it not be better for the people to bring
back the wheat to the Mill where they got
the flour from. We would like some
instructions upon these subjects. A man
applyed to me from Logan ^Sipeo^ to Deposit wheat
there I draw tithing here I told him I would
name it to you but one busheh of wheat
here is worth two there. I wish to say that
Br Lake is at workagain. Brother Bates getting Better, we have administered to them by
annointing with oil & lying on of hands and they
both have been healed. I have just received
a letter from J Jaques stating that you are
having a land rains we have who had one
We received the Deseret News
containing the account of the settlement
of the heir suit against the Executors
and Trustee and the Decisions of the Court
in the case and it truly caused our
hearts to rejoice for there has never
has been a more vexatious suit enacted
in this Church, as far a Dollars & cents were
concerned, and it has Gained me more
anxiety while spending than any other subject,
and I know it has the Council at home.
It has been the labor of my prayers Daily
before the Lord, and I feel to thank God
it has closed so well. I do not begrudge
the 7 Heirs what they will get in the settlement
for I would not have to pay the bills &
meet the reward they will receive both in
this world & the world to come for ten
thousand times what they have got, but I feel
to thank the Lord that your end liberated out
those Settlements to the Bishop as their is
no other Grist Mill in 100 miles of our
Settlements it leaves the tithing wheat 5075 or more miles from the Mill and as
they are in a New County No conveniences
for storeing tithing grain. It will cost the
Church on some bag sumthing to bring
this tithing grains 75 Miles to Mill would
it not be better for the people to bring
back the wheat to the Mill where they got
the flour from. We would like some
instructions upon these subjects. A man
applyed to me from Sipeo to deposit wheat
there I draw tithing here I told him I would
name it to you but one bushel of wheat
here is worth two there. I wish to say that
Br Lake is at work again. Brother Batesgetting Better, we have administered to them by
annointing with oil & lying on of hands and they
both have been healed. I have just received
a letter from J Jaques stating that you are
buying a land pairs we have who had one
Dear Brothers
We received the Deseret News
containing the account of the Settlement
of the heir suit against the Executors
and Trustee and the Decisions of the Court
in the case and it truly caused our
hearts to rejoice for there has never
has been a more vexatious suit enacted
in this Church as far a dollars & cents were
concerned, and it has gained me more
anxiety while spending than any other subject,
and I know it has the Council at home.
It has been the labor of my prayers daily
before the Lord, and I feel to thank God
it has closed so well. I do not begrudge
the 7 Heirs what they will get in the Settlement
for I would not have to pay the bills &
meet the reward they will receive both in
this world & the world to come for ten
thousand times what I have got, but I feel
to thank the Lord that your end selected our
"Letter to John Taylor and Council, 17 October 1879," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 18, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/86wL