oppen their way, brother Young has been verry sick on his way— brother Kimbal
was in the state of N.Y. some where but do not know where— brother J. Page
is near Lima preaching— has baptized 8 or 10 O. Pratt was expecting to start for
England as soon as he has company the last that I heard of him— Brother
L. White called here a few days since says that he thinks of going to N. & S. Carolina
this summer to preach and does not know but that he shall come over and see you
he says that he never saw the gospel laid open so plain before him as within 2 or 3
week— he has moved about 20 miles above Commerce on skunk river. Commerce
is growing verry fast— the lots of land are about all taken up there now.
Sister Taylor and family are well she has signed for a lot of land since
brother Taylor went away that he was talking about when here, and Br. Joseph
is going to have a house built for her, I am glad for she has had a hard time this
winter— likewise one built for sister Young, and Pratt, and says that any of
the wives of the 12 that wish to live in Commerce may have one built there
what shall I do about it I rather expect to stay where I am untill you
return, but it is 6 miles back from Montrose— suppose that is to far from the
body of the church for you— tell me in your next letter about what you
think will be best to do about it— The work of God rolls on in the east
with much rapidity Br. Joseph said that B. Winchester had about as [much] [page torn]
as he could do daily to baptize in Philadelphia likewise in the south [page torn]
Washington Brandon that ^you^ formerly knew in Tennesse is preaching and [page torn]
living there and the work spreads faster than ever in that place— one brother
Benton has denied the faith there. It is thought that the church is in the most
prosperous state now that it ever was since its rise.

You speak of our sacrifices I am verry sensible of them but consider my
last one greater than any or all of the rest the i.e. parting with my dear compa
nion so long and to go so far from me – believe me there is nothing but the spi
rit of God could reconcile me to it, and knowing that he is called by ^him^ God
to fill a mission and cry repentance to this generation I will try by the help
of God to be reconciled to the ^his^ will of God looking forward to the time of your
return home to the bosom of your family and the time that I trust we shall
be permited to stand on mount Zion with our little family nomore to be sep
arated, Yes my dear Willford I think our separation and trials will then be over,
let us then try to be faithful in keeping the commands of God. I believe that I hav
an interest in your prayers, never do I go before the throne of grace to as^k^ for blessings
for unworthy me but wahat what I remember my companion who has gone far
from me yes I remember you by day and by night even in the silent watches of the night
I now lay aside my letter for a few days untill a certain time shall arrive that I am looking for
daily— dread it much— wish you could be with me. March 22 that day has arrived & I was—
presented with a little Wilford waying Eight po— & aquarter whome I trust I shall be able
to keep with me (at least for a while) I am as comfortible as I can exspect
P. W. Woodruff