Yours dated Nov. 20th was duly received
and in reply will say. As to my going on a
Misson to Switzerland or Germany.
I have several reason to state, that do not seem
very favorable to my going. Although I feel
it a duty required of me, and every Elder in
Israel, to respond to a a call of that kind, and
go, unless they have sufficent good reason, that
would keep them from going.
I will say, that we, (My mother and Fami-
ly are living oIn the South, Eastern portion of
Nevada, In the Muddy Valley, and this
is a very hard Country for a person to make
a living in J. W. Crosby, my Step Father is
71 years of age and is getting quite feeble, to
support my mother and 2 small Children
Hence, they lean greatly towards me for their psup-
port and subsistance. Another thing, I havent
the means, wherewith, to pay my way,
I will say, that I am just as willing to go
Dear Brother
Yours dated Nov. 20th was duly received
and in reply will say. As to my going on a
Misson to Switzerland or Germany.
I have several reasons to state, that do not seem
very favorable to my going. Although I feel
it a duty required of me, and every Elder in
Israel, to respond to a a call of that kind, and
go, unless they have sufficent good reason, that
would keep them from going.
I will say, that we, (My mother and Fami
ly are livingIn the South, Eastern portion of
Nevada, In the Muddy Valley, and this
is a very hard Country for a person to make
a living in J. W. Crosby my Step Father is
71 years of age and is getting quite feeble, to
support my mother and 2 small Children
Hence, they lean greatly towards me for theirsup
port and subsistance. Another thing, I havent
the means, wherewith, to pay my way,
I will say, that I am just as willing to go
"Letter from Alvin Carl Crosby, 19 December 1891," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Eq90