Elder W. Woodruff,

Beloved Brother, in the Kingdom of ^God^
I hope you will forgive me, for not writing to
you 'ear this. You know it is impossible for me to forg
it, you. Though I confess my negligence in writing; yet
all within me, bears witness, that Br Woodruff, has
been remembered. At the family alter, and before
the congregation, of the Saints, when ever the hour came
to offer our oblations to the Father, in the name of
Jesus, our Elder Brother.

Dear Brother you are greatfully
remembered by the Saints in this City. We rejoice to
^hear^ of your prosperity in your almost boundless field of
labour. I have received boath of your interresting
Letters and also the m^M^inuts, of you General Conference
While reading the same, My Soul was filled with joy
for a moment I seemed to be with you, with the velosity
of lightning, my thoughts crost the Briny deep, and traced
you in your various meanderings through England, and
Scotland. The Land of my Fore-Fathers Nativity.

I also viewed with much satisfaction the cource
persued by all my Brethren who went from this Land,
made dear to us by sacred covanants the Lord made
to Brother Joseph, our Martered Lawgiver and renowned
Prophet, that this Land should be our Everlasting
Inheritance. I might Dear Brother, dwell much on past
sceans through; which we, have past, togather, on the Land
of Zion, where Sleeps many we dearly love;
But I forbare makings any fa^r^ther allissions [allusions] on the
Sceanes you know so well. That I may comply
with your request, Namely, to give ^you^ all the news, I
can either from Nauvoo, East ^West [&]^ North or South.
I leave the News from Nauvoo for the last, as
that will be the least of all. The work
of the Lord has prospered, in [Philad'a^["]^ since you
was here; Some twenty or thirty New Membes
have been baptised, our Congregation has greatly
increaced in numbers. the Spirit of the Lord is in our

Elder W. Woodruff,

Beloved Brother, in the Kingdom of God I hope you will forgive me, for not writing to you 'ear this. You know it is impossible for me to forg it, you. Though I confess my negligence in writing; yet all within me, bears witness, that Br Woodruff, has been remembered. At the family alter, and before the congregation, of the Saints, when ever the hour came to offer our oblations to the Father, in the name of Jesus, our Elder Brother.

Dear Brother you are greatfully remembered by the Saints in this City. We rejoice to hear of your prosperity in your almost boundless field of labour. I have received boath of your interresting Letters and also theMinuts, of you General Conference While reading the same, My Soul was filled with joy for a moment I seemed to be with you, with the velosity of lightning, my thoughts crost the Briny deep, and traced you in your various meanderings through England, and Scotland. The Land of my Fore-Fathers Nativity.

I also viewed with much satisfaction the cource persued by all my Brethren who went from this Land, made dear to us by sacred covanants the Lord made to Brother Joseph, our Martered Lawgiver and renowned Prophet, that this Land should be our Everlasting Inheritance. I might Dear Brother, dwell much on past sceans through; which we, have past, togather, on the Land of Zion, where Sleeps many we dearly love; But I forbare makings any farther allusions on the Sceanes you know so well. That I may comply with your request, Namely, to give you all the news, I can either from Nauvoo, East West & North or South. I leave the News from Nauvoo for the last, as that will be the least of all. The work of the Lord has prospered, in [Philad'a" since you was here; Some twenty or thirty New Membes have been baptised, our Congregation has greatly increaced in numbers. the Spirit of the Lord is in our