Brother W. Woo^d^ruff.
Sir, your Letter of the 9th of March, dire-
cted to Bishop , Presidents Joseph Smith Jr, , ^and^ , and the Saints in Zion, came safely to
them, some day's since. aAnd on account of the press of business
now on their hands, ^and the request of J Smi◊th Jr,^ I have taken it upon me to answer it.
You say, that you have heard of the deplorable state of things in
Kirtland; and it gave me much Joy to learn by your letter, that
you viewed those things in their true light. Great has been the
afflictions of the saints in that place, particularly our beloved
Brotheren Joseph Smith Jr, and S. Rigdon.
In the past
summer; I Journeyed from this place in company with , and , to Kirtland, for the purpose of
meeting in conference those with the 12 ^twelve^. On our arrival,
we soon learned the difeculties that then existed than: these
however wase all appearantly settled, preveious by to my leaving
Kirtland: And , who has since become so [3 illegible words] ^an unbeliever in , reveiled religion, [illegible],^ affected to repent and become sattisfied, with Br. Joseph
and the Church. oOthers also did the same: But this settlement
was not of long duration. Soon after this, President Hyram
Smith and I, left Kirtland for the upper : and
President Joseph Smith, President S. Rigdon, and ^Prest.^ Wm
Smith, soon followed us to Far West: and during their
absence, it seemes that ^Wr^ Parish, , , , and some others, [illegible] ^united^ togeather in
for the [2 illegible words] ^repecting the procedings^ of the Church. President Smith and
his company returned on or about the 10th of December;
soon after which this [2 illegible words] ^decenting^ band, openly, and publickly,
renounced the Church of Christ of Latterday Saints, and claimed,
themselves to be the old standard, called themslves the Church
of Christ, excluded that of saints, and set at naught Br
Joseph and the whole Church, denounceing them as Heriticks
Brother W. Woodruff.
Sir, your Letter of the 9th of March, directed to Bishop , Presidents Joseph Smith Jr, , and , and the Saints in Zion, came safely to
them, some day's since.And on account of the press of business
now on their hands, and the request of J Smi◊th Jr, I have taken it upon me to answer it.
You say, that you have heard of the deplorable state of things in
Kirtland; and it gave me much Joy to learn by your letter, that
you viewed those things in their true light. Great has been the
afflictions of the saints in that place, particularly our beloved
Brotheren Joseph Smith Jr, and S. Rigdon.
In the past
summer; I Journeyed from this place in company with , and , to Kirtland, for the purpose of
meeting in conference those with the twelve. On our arrival,
we soon learned the difeculties that then existed than: these
however wase all appearantly settled, preveious to my leaving
Kirtland: And , who has since become an unbeliever in
, reveiled religion, [illegible], affected to repent and become sattisfied, with Br. Joseph
and the Church.Others also did the same: But this settlement
was not of long duration. Soon after this, President Hyram
Smith and I, left Kirtland for the upper : and
President Joseph Smith, President S. Rigdon, and Prest. Wm
Smith, soon followed us to Far West: and during their
absence, it seemes that Wr Parish, , , , and some others, united togeather in
repecting the procedings of the Church. President Smith and
his company returned on or about the 10th of December;
soon after which this decenting band, openly, and publickly,
renounced the Church of Christ of Latterday Saints, and claimed,
themselves to be the old standard, called themslves the Church
of Christ, excluded that of saints, and set at naught Br
Joseph and the whole Church, denounceing them as Heriticks