her to her grave or to shed a tear for her but her Ma. and little Willford
I have engaged brother Stephen Luce to make a little fence around her
grave. I am now at brother Pettys writing verry near the graveyard.
The brethren and sisters are verry kind. Brother Morris Phelps officiated
at the grave and is to preach her funeral sermon next sabbath the
26^th of july. While on the way to the grave I met with brother
Snow who told me that he was going d^i^rectly to England and would take
the a letter for me I therefore take this opportunity of informing you of
our loss. — — I have just been to take a solemn
pleasing melancholly walk even to Sarah's grave, O what would
I give if my W. could be with me there, she lies alone in peace
I can say that the Lord gave her and the Lord hath taken her away and
blessed be the name of the Lord, — he is wise in all his purposes. My health
is quite good now, I have not heard from Maine or Connecticut of late
I am getting along comfortably for temoral things at present, I have just
heard that brother Young has sent brother Joseph a letter of late in regard to
your quorum's comeing home next fall and that he said that he should
not advise you any thing about it but he said that you would all be at home
next fall, I think he is expecting you, however you must try to do right
about it. The situation of the church is quite precarious at present but
I can dont feel like telling you much about it at present but shall
give way for brother Petty to do that. This is the sixth letter I have sent you
since you left N.Y. and have received 3 from you the last was dated April
24. Sister Luce sends her respects to you likewise brother Alexander. I shall
write again soon. May the Lord bless preserve and return you home again
is the prayr of your sorrowfull and afflicted companion. P, W, Woodruff

Dear Brother it with pleasure I embrace this opportunity of
writing you a few lines in which I can inform you that we are
expecting some difficulties with the state of Missouri (or at lest
there seems to be some probability that there may be something

her to her grave or to shed a tear for her but her Ma. and little Willford I have engaged brother Stephen Luce to make a little fence around her grave. I am now at brother Pettys writing verry near the graveyard. The brethren and sisters are verry kind. Brother Morris Phelps officiated at the grave and is to preach her funeral sermon next sabbath the 26th of july. While on the way to the grave I met with brother Snow who told me that he was going directly to England and would take a letter for me I therefore take this opportunity of informing you of our loss. — — I have just been to take a solemn pleasing melancholly walk even to Sarah's grave, O what would I give if my W. could be with me there, she lies alone in peace I can say that the Lord gave her and the Lord hath taken her away and blessed be the name of the Lord, — he is wise in all his purposes. My health is quite good now, I have not heard from Maine or Connecticut of late I am getting along comfortably for temoral things at present, I have just heard that brother Young has sent brother Joseph a letter of late in regard to your quorum's comeing home next fall and that he said that he should not advise you any thing about it but he said that you would all be at home next fall, I think he is expecting you, however you must try to do right about it. The situation of the church is quite precarious at present but I dont feel like telling you much about it at present but shall give way for brother Petty to do that. This is the sixth letter I have sent you since you left N.Y. and have received 3 from you the last was dated April 24. Sister Luce sends her respects to you likewise brother Alexander. I shall write again soon. May the Lord bless preserve and return you home again is the prayr of your sorrowfull and afflicted companion. P, W, Woodruff

Dear Brother it with pleasure I embrace this opportunity of writing you a few lines in which I can inform you that we are expecting some difficulties with the state of Missouri (or at lest there seems to be some probability that there may be something