| Show xa through javor savor avor of pres pra B young W we e are enabled to publish the following excellent t letter from br orson pratt I 1 I 1 42 Is lington liverpool Liver pol poi 1 dec 1865 PRESIDENT BRIGHAM BRI oral GHAr YOUNG youna dear DEAK BROTHER 1 I adinow in liverpool ool to which place I 1 have been kindly ki adly invited by prest brigham young jr to spend some three or four weeks for j the purpose of resting my lungs a little since my return from austria about four months a ago ro I 1 have had the privilege of visiting a number of the conferences in england and tind have preached from four to six times limes a week during durin the last ten weeks I 1 have had a severe re cough or cold but otherwise my health has been excellent I 1 do not think that my cough has in the least affected my lungs neither has it interfered with my i preaching but bet pres pros Y young jr i thought it wisdom that I 1 should s loun joun 10 rest a short season and try and baud recover from this light affliction I 1 have enjoyed myself vory very very mush much upon this mission irtis litis sion slon and especially during my labors in england egland your words have been verified upon my head and aud ane aue I 1 trust that my weak endeavors to build up the kingdom have not been altogether erin in vain the saints siem seem tobe greatly comforted and strengthened ad and 1 I have enjoyed the great reat satisfaction of seeing man many y united united to the church in those conferences where I 1 have labored the most it is not only a great satisfaction but truly astonishing to see the rapid expansion and growth of talent exhibited by some of or the young missionaries sion aries sent from zion it may all be summed up in this one sentence the lord is avith with mom them the president of the mission is mighty in speaking wise in writing diligent in business excellent in counsel faithful and energetic in every department entrusted to his hia charge in fine the spirit of the lioyd loyd god is upon him according to the holy omee office and calling centered conf ered upon him in the Historia historians nys office I 1 from the proclamation of the first presidency residency P and twelve published in t the e DESERET NEWS and copied into the millennial Mil mii lenial star I 1 learn that many of my writings wo alenot not mot probated approbated ap and it is considered wisdom for them to be suppressed anything that I 1 have written that is erroneous the sooner it is dds destroyed troyed the better both for me and the people pe olle foi fol truth is Is conr motto and eternal nuth ruth alone will stand permit me to express ez press my most sincere regrets in haying put you and the highest authorities ties of this church to so much trouble and expense I 1 most sincerely hope that the experience of the past may have a influence on the future ann and ani that I 1 may live near enough to the lord to avoid all er error and cleave most steadfastly to the iiga liga light in the meantime let me humbly crave your forgiveness and the forgiven forgiveness ess of the council and the forgiveness of all saints as touching anything which may have come fromy aromy pen either erroneous or unwise in relation to doctrine or prophecy or philosophy or science truth and truth alone is all that I 1 desire let my name bo be recorded among 2 ahe the righteous let me enjoy the so society of f my brethren lehme let iet me bear a humble hum pait part with them i in I 1 bringing forehand fout fort liand hand establishing zion aud and my soul will be b sata satis fiedt nied fied t this chis this only is the hith high highter tet of ambition this is the great joy jox of I 1 my mv hopesy salvation my all ail please present in my kind hind io love iove eto to the council and may you and them theta forever is the tile chambl sing slug sincere fl prayer py of in anti CE leipf J j 1 1 11 1 j 1 O ORSON onson arso spratt PRATT S sen ser 1 en X i DB DR E ma y explorer has returned A iq A arriea africa iea ica by the way of bombay it being gis his present object fo to find a p path ath by which commerce and aud christianity may eliter tha that t contin continent ent from the eastern coast thus thug being independent of the portuguese J government who miles of the seaboard sea board and use it for purposes 41 I 1 tid tim THERE are arc eleven d daily dally ili jil ailland ail yand and twenty three weekly newspapers published in san francisco |
