This is to inform you that I
have forwarded Elder Lorenzo D Barnes trunk
with all its contents to you for Examination
by the hand of Elder James Houston when you
have examined it taken int into your custody
& retained his Journals or any thing els that you
think will be a benefit to the Chuch as touching his
life or Hisstory you can forward to his Father & Mother & friends such things as you in your wisdom
think proper when an oppertunity offers I have no
doubt but his friends ie fathers family would Highly
prize any articles he has left that may fall into his
their hands But these matters are left to your own
Judgment. I also send a package of the last Stars to the
Twelve directed to you. please distribute them as you
have an oppertunity. Br Hedlock is about clearing the ship
Oregon with about 760 passengers for Nauvoo I forwarded
you a letter conserning the Bell & Clock whethe it should be
purchased in America or England I shall be looking for an
answer from you soon. I consider it Due Elder Houston
to say he has proved himself worthy true & faithful in all
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things on this mission has Baptized about 100 Built up
a good church in Scotland & done well. I am Enjoying goo
comfortable health at the present time but my cares & labours
have been of such a nature that for a length of time that
I have grown rather lean & old I wish you to let Br Houston have a little private conversation with you Ias I have confidentially had some conversation with
him upon a subject that I have not heretofore felt disposed
to communicate by writing but I may do so hereafter
I want anoth an interest in your prayers that I may
be sustained in my office & place & fill it with dignity
& honor in all righteousness before God. Mrs. Woodruff
has been out health for sever days & is confined to her
beed at the present time brought on by overexertion
since her confinement. But I think she will not
be Ill Long my too two children arwith me are
both well. We have not been able to find the Key of
Elder Barnes Trunk Elder Hedlock laid it away & it
could ^not^ be found we also think the lock is injured in some
way we cannot open it if the Custom House officers
should Break it open at New orleans Elder Houston
would Notify you of it. if not you will have
to open it when it arives at Nauvoo. I rejoice
at the good News I hear from Nauvoo from
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time to time. I pubished some Extracts in
the last Star from your letters But fleft out
any items that I did not wish to pubished to the world
yet they were good news to me. please send
us some good wisle faithful Americans when they
get their Endowment that will act in consont
with me in this land & I shall rejoice therein
Broth pYoung please answer me the following
question in some of your communications to me
When a person is cut off the second time for
Adultery is their any way whareby He can be restored
to the Church? the Doctrins & Covenants conveys an idea
that they cannot but if their is any exceptions to that rule
please informe me of it. my councils has been asked
in one or two cases of this kind in this country but
I do not give any council to the Saints that comes in
contact with the face of the covenants & my concil
has been not to recieve such into the church. I
received a letter from Elder Dan Jones yesterday
saying that for the last month he had Been
meeting from one End of the principality to the
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other in wales holding meetings in the most noticble
towns in nearly all the counties & the work was
prospering in the South of wales that their had
been about 100 Baptized during the last three
weeks in that region & hundreds of other convened
but a little antipathy to the water.
My Respect to all who inquire after me
That the God of Israel will prosper &
sustan his servant Brigham PYoung like Joshua of old after the death of Moses
is the constant prayer of yor Brother in
the truth [Joshua 1:1-9]
W Woodruff
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Copy of letter to
Prest Brigham Young Nauvoo
Septr 6, 1845
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