Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-10-06
Great SaA- Luke City, July 23, 1858.
t received your letter dated Canandaigua

received your letter dated Canandaigua May g. 1858. '
 will give short sketch of my history. I was born in Whittingham, Windham county. Vt., June l, 1901. My father and family re- moved to Smyrna, Chenango county, N. r.. when was about eighteen months old We lived Tn the place until 1913. Shortly after the commencement of the late war with Great Bri- tam, my father and his family removed to the town of Genoa Cayuga county, N. Y. in which county lived until 1929. I then moved to Mendon, Monroe county and in 1880 removed from thence to Nos, Canandaigua, into small house owned by Jonathan Mack, situated on the west side of the road, opposite to where Mr. Mack then lived. I helped to finish his new house, so that he moved into it before I Jeff the place.
 left Canandagua in the first part of 1892 and returned to Mendon April l4, same year l was baptized into the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
 did not live in any other house during my residence in Canandaigua, than the one before mentioned. 1 never saw Sena Golf to my knowledge. l never held meetings in partner ship with any person, nor ever preached. or pre- tended to- while lived in the town of Canan- dalgua, nor ever spoke in meeting. except once Tn prayer-meeting in the house lived in. when probably Ioccupied from two to five min. uteS. There is possibility of my having spo Ken In nprayer-meeting at other times, but have no recollection of it. If I had, think would have remembered it, for found myself mate rlaly frightened when found myself in the meeting l have mentioned. After had joined the church l became somewhat accustomed to public speaking. Once in passing through No. 5, stopped and preached in the school-honse north of Mir. Mack's
 have thus far marked out my path with some partlcularlty. Since then, the events of my life are before the world. I will. however state that after my return to Mendon removed to Kirkland, Ohio, from thence to Farwest, Mis- souri, from thence to Nauvoo, Illinois, and from thence to the mountains
 There are five brothers of us, in the follow ing order: John, Joseph, Phineas H., myself and Lorenzo D. The two former never lived in Mo- 9. Phineas H. and Lorenzo D. did live there but removed long before came. The five of us with my two living sisters, q have three dead,) are here; and although some of them are past three score and ten years of age. yet by living in judicious manner, and through the blessing of the Lord, we have good health,
 
 comforts of life.
 Your opponent in the controversy (Beebe) have no recollection of whatever. He relies on his fancy for his arguments, and his imagina- ton for his facts.
 Through the faith and prayers of the Saints, and the visible dealing of the Almighty. we are blessed with peace, and again delivered from the grasp of our enemies, who have sought all the day long to trample in the dust and extiu- guish that sacred light which God, through his revelations to Joseph, the prophet, has mplant- ed in our breasts
 My heart yearns toward my friends of by- gone years, and blessed, indeed, will be the day when they receive the light of the new and everlasting covenant, when I can join hands with them and feel that my God is their God, ana nD that where worship there also will they oher CT, up devotion to the Throne of Grace. he war IS ended, the troops are partly with u,awu' and We have returned to our comforta- pie hoiles' our trees are loaded with fruit; we ,l nave the pest country in the world for vegeta- oie'' our crops are most abundant Wheat is oui s'sp,e gram. At many times we have har- vested three crops from one sowiny bv what we call voluntary wheat springing up the second or third season.
 Although l have been in this valley only ele. ven years, have had peaches for seven wears. and this year will have an abundance of apples. Tor family y use; we've apricots, almond trees. plums, cherries, and the finest grapes have ever seen; they grow in punches igLing from eight ounces to two pounds
 have fine family of boys and girls, part of whom are married I have fifteen liyinp and two dead grand children.
 Present my warmest regards to your father and his family. really desire you to let me know where they are living, and how they are situated. BRIGHAM YoUNG.