Richard E. Turley Jr. and Brittany A. Chapman - Seek by Deseret Book

Myra Mayall Henrie (1803–1893) 33
the letter you wrote to Daniel [with whom Myra was visiting].
He was glad to hear from you, Daniel has a large family.
His oldest daughter Mary is married and lives close by.
I think she has got A good man. Amanda [Daniel’s wife]
sends her love to you. She has a fine little girl, She calls it
Margaret for you. It has the Hooping cough. With the exceptions
of that they are well. Daniel and Amanda looks
old. He has four Children I had not seen till I came here.
Daniel thinks you had better come back. I think myself, you
would do well to come back, Moses can get all the freighten
he can do here, and you could be with me.
[Son] James enjoys himself well. Feels as if he was doin
right. Daniel seems to have things comfortable, Susan [wife
of Myra’s son Joseph] has four Children, three boys and one
girl. I want you to write and tell Myra [granddaughter] to
write. Direct your letters as before, and if I should not be
there they will send them to me. I think I shall be there by
the time you are, if you do start in October. Give my best
respects to Moses and the Children. Kiss the little girls for
me and don’t let them forget me. My love to you.
Never join the Josephites. 11 I was glad to hear you had
not joined them. You say you are as ever—you can not be. If
you was you would not stay there, you would come here and
live with this People. Do you mind when you would come
to the Vally all I could say [illegible]. Mrs Guard thinks you
are verry proud, not sociable. Do not get proud. Remember
we are nothing but dust and unto dust we must return.
Teach your children to be kind and good to one another
and to every body else, and to so live that they will not fear
to die. . . .
11. The term “Josephites” was a name for followers of Joseph Smith III, leader
of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now Community
of Christ).