The Brigham Young Center

Great Salt Lake City
February 21, 1867

Mr. William Tanner
Leavenworth City, Kansas

Dear Sir:

Your favor of the 4th instant, on the subject of grasshoppers and the best remedy or check their ravages, has been received.

We have suffered somewhat from them; but when we had a heavy visitation of them in this Territory, and the prospects were that we would be troubled with them again, I put in considerable of a crop on purpose for them to eat, hoping that my regular crops might be spared. The crop I put in for them suffered but slightly. The only remedy that we know for them out here is to exercise faith and pray the Lord to bless our land and our crops and not suffer them to fall a prey to the devourer, and to overrule circumstances that His purposes may be accomplished.

I remain
Respectfully

Brigham Young