Great Salt Lake City August 30th 1862
Brigham Young Jr
42 Islington, Liverpool, England
My dear son Brigham:
Since my last to you, Aug. 6, yours of July 11th and 18th have come to hand, and I was much gratified in their perusal. I am pleased with your writing "my whole heart is engaged in building up the Kingdom of God on the earth", and that you so promptly went into the field of labor assigned you, instead of tarrying in the Liverpool Office, for that cou<r>se will prove much the most useful to yourself and all with whom you may come in contact.--
So far as you may have opportunity I wish you to improve yourself to the most in studying good books and in associating with and listening to and profiting by the conversation and experience of good persons that when you speak [?] the people, they may be persuaded that they are not only listening to one [?] authority, but also to one appreciating and practicing the good, sound, [?] doctrines and precepts he teaches. Cease not to lift up your voice in all faithfulness, teaching the people the way of life and salvation, which you have
As I advised you on the 6th inst., I wish you to carefully observe how [gap in typescript] folk get along, which you will have excellent opportunities for doing, to be prudent and economical in all your expenditures, as much so as considerent and reasonable with your calling and duties, realizing that means unwisely or luxuriously expended had far better be husbanded for gathering the poor. Whenever necessity and your judgement dictate, you are at liberty to apply to Br George Q. Cannon for such funds or other assistance as you may need, who is authorized to supply your prudent wants.
Ever strive to be humble, faithful and obedient, calling upon the Lord in faith and sincerity, and he will fill you with wisdom and understanding, give you power to influence the honest heart, guide, bless and protect you, and crown your faithful labors with a success that it has not entered into your heart to conceive possible in your youth and inexperience. Though going forth at an early age to proclaim salvation to mankind, yet you start under many very favorable circumstances, and I doubt not you will so seek to and rely upon our God, striving with your might to aid in building up his Kingdom and establishing the same upon the earth, with an eye single to His glory, that he will enable you to overcome, and win many souls to His cause.
Having faithfully labored in the vineyard [gap in typescript] untill about the last of May next, you are at liberty to, and I would be pleased to have you, visit the Brethren upon the continent and such places of interest there as you may wish, in company with some suitable person Br George Q may select, of which I have advised him. From about the last of May you can soarrange your visit to the brethren upon the continent as to be back to Liverpool on or before about the first of August, in readiness then to start for home, where you can arrive in about 25 days from the time of starting. This arrangement is of course based upon uninterrupted peaceful relations between England and America. Should troubles or a strong probability thereof arise, they may vary the aforesaid plan of a trip to the continent; and Bro George Q. is already advised to be ever watchful and ready for a brewing storm, in time for the Elders from here, and as many more as can, to make their way safely to these shores.
Day after tom-morrow, Sept 1st, I purpose starting with a small company on a visit to our most southern settlements, expecting to be gone about a month.
Br Lewis Bronson arrived on the 29th inst., with a company of some 212 persons, mostly from the states, 74 days from Florence. We expect all the freight and persons of our this year's immigrating operations to be here by and before the 25th of October.
I was pleased to learn from Bro George Q. that he had placed you at the start to labor with so good and suitable a person as is Bro. W. C. Staines. Please give him my kind regards, and tell him he is ever remembered in my prayers in behalf of the Israel of our God.
Work on the Temple is making good progress, general good health is enjoyed, the people are peaceful and industrious, and our harvests good.
Myself, your mother, your brothers and sisters, Katherine and Jane and their children, and so forth, are well.-Bro. Heber C. Kimball sends you his best respects, and says, "God bless Brigham Young Jr.," to which I add the blessing and prayers in your behalf of
Your father
Brigham Young