The Brigham Young Center

President's Office
Great Salt Lake City
April 18, 1867

President Brigham Young Jr.
42 Islington, Liverpool
England.

Dear Son:

We have heard nothing from you since you left Washington; but hope soon to hear of your safe arrival at Liverpool. We have had very quiet and peaceable times here since I last wrote to you, and good health has prevailed generally. The Spring has been very cold and backward; we are now having warm, pleasant weather, and the buds are swelling; but the trees are not yet leafed out. We still live, notwithstanding all the fuming and threatening of our enemies, and we enjoy ourselves in the gospel as <though> there were no wicked men to plot against us. An effort has been made during the past week to get up an indictment before the Grand Jury of a case of polygamy. The Judge became quite warm on the subject in giving his charge, and indulged considerably in polemics, even going into the original tongues to sustain his position. The Jury is <have> adjourned without being able to obtain sufficient evidence to make a presentment. They are to meet again in the beginning of July.

Our Conference has been excellently attended, though the roads were so bad that the country people were scarcely expected. Probably no Conference that we have ever held here was more numerously attended. I gave the following text to the Elders "Never cease your labors, until you get this people, called Latter-day Saints to be of one heart and of one mind," upon which every speaker dwelt more or less to the edification of the people. Much good will undoubtedly result from the instructions given. You will see the discourses as they are printed in the Deseret News. The Word of Wisdom was considerably dwelt upon, and the necessity of the people being united in temporal matters as well as spiritual. The Elders, whose names are on the accompanying list, were called on missions; only a portion of them will be sent to Europe. We think of sending several to labor in the ministry in the Southern States as doors may open, thinking that the late war and the consequent misery that has attended it may have had the effect of softening the hearts of some and of preparing them to listen to the testimonies of the servants of God. There will also be some few sent to the eastern States.

On Monday next, in company with a few of the Twelve and some other brethren, I intend to start, the Lord willing, on a visit to "Dixey," and shall probably be absent twenty-six or thirty days. My cotton factory has been started, as I learn by telegram from there, and is now in operation.

Your mother and the rest of the folks are all in usual health. Accept of my love to yourself, in which Presidents Kimball & Wells and Bro. Geo. Q. join. Remember me to Bros. Orson and Franklin, also to Oscar, Katie and the family and all the Elders. I am writing John W. by this mail. Praying the

Lord to bless you
I am your father

Brigham Young