The Brigham Young Center

President's Office,
Great Salt Lake City,
August 29th, 1867.

President Franklin D. Richards,
42 Islington, Liverpool,
England.

Dear Brother:

I have just heard that the health of Bro. Moses Thatcher is not good and that he was quite feeblelast winter. I would like you to make inquiries respecting his condition and if his health is failing, release him and send him home. Should there be any others of the elders whose health is feeble, and likely to fail under the effect of the climate, they also should be released and permitted to return.

Your favor of the 27th of July has just been received, and its contents duly noted. We are much pleased to hear from you; and also to learn that so many of the Missionaries had reached the shores of Europe in safety. We have cause for constant thanksgiving in witnessing the great deliverances which the Lord extends to His people -- preserving them from the wiles and attacks of the Indians and from dangers of every kind by land and sea.

Myself and the brethren of the Twelve -- Orson Pratt, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith and Geo. Q. Cannon -- returned yesterday from a visit to Utah County, during which we held two days meetings at Provo, and dedicated the new Meeting House at that place. We were absent five days, travelled about one hundred and fifty miles and held eleven meetings. The meeting were crowded and were very interesting to both speakers and hearers. Brother Orson Hyde joined us at Provo, and after the meeting there he left for the City; we went to Payson and thence to Goshen, and returned to this city by the west side of Utah Lake. We intend to leave the city on Monday next, the 2nd prox. for Bear Lake Valley, holding meetings at the various Settlements on the way up. Bros. Orson Hyde and Erastus Snow will accompany us.

The health of the people is good and they are zealously pursuing their labors. The summer has been a very warm one. The grasshoppers have been very numerous, and their ravages in many places have been very destructive. Our fields and gardens have suffered to some extent; but not so severely as other places. The Saints should take warning, and if they are wise, they will, and prepare for another year, for should these hoppers lay their eggs, they will be very apt to be numerous next year; but this will be as the Lord directs.

Please pay F.C. Anderson, missionary, £1.0.0. and charge to Trustee in Trust.
Since my last advice I have drawn upon you the following drafts:

No. 1013. £44.0.0, Mrs Charlson; No. 1014, £1.0.0 Mrs. H. Sainsbury
" 1015 £4.0.0, Sarah Murray; " 1016 £20.12.0 Wm. A. Pond & Co.
" 1017 £93.12.0 Wm. A. Pond & Co; No 1018 £5.16.0 John Gleave
" 1019 £4.6.0 Joel Grover.

With love to yourself and the elders, in which Presidents Kimball and Wells and Bro. Geo. Q. join, and praying the Lord to bless you continually with every blessing necessary to qualify you for the discharge of the duties of your high and holy calling,

I remain
Your Brother

Brigham Young