The Brigham Young Center

President's Office,
Gt. Salt Lake City
Novr. 8th, 1867.

Elder L. D. Rudd,
1118 North 17th St.,
St. Louis, Mo.

Dear Bro:

As Bro. Wm. H. Miles is about to leave this city for the East, I take the opportunity of writing you a few lines. He can give you the news in detail

In your letters you state that you have collected some tithing, and you wish to know what to do with it. You will please pay it to Bro. Miles.

In a late letter to Elder John Brown, one of the missionaries from this Territory now laboring in the States, I instructed him to take the presidency of all the elders and branches of the Church in the Southern and Western States to the west of Philadelphia. Elder Brown is a man of extensive experience, and he is wise in his administrations among the people, and kind to his associates in the Ministry. You had better communicate with him and report the condition of your affairs in St. Louis from time to time. It will probably be convenient for him to visit you, or at least to communicate with you frequently by letter.

We had an excellent conference which was held in our new Tabernacle. One hundred and sixtytwo missionaries were called to go to the Southern part of our Territory to strengthen the Settlements there. A few were called to labor in the States. A call was made on this and adjacent counties to haul 1500 loads of rock this fall for the Temple, which is being responded to by the people with great alacrity; the only difficulty being that we can not get it quarried fast enough for the teams to haul it. The people were also called upon to do all in their power to send for the poor Saints from England. Money is very scarce, but the Saints here have the promise that if they will exert themselves for the accomplishment of this object they shall be blessed with the needed means and be no poorer for their efforts.

We are having a fine fall.
Your Brother

Brigham Young