The Brigham Young Center

Salt Lake City,
U. T. Feb. 7. 1872.

Bishop Phineas H. Young.
Kamas, Summit Co.

My dear Brother,

Yours of the 1st inst. has been received. I was pleased to hear from you, and to read the expression of your good feelings. Truly the Saints have every reason to feel assured that the Lord still lives, and that he has not forgotten his people, nor the malice of our enemies;nor do we apprehend that he is going to forget us, if we will only prove to Him and to ourselves. The spirit of peace, and a calm, firm reliance in the Almighty prevails among the Saints everywhere so far as our knowledge extends, and the future looks bright before us.

Just at this particular period, however, the telegraph informs us that the Supreme Court of the United States has affirmed the judgment of the Supreme Court of this Territory with regard to the legality of the juries, but we must learn the particulars before we really know how this is, and, in my judgment, it will be found, when we do learn them, that our enemies will have less to crow over than they now think for. For my own part I never felt
better either in health or spirits, my confinement in my own house is all I could desire, for years I have wished for the privilege of sitting still one winter, and now I have got it, this forms an excellent pretext for not going to every meeting and every party -- in fact, I have only been to one party this winter and that was last night, and all the meetings I attend (except the Theatre) are held in my offices. Captain Isaac F. Evens, the U. S. deputy Marshal, is very much of a gentleman, he is a sound, discreet man; in no respect, is he the least presumptive. I go where I please, and he remains in the office or goes about his business, and asks no questions. He eats in the Bee Hive house in company with Bro. D. McKenzie and sleeps in that little room between the offices in the rear of the Telegraph office. How long the farce will continue, I do not know, and would care very little about it, were it not for the brethren who are in confinement and who are less privileged.

In a New Year's day letter I received from brother Edward, he desires to be kindly remembered to you, with all the folks. The weather in Waupaca County, had been very cold; on the 19th Dec. the thermometer was 22° below zero. He does not know when he will be able to sell out, but he and his folks would like to come out. The great fire did not hurt them in that Co. but little, but in the adjoining county, there was a great amount of property and very many lives destroyed, and in one town or village, alone, over 12 orphans were found dead, and they still kept finding more.

Whether the Lord permit the devil to do it we still the evidence what the Lord can do. when in his decrees the time shall come that the elements shall melt with fervent heat."

Remember me to all the folks and may health and good peace be yours, is the wish of your affectionate brother

Brigham Young