“Lugwardine, Herefordshire, England, May 7. 1840 Brother Joseph Smith Through the mercy of our Heavenly Father I am alive and in pretty good health; better than I should have been had I remained in . I trust that you and family are well and I ask my Heavenly Father that we may live for ever; but not to be chased about by Mobs, but live to enjoy each other’s Society in peace. I long to see the faces of my friends again in that once more. It is better for me to be here, because the Lord has called me to this great work, but it is hard for me to be parted from my old friends who I have proved to be willing to lay down their lives for each other. I feel as though the Lord would grant me the privilege of sometimes seeing my old friends in give my best wishes to your . I remember her in my prayers and also and . I remember [HC 4:125] the time when I first saw and the trials <​she​> had when the work of the Lord first commenced in her family. I beg to be remembered to and family also to and family and to all the faithful in Christ. The brethren that have come from are all well and doing well. I want to ask some questions, shall we print the Book of Mormon in this Country immediately? they are calling for them from every quarter. the duties are so high on books, we need not think of bringing them from ; another question, is the book of Doctrine and Covenants to be printed just as it is now, to go to the nations of the Earth, and shall we give it to them as quick as we can? or what shall we do? Will the twelve have to be together to do business as a quorum? or shall they do business in the name of the Church? Why I ask this, is for my own satisfaction, if the Lord has a word for us, for one I am willing to receive it. I wish you to write as soon as you receive this and let me know about the book of Mormon whether we shall proceed to publish it immediately or not, or whether we shall do according to our feelings. If I should act according to my feelings. I should hand the Book of Mormon to this people as quick as I could. The people are very different in this [p. 1056]