Letter, Martin and Hannah Heston Snider to David and Mary Beck Evans, 12 May 1843
Source Note
Martin Snider and Hannah Heston Snider, Letter, New Mount Pleasant, Jay Co., IN to David Evans and Mary Beck Evans, in care of JS, , Hancock Co., IL, 12 May 1843; handwriting of Martin Snider and Hannah Heston Snider; three pages; Newel K. Whitney, Papers, BYU.
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Dear brother and Sister time is long Since i have seen or heard from yo[u] I hope you are in good health and still living In the fear of the lord we are a living In a verry wild and wicked world and And no meeting only methodis and Camelites and it is such poor satis faction To go to hear them preach I would rather Stay at home and my mind has bin some what entangled with this worlds afairs But I pray the lord will for give me for the mis Spent time If we had a knew Where you and rest of the Brothers And Sisters was we would a made Sooner preparations to Come<ing> to you I want you and brother To come once more and preach the gospel to us Some of our neighbours Is verry, anctious to hear a mormon preach I fee[l] so desirous to come to navo I hardly know how to spend My time we would like our family to heve a better better bring ing up than we are able to give them here If we was able we would come this Fall but we cant come till we can Sell our land and then if the lord will help and assist us we will en davour to meat you all I send my love to all the brothers <and> Sis ters In I hope that you will pray to god for us well fare and that wee may be faithful to the lord I must come to close