LETTER FROM THE FIRST PRESIDENCY. —JOURNAL OF DISCOURSES,

DELIVERED BY BRIGHAM YOUNG, PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, THE TWELVE APOSLTES, AND OTHERS, Reported by G. D. Watt.

Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, June 1, 1853.

Elder Samuel W. Richards, and the Saints abroad—Dear brethren—It is well known to many of you, that elder George D. Watt, by our counsel, spent much time in the midst of poverty and hardships to acquire the art of reporting in phonography, which he faithfully and fully accomplished; and he has been reporting the public sermons, discourses, lectures, &c., delivered by the Presidency, the Twelve, and others in this city, for nearly two years, almost without fee or reward. Elder Watt now proposes to publish a Journal of these reports, in England, for the benefit of the Saints at large, and to obtain means to enable him to sustain his highly usual position of Reporter. You will perceive at once that this will be a work of mutual benefit, and we cheerfully and warmly request your co-operation in the purchase and sale of the above-named Journal, and wish all the profits arising therefrom to be under control of elder Watt.

Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Willard Richards, First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.