text_original: William was a mechanical genius, so mother set him to making little chairs, which he readily sold, but he liked better to construct fire engines, which were quite wonderful but brought no money. He had a splendid physique, was honorable and faithful, and if mother had been guided by natural instinct in governing him, all would have been well; but he never met the re  quirements of the elders of the church, who felt it their duty to manage our family affairs.
text_transcription: WILLIAM WAS A MECHANICAL GENIUS SO MOTHERS SET HIM TO MAKING LITTLE CHAIRS WHICH HE READILY SOLD BUT HE LIKED BETTER TO CONSTRUCT FIRE ENGINES WHICH WERE QUITE WONDERFUL BUT BROUGHT NO MONEY HE HAD A SPLENDID PHYSIQUE WAS HONOURABLE AND FAITHFUL AND IF MOTHER HAD BEEN GUIDED BY NATURAL INSTINCT IN GOVERNING HIM ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL BUT HE NEVER MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH WHO FELT IT THEIR DUTY TO MANAGE OUR FAMILY AFFAIRS
phonemes: wˈɪljəm wʌzɐ mᵻkˈænɪkəl dʒˈiːnɪəs, sˌoʊ mˈʌðɚ sˈɛt hˌɪm tə mˌeɪkɪŋ lˈɪɾəl tʃˈɛɹz, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹˈɛdili sˈoʊld, bˌʌt hiː lˈaɪkt bˈɛɾɚ tə kənstɹˈʌkt fˈaɪɚɹ ˈɛndʒɪnz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː kwˈaɪt wˈʌndɚfəl bˌʌt bɹˈɔːt nˈoʊ mˈʌni. hiː hæd ɐ splˈɛndɪd fɪzˈiːk, wʌz ˈɑːnɚɹəbəl ænd fˈeɪθfəl, ænd ɪf mˈʌðɚ hɐdbɪn ɡˈaɪdᵻd baɪ nˈætʃɚɹəl ˈɪnstɪŋkt ɪn ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ hˌɪm, ˈɔːl wʊdhɐv bˌɪn wˈɛl; bˌʌt hiː nˈɛvɚ mˈɛt ðə ɹˌiː kwˈaɪɚmənts ʌvðɪ ˈɛldɚz ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, hˌuː fˈɛlt ɪt ðɛɹ dˈuːɾi tə mˈænɪdʒ ˌaʊɚ fˈæmɪli ɐfˈɛɹz.