Show RETURNED missionary NAMY new field opened settie settlements ments in the san loula louis valley W dec jjck editor deseret hews returned from a mission to the southern states state and not having baving the ledge of calling callina at tile the office i take the present opportunity of reporting my labors by letter I 1 left my home october 1885 aud on arriving at chattanooga I 1 was assigned to labor in west Virg virginia lula I 1 continued con tinned my labors among the people there until september 1886 wilen when a new conference Con ferance way was ing the western portion of wet west virginia gillaand and castera kentucky I 1 way appointed to preside over the new conference which I 1 did until released to return home we have been very successful in our oar labors and quite a number have received the dospel jo there seventy having been baptized zad s since ince the conference was organized there are eight Elders lab laboring 0 g there now and the prospects are good f for or the future in returning home I 1 had the privilege of visiting the settlements of the saints la in the san louis valley and found them in a prosperous condition your brother in the gospel PHILIP 11 |