Show 1 correspondence adt nde ISLAND ANDS ra arrum from frum elder ward mard E pack t LANAI city of za b r T Y 7 I 1 the blessings of health tiit tilt atte attend attens nd me 1 fam on the right ani and on the tha left and feel well I 1 never did oili feel betler better than I bare sine since I 1 became A att alt ilmi lami ambassador abor ador of truth alq an salvation to this dank dark and benighted briera genera i atoo ton through the nud Mud liell of hiir our oun cod ther they have 1 a i chance to partake pa otake of the troth and I 1 am counted among thoe those worthy orthy to the gladsome tidings to them for w which I 1 expect to reap a reward in due tinie elizabeth ellzabeth Eliza ellza betlij I 1 assume my pen again arain this evening we are 4 I 1 t present inthe in the capacity of et aloyf a conference e ape and are transacting such busl buil business ness as pertains pern pert aina alna to our effi blons and to the salvation of this people ll 11 prest P 13 lewis expects to return home soon and silas smith of af provo city Is appointed fred pred ent in in bi his bis stead john to T calne caine Is bbs his first and silas S smith Is his second couns counslor eloi lor lOi ail all of the missionaries who wm vere laboring here previous to our arr iTaly are released 14 from 1 7 1 this mission ve we have all received our appointments to go to the dlf dIf different Terent islands mk M lot fell on this island which Is to be the head bead quarters of the mission from this time three others are aiso also appointed to this place viz 5 smith S S smith elthy and win king I 1 am assigned to io take charge of bi a school to teach the natives the english elih langua language gey gep and also to teach them how bow to tilt the earth we shall rhall learn them english 4 hour and bow to work during 2 hours in each day of school we ire are baptizing 1 more or less les all the tim tig time our gatherl gathering ns place has not as yet flourished is a s we could have wished still it Is doing tolerably well the worms destroyed the principal part ot of the last seasons crop but wHAt remained done rell ceil wheat mba dja well here and Is a sure crop as far as a vur our knowledge knowl know led edge edse e extends vegetables Vege taMes are what the vermin destroy dest royy but there here are seasons of f the year when there Is ts no eger of logins thein them I 1 I 1 1 1 this 1 Is quite a handsome little valley vailey but there Is very ittle little water waiter autho in the dry season I 1 am doing dolne very well weil w ell eil in the native native language antna antua gj and can preach some in it much obliged for or the lan ian ioan loan of this ae I 1 |