Show v v Elder Froyd Tells Of German People rot fol folDy By Dy request we publish the following follow follow- following ing letter recently received by the Cedar Second Ward Relief Society German Jan 7 19 1928 8 Cedar Second Ward Wa Relief Society Dear Sisters Sisters Sisters-I I received your most moat welcome letter a few days ago and I Iwas Iwas IWas was very glad to hear from you once again again To me me-it me it doesn't seem a year since I heard from you last but it is The last ast year has been filled with joy and happiness especially the last eight months which I have hav spent herein here herein in this city It t is said that the is h slow and this language which the tha people use down in southern Germany Germanys is s anything but good German However How ever evet in spite of ot this I can say that I I have never met any better people in Europe than I have in this city tuk tuk- Ing ng them in general Unless I am nm given iven the opportunity to work with other tradesmen than I have up to this time Ill I'll be inclined to believe that hat tanners dyers ders and weavers are arc aregood good people for lor that is what most of the people here in meAt are me At our conference in last month we had a very good conference which I enjo enjoyed etl very much After the ho first Sunday afternoon meeting n a baptism was held at which eighteen persons were baptized nearly all of them being converts I can assure you was a wonderful sight and anda a very good place to give most people peo pIe the opportunity of ot hearing the princ principles ples of the Gospel and seeing them hem carried out Nearly three hundred hundred hun hun- dred people were present On a day of this kind one certainly does feel humble tumble and feels the spirit of the Lord on such occasions and can see that hat those who are acting in Ills His name are under the power of the Holy Ghost I can testify to this for forat forat forat at severa several different times and in different different dif dil ferent cases I 1 felt this myself When I went into the water and baptized baptize d seven of the number to be baptized I certainly certainty felt fine and could feel the guiding power upon me It is good to see the work of the Lord going forward forward for for- ward in this land and the way opening opening opening open open- ing up to carry our mess message ge to all allin allin allin in this count country ly There are many who 10 love e the old untruthful teachings so much that when we come with the true gospel and prove that we have haveit it they become mad and go away in rage Just before Christmas my companion and I were on a trip to visit members and friends in outside outside out out- side towns and while on the train we had the opportunity to talk with witha a pastor of the larger churches herein here herein in this countr country In giving him a tract we told him it was from the Church of Jesus Christ lIe He said he was a member of this church and we asked him if il he meant the tile Church of Jesus Christ and he said nid No o the Church Then we asked him where he read of the church he ho belongs to and he couldn't prove proe to us from the Bible Dible that there was such a church Then he said It doesn't matter m what the church is called We then made the remark that the gospel had been c He lie wished to know of 01 a n principle so we told him that baptism had been changed We talked with him a short time longer and he admitted admitted ad ad- our charge arose mos gave the tract back and went awa away in rage saying you OU cant can't convert me me This is only one of the many experiences which I have had which have made madem m my testimony testimony stronger stronger and gives methe me nie the power to tell ore one and all that I know the principles of 01 the gospel are taught carried out in the proper wa way and by servants in authority as the they were at the conference which I have han mentioned In closing dosing I wish to thank you ou nil all for your oUr support and interest in m my welfare up to the present time and for the seasons season's seasons season's which you ou enclosed In hi your letter I remain your our brother in the gospel ELDER GLEN GLENWOOD WOOD FROYD |