Show LETTER to the editor of the deseret news I 1 LEW CITY dec 1853 PRESIDENT RICHARDS sir sin because of the throng of business busine gs here and my mind and body being otherwise engaged I 1 have not writ you since I 1 made my returns to tha he last april conference I 1 now feel to inform you yon respecting etin my mir own health ani and the prosperity of zion here my health for common is comfortable though my strength is very small owing to a broken cousia lution yet I 1 live without the application of any kind bind of medicine except I 1 take a cold which I 1 arn am liable to do in my head I 1 at such times frequently cut cat up a piece of red pepper with my victuals and eat it and that is about all the medi due ane I 1 use now or all that I 1 have used for forty lears ears in the mouth month of nov 1830 1 became a memer of the church of jesus christ of L D S I 1 as then much in the practice of usi using ng medicine e d acine i i keep my stomach tn iw ii iund ue in me rf it when I 1 found the order ordinances and aai au arity of the priesthood was on the earth and ie power of god did attend those ordinances I 1 tid ild good bye to doctors and I 1 have haie not employed ly ky since tho I 1 have traveled travale d and ana preached tick lick and tun thin dinall small pox cholera and every kind I 1 h hardship and am yet jet in the flesh and when jy father in heaven wants me and I 1 can cai be of ore use on the other side of the vail I 1 f feel wil ig to go 9 daar aar brother when I 1 hear L D S complaining lat t the power of healing by the gift of the holy ghost ost does not attend as tor formerly merly I 1 at once mery do they obey the commands of god if tey ley do the promise is sure these signs shall 1 fol 01 vv them that believe so these signs are the arks of distinction by which we are to know the from the unbeliever but jesus jesua says if pu u love me you will keep my commandments kt at if wo do not keep the commandments our ith is a dead faith not with works obedience consequently the i heiling healing power the holy ghost will not attend I 1 used to chew tobacco now I 1 do not I 1 used drink hot drinks now I 1 principally drink either itter milk or skim milk but no hot drink I 1 led to eat much flesh but now very little espe ally pork I 1 never overload my stomach so lat I 1 I 1 have very little trouble wibb wit a sour stomach f I 1 have a sour stoma stomach elf or wind on my stomach eat a piece of chir charcoal coral and it always relieves me nd many who complain of pain in their bodies they would eat or make fine and swallow char dal bal would find lind immediate relief wisdom is jus ifield of her children A good work has been done in iii this place since lie he is issuing quina of the order of his excellency gover lor youn young g last summer it tes has brought ti us all to ether so that no one has the excuse they cannot 0 ro o to meeting because it is so jar we are having first rate meetings for union and he spirit of god are in ht them and the gift of healing is is manifest with the saints here I 1 think I 1 much more p property r 0 arty is is 8 saved aved than if we had re I 1 I 1 bained scathe scattered I 1 I 1 bisho bishop D evans presides here like a man of god ang and a bather father to fo the people and things ganer ally move well we have a number of new settlers generally poor as aa to this worlds goods but rich in faith if this should be made welcome we may more hereafter 1 athis I 1 I 1 from your brother and fellow lab laborer j the new and everlasting covenant I 1 JOHN MURDOCK MURDOCH |