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Show 111 I- II Letters From II Our Missionaries IfH LETTER FROM MILO KIRKHAM 11m Kalopa, Hawnll, Doc. 31, 1920. HyS Mr. I'm iik OalHford. ffi Dear Frank: Yesterday was Sun- II CI day nnd n bimy day nt that fur wo Nfjl mlsslonarloB, but tlion all wont wall Mmjm nnd upon my roturn to our room I ro- Hgga rolvcd tny ovor wulcomo mail from lifl 'Aon, of course as most would do I rend my Icttors first, but I did not ! stop at thnt, for "The l.olil Sun" had fin nlRO enmo nnd I gladly turnnd to Uh IB tin fon In snn wlint thn nnwH from homo I ill wns ' ,iaV(! n,vvay8 oxJoynd "Tho l Sun" over since I havo had tho op Hi portunlty nt reading It nnd bnvo nl- H wnyti found nowH of tho hotter klndl H In It, Hut I surely was Btirprlsod when 'ffi I saw thnt one of my loiters from H Hawaii had been placed In its H columns, not ns 1 was or nm nshnmed 8 of whnt I snld In thnt letter, hut It H could of boon Written much better had Q I known It wns going to llud Its way TO to tho Lohl peoplo through your pnpor. if While 1 writo this lotor 1 do not huvo H thu Idoa that It will bo publtshod, hut IB wcro so to hnppon I only hope thnt tho denr people of Lohl over look my BH weak ways nnd Judge mo fairly. EM Yes I woh born and rnlsod In Lohl Li and there Is whera my mind goes back SI whon I think of tho good times of D youth, hut tlinos havo changed, nnd H now I urn hero nmoiiR tho dour 9 Hawaiian people n people whom 1 H havo learned to love vory much be- jB cnuso they have, nnd show 1110' real JB "Aloha" to nil who aro trylUK to ho H good nnd serve thn Lord. H I think It Is n wonderful honor to ho a missionary nnd go forth Into tho H world nnd strive as bust ono can to do B what his very host Judtiiiionl tells HJ him would bo good for the rolling on H of our Heavenly Fathers Kingdom HJ hero on earth. K I only wish moro hoys nnd girls Bj wcro out on missions, I'm Hiiro they mk would realize moro (when thoy cainn Hj back thnn thoy did hofore thoy went.) tho glorly nnd beauty of our Gospel. IH Ono yenr has gonb and I nm truly BJ rendy nnd glnd'to Bay thnt the year of BJ 1020 litis boon tho vory best yenr ol H my llfo, 1 ha,vo mnny reasons for say- Bj Ing this. Homo nro, 1 have grown to Bj lovo thn Qospol, nnd today nothing Bj could bo moro nearer to mo In heart BJ and -mind thnn "Tho Gospel of Jesus Bj Christ'' bacauso It tnkoa In nil truth BE thnt all other churches havo und has BH mnny moro truo and wonderful prln Bh clpnls besides. Uut thMi thlH Ih to hu BBJ n lotter and not n "(Ion pel sermon." BBJ I labored In Vnncovor, 11. C. 1 month BBJ than spout C months lu tho Hllo Con- BBJ feronco of tho Hawaiian mission, nhd BB for tho past (1 months havo been In BJ tho Hawakua Conforencu of tho huiiio BR ltilsslon. My compnulnn Is u fluu IB young man from Provo nnd wo got WBJ! along lino. I nm suro if you woro to BO nsk him nbout his mission ho would RB sponk vory highly nbout missionary BR work. jBj Yosierdny bolng Sundny yo stopped BBJ horo In tho Kalopa Urauch. Tho day HBJ was fine, (such ns n Juno day nt BE homo) nnd wo enjoyed It. Tho morn- BBS lng started with Primary, then Hun' BBJ day School followed by general moot' BBS Ing, In tho general mooting wo wore HBJ able with tho hqlp of tho Lord ' tc BJ organlre, sot apart, and place lu run BBJ nlng order a Mutual (thnt Is n M. 1 BBJ A.) for this branch. I havo faith thai BBJ It wilt somo dny bo n lino Mutual liu BBE provomont Association. BBt As far as experiences go I have hail BBJ? many nnd n tlmo may yot come whei BBh, I will bo nblo to tell you smnd.ol BBj thorn. They hn;o strengthonud ni BBJ faith nnd gnvo mo a toBtliuouy nnd bj BBE repeating them they mny strengthen BBJ your faith, hut time nnd spneo will nol BBJ pormlt. BBJ Tho "Pol" and "Fish" Is a favorite BBJ dish of mliio now but ut first It, wiie BBJI hard to boo It thnt wny. 1 also like BBJ tho Huwnllnu "HKK" thnt Is, (wlial BBE wo cnll Dovll fish) nnd its good to II BR ono forgets tho "Auto tiro vacuum BBJ cups thnt nro on thojr foolors" und BV oats It Ilka It woro tundo for mini. BBJ Tho work horo I if this conference BBJ has progrossod n good dual and wo E tool oncournged by tho snino. Lna( BBJ yonr n total of I2U2.4G wns gathered J ns tithing horo In Hawakua. Hut 1920 BBj, did somo what hotter, far us, bringing HBJ; in somo $726,37 as n tlth for tho Lords IiIi-mhIiiks upon tuo peoplo horo. There tins been progress In otitor wards thnt go t show that the woik Is growing There are only two of us In tnls conference con-ference und us there Is plenty to do Wu feel to ink nil tlioae who so dolnro to remombet us In ihMr prayers, so .ihut wo mny represent our church in such a manner thnt nil looking on will glvo glory to our Heavenly Father. Aloha to nil who enquire. From. Kldor Mllo Klrkham, |