Show st ST louis IOTO MISSION NiS SION I 1 I 1 I 1 october 20 1854 TO the EDITOR OF taz dear brother having I 1 been absent I 1 about six months peaceful city and feeling my heart burn bura ih love to wy iny brethren and Si sisters seers of whom would should like to know how biot bl ollier lier amro mi 0 o andrus wits was gottwig along I 1 thought I 1 woul give you oil once in six monjir mon JiB a of the file doings of the lord through his feeble servant 4 I 1 styled from your office on the of that may at 9 am in charge of ou excellent frie friend tid ferriro z little who conducted Us tu to fort L lra lira ira where xv we arrived at 2 pm on oil the lath about fiffi berate before ahe ha bi independence depend onice iii iiii we AV changed hand bid id brother little good bye with a promise to lo let him h nn knoal ciuni ipa we got on oil with tile rest ol 01 the journey which I 1 have not biad time lime tn t do until now we le left fort fart liti laraio aniio on oil tile an all I 1 arrived i i at fort L leavenworth benworth et men worth on oil the ilic at 12 pm lu ili the forniti Mor niti inT at 9 aan am w we took passage ou on the steamer sam clorin cloon john mccloy me cloy master the river was as in m good trim and we came down at a fine rate the erack crack ng of the whip had changed to the puffing of st steam parti und and cursing the hie hiles mu es hal hai to I 1 I 1 tire fire up boys aud and I 1 alig highly ly ej enjoyed oved the hie chan go I 1 we lve arri aniced vedin iti st liuis L iuis nalie tae at 6 am a in 1 all well vell arid and in good spirits having mide made the trip I 1 in theay eiehl tra veli velh g days we here herb met with eldes elde s 0 G pratt aud and H S eldredge a d also D P curtis and others from england Eng lind and with ninny wa m hearley S tints dilts in ill this place where w ere I 1 auve lave been ever since tr trying ing to do good and help I 1 to build up lip ohp I 1 kin it doi dum oford alter after I 1 biad hadil been oil libie it e jo a short time lima the bi cholera olera i made its appet appearance tiance and swept many tl 0 from froin the earth naib tolled killed one another aid it deerns to have been one 0 of the even eventful trul years all over the alie world way wai pestilence still anil on aim nu lind ilia and other d w sing man ail a 3 pO property pop eily perty front from tile the I 1 face i ace of tal the 0 I 1 earth I 1 alere again to contrast contri sl tile the shiun situation tion i of tile the iu in utah ti i am ain now obliged to hear and I 1 leave m my times thought I 1 would like to lave all the distaff eted spirits sent on oil missions r 1 I 0 its if tiles they could do any good 13 beloved sa ol of tile vallis bailies of file he mount titis be c content and aid oboy obey vie tte laws that 11 proceed from tha living oracles in ili your yom ili imbt J bog beg in i it to 10 feel after the he saints Si ints and fou found tid ma many ay di 3 effir ted led and the 11 holy oly spi pi it bill adine ne up upon I 1 me p when I 1 thought of tile the best plan pi in to save anve tile the mot most and I 1 counseller counselled coun selled them to lo renew lenew their covenant tidy by I 1 re e baat sm sin and 11 iv N making new records us as if alie fie old were imperfect I 1 als alsi opened the dor to thos liosi who lidd had been cut off only forbidding g such as 41 were ere forbidden foi bidden by all laws thi s side of t tie e 1 the greult is tile saints pre are rejoicing jo icing and bear testimony that they 11 never e rt fell better in their livis and about twenty y five fio more tube been baptized some of w whom I 1 iongi had been c a 1 l off for tile ilie future und and I 1 trust in ili d I 1 0 edid rd abi much good will b h done in tile llie mouth of august last lait I 1 j an iriv invitation to 6 jo go to ilkiw illious is about ton ten tulles hiie I 1 all the river I 1 S went and pi preached e ached and the alien n sent others and lat la t sunday oct 15 I 1 went agan and organized I 1 a benci bruc brn ci lh callej called treville branch of the chuich of jesus christ of latt L itter r day addy Sai saint lit COU consisting of eight meni tiers 4 and ana left with kad prospects the devil being mad ah and d many inquiring ing after eliuth I 1 remain as ever I 1 your conr brother brot lier I 1 and fellow laborer in ili tha gosnel MILO TS PS we have taken tb the methodist meetinghouse op of the corti cornier r of washington avenue and ath str street t and fitted if i up tip for llie 80 sole e use or the church including the ilie church officer i M A I 1 awa wa will gladly find a 11 cora corner or in the news for a 11 synopsis of broter brollier brot lier A andrus doing lit at I 1 least east once every aix rn mont nalls lis kud and as mua of ienar as lie 11 1 e may find time to furnish it for the news is printed for the benefit of israel and of all love lovers of 11 truth and I 1 berty ED fi 1 I 1 |