Show I 1 k 1 I 1 missionary 4 f 11 1 7 k 1 EP 0 1 e i on the 2nd and dinst I 1 left abis city ip in company with j bro S M blair on a mission to fillmore city and the intervening valleys and settlements ments of of the saints to arouh the gospel and nd speak to tile hie saints saintil th fhe things athe of the kingdom and after an absence or of I 1 16 days daysee we have been permitted to return to I 1 the city and f found all well and believing that ja you OU in iu connection with your readers gen generally would vou like to know how we found things and of the prosperity of df tile the southern settlements I 1 thought to furnish you the fol following lowine item taken from our journal we passed directly to fillmore city and then ahen commenced to preach wi with thone one exception we preached at pi ovo city on our way to fillmore we found the settlement at Fil willinore Fuhn linore in a thriving condition its beautiful location is is unsurpassed in ili the v valleys allees of he mountains I 1 the scenery picturesque i the crystal streams ad earns that I 1 i it is situated orf on lovely to lo i behold while the burrou surrounding d ng hills vales and mountains lie beneath the grenn green carpeting of the well known mou mountain etain grass as green at this season of the year as the sage sage grass is is ili may combined with the facilities of arewood firewood building material ac and last not least the very best of soil for abric agric agricultural purposes lying adjacent to ahe city plat a good share of which has been put into cultivation by its citizens the past season and to their ci edit be it said that they have the finest arrangements for irrigating iiri itri gating their lands in their large and commodious sects as well as aa abe best cultivated fields and fence f ence lands we have bave examined in the valleys and they now have stacked in their stack yard some bushels wheat besides beides be ides oats corn ac which is laid out on the of the face of a compass each man having a front running to anoint a in tile the center upon which a circle is 1 struck sufficiently 41 large for to set a machine to lo t thrash their gram grain and thus is every thing ai ra ranged ditled and all that we have to regret was that we found I 1 but ut 18 families who had acted on the counsel given them and stopped or gone one to that place 1 we preached there on sunday the ath twice ayi felt a good spirit I 1 it prevailing r e v ai ling a and n d the people e rejoicing J lin in the aw new and everlasting covenant hilt at very desirous irous ti to 0 have bave an increate inarose of 0 their bumbia numo eis for they feel themselves rather in the minority when compared with their red faced brethren around them and they need more help to carry out their imp imir that they have on hand in saw and grist mils ails building ac and they sent their request by u us through a vote with uplifted hands to the preside acy for more settlers settler ly if it should meet their minds wit wilt b which we ive concurred and felt to bless the people in the name of or tile the lord and pray for their pro prosperity erity on the ath we left for san pete valley wn danli 1 and at night reached the tha sevier river chete we passed bro T 13 foot building a bridge across the river rive and which to our great j y and satisfaction satish action on our return we found complete a nd and had the satisfaction of being the ft fr st at to cross it after it was finished wid ad we pronounced pronounce ct it a substantial bridge and felt much ci edit was due bro bio foot on the we reached manti city and truly our hearts felt to rejoice Fand and felt fell to praise the lord when we beheld what improvement soui brethren had made and how our father had blessed the labor of theia hinds hands for truly we exclaimed the city of stacks tor for all seemed to be the owner of stack yards and we found the people in a prosperous ious condition we spent one clay with the good people and poached both evenings to a i owned crowded house of S anti and truly we were reminded of the day of pentecost for the lord was surely with us and all felt to praise the lord we found the people had not only a an n abundance 1 bun dance darice of gra grain in but also alpo all kinds of vege vegetables 1 squash ac at and id for a sample I 1 brought fine head beads of Cab cabbage bare home which were wei e presented me by elder the citizens have erected a good stone slona foit in ia the city 10 rods square 8 or 10 feet feel hi high gh A general spirit of improvements acears appears to be the older of the day on the 11 mst th the first stone residence was finished belonging to an president s i deu B young we found only eight families of tins is r falls al 1 emigration in this lovely valley what has of the emulation emigration of oe utah I 1 j on the we set out for foi nephi juab valley 1 and reach reached d it about five p in a preached pi cached 1 in I the evening evening to the saints and had a season of rejoicing i found W 26 f families of the fall emi emigration ration at th ghisi I 1 as point and nephi begins to extend her bordea boi dei s ante and assume quite a village appearance and is truly sil sit sill l bated in the heart of a valley capable of sustaining thousands they are erecting a grist mill anti and a saw mill is ia much needed i nov left nephi and dined at clover greek creek at bro loves Is member elect for juab clover ci eek the evenia evening t reallie t is 4 I 1 tyr ab ii P e 1 ed li beens a d preached t to a cr crowded eded house hoube and much to our joy and satisfaction payson is a beautiful settlement s ettl as much so as any in utah valley W we fauna 22 families of the falleni fall emigration ration at that pent saturday reached the lovely site of 8 spring pl ring ville were the busy buz and clattering wheels hee oi wagons and constant stir of men and boys bespeak es ea k that enterprising industry for which its citizens an aej 1 presiding officers cers are characteristic kt at 11 oclo I 1 cli a in awe we preached at the house of president aaron johnson a new building just erected tile the halt hal in in winch which we preached is sonie some 20 by 45 feet wera wera we found him and his worthy councilors councillors Counci lors and lt his bl aso lorenzo johnson with a crowded house of an saint ta we f felt elt free and spoke as we felt and all seemed vet to be in and aind to ta enjoy the spirit of the new a and nd E everlasting covenant and for which we felt fell truly to i e I 1 joice ce at the earnest solicitation of our worthy bra br luers he r M miller and johnson we stopped for the day andin the evening we had tile the privilege 0 of f enjoy ii one of the most social parties that it has been gilr lot to share in the valleys of the oie mountains and a bout 8 p in a new impetus was wag given ap our party by the arrival of bro erastus snow an F D richards bound tor for iron county and tru giuly 11 we left Spring springville ville and with it our ble blessings sings an am praying that oar father might continue his bles ings with Q the saints at that place as lie he has done BI the days that are past I 1 I 1 t we reached provo city agreeable to previous pi evious appointment and preace preached lied at I 1 11 I 1 a m and aad 2 p in and a moi e attentive congregation we have noa a met with on our mission the house was crowded crow qa and it was said some could not be seated in thy ai house truly our hearts felt to rejoice and praise seth lc the good odd measure of his holy rol y spirit we enjoyed while a addressing dressing 4 the sai saints ants tor for the S spirit p iri 4 seemed to run from heart to heart and all felt to rejoice and say thy will and not mine be done of the city of provo we can truly say a more industrious and enterprising people cannot be found and U union and peace seems to be their motto for we enjoyed that spirit in their midst while bros carter carler bird and others shared with us their bifid and hospitable roofs 1 may the lord bless them and prepare theta them for his coming and glory is is our prayer player I 1 we left for dry creek utah valley and preached to a large congregation 0 of saints sainte we found bouno them in a pros prosperous condition and enjoying a good degree odthe good spirit as was manifested on their and many more aadi e we we learn would have been ota oat but wele amed that somo doaa of oe nt ilu bt brethren ethren had bad sought 11 out a valle valley which they call cedar V valley ae 11 I 1 west ot of the jordan river south of tooele thoele Valley hat abounds in fine land timber and I 1 1 alst from G 9 L city about 35 miles and nd was ads fib 10 improvements preparatory pre pa to mo moving aing their f wo we felt they are engaged in a good gad enterprise and with vilh success ift 17 tb arrived at home and we enough to lo thus report ourselves and our mission mission to yoland the saints bro richards we omitted to say that bro at fillmore has in successful operation a pottery and says lie he can make ware wai e as goon good as liverpool ware from the material matei lal found there of the emigration we think that one half of it has stopped in utah valley yours truly in the bonds of the new and everlasting covenant I 1 1 E T BENSON G S L city cit Y nov 1852 we feel that tha t it would be wiser for the brethren to exert themselves them silves in strengthening fillmore and other weak settlements than in in opening new valleys for when be brethren extend their settlements beyond their own inherent power to maintain themselves against indian indan invasions their lives property and all are endangered ered and if by extending beyond that point they should need protection they must be dependent 0 on n others who already have enough to do to protect themselves and thereby the whole community are liable to suffer stiffer |