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Show Missionary Letter From Dolph Wing V lilder C. R. Wing, who Is laboring as a missionary, wits rccolitly nimlu president or tho Liverpool conference. From it letter to his bishop and the Bulnls or Garland the Witting extracts ex-tracts aio made. J u5 Jutucu Strcetf Ulnckburii, England, Jiiuuui-y,i llM''- Dear Urothers and Sisters! I anrln receipt ol your kind IctterTDr December Decem-ber id, .1K1J, containing otic money order lor Xl lu, or a.JG. Tu tepij mid express my gratitude mid uppu-clatlou uppu-clatlou ot your liberal Christmas remembrance re-membrance .Is a very dlllicult tnBk, simpl becaiiBo 1 haven tlfie words witn which to uo bo. Your letter anno in that period of tho "year when wo are ail tijing to make someone reel happier, rherctoie, your leniem-Utniico, leniem-Utniico, coining as a Clirisltu'ua gift, is doubly appreciated. I fissure ou that tho money will bo used in tho proper chuuuol aiid It will go tor the lurilieranco ol God's work-. ,' Vou stated that the Garland ward vh proud or her missionaries. As ouo of jour missionaries 1 am happy ror thai. 1 am thankful to have tins privilege oL representing you. 1 ajn-cercly ajn-cercly hope that 1 win not Molatc any law or lhe mission, ''church or goteinment which may bring oven a hint ot reproach upon myBClr and tho ward. To tho beat or my ability 1 am trying to speak the woid ol the Lord as wo understand It to the good people peo-ple of England. Tho elders In litis mission are in excellent spirit and are striving hard to magulry their calling. Speaking particularly ot tho eldera lu this Liverpool Liv-erpool conteience, we hnvo Just tin-Ished tin-Ished tho i ear's work with' a good Increase over liiBt year. Our meetings aro being well attended and our Sunday Sun-day schools are Improving and growing. grow-ing. These favorable circuuibtauccs aro encouraging to ub. Wo arc working work-ing hard to bring tho people out ol darkness as far as the Uospcl Is cou-tcrued, cou-tcrued, .and bring them into the. kingdom king-dom ol light, our aim is to uccuru men of Integrity and truth, because they aio to bo relied upon in every. Hilling ol lite, whether from. church or whether from the government. I would like to say Just a word to my joung brethren and sisters. ', Stay by your parents and luko the good council you receive Horn theiii.-Learn lo bo lair with yourself and' give yourself u uiiu.iru deal, and wlicu you get out lu the woild nud dillfcullleu arise lu your lire, you will bo uble to treat your lclluwrucii with duo respect. re-spect. Remember the admonition of Uio I'rpphlt Joseph Smith, "Do-virtu oub and pure, be men or integrity and truth, keep tho coinmaiidfiiieuia or God and you will be able 'lo understand under-stand the dlffeience between tho things ol God and the things .ol num. Your path shall be like tliutof 'tlio Just, which ,8111110111 brighter and' brighter unto the perfect day." ; I be contented with your good hollies' and environments which your parous1 have labored so haul to pro lduffor l you. We uro too modern lo appreciate the many blessings which surround' us. One has oily to come luloVho1 world to loam the cront lesuoh" "ol ! appreciation. l)y coming lu contact1 and association with the harduhlpu,1 dlfllcultlcB and Impossibilities which' coiilroul some of .the good suluts or this laud we learn to appreciate tu it greater degree the labors of our pureuts pur-euts and ilieir fathom and mothers. We can improve our condition n gieut deal R we will bul live the Gospel principles fallhfully tu our dally life, it would mean a greater Joy to our parents, our neighbors would bo benc-llllcd benc-llllcd as well and the community in general would be more appreciate o ot our presence. Wo have been celebrating Christmas Christ-mas in liiigliind In tho good uld-fash-loncd way. The Now Year has been ushered in and light now is the lime to take an Inventory or our Individual concern our soul," and see how wo stand wilh our Creator. IT we hate a good Btandlug with our hcatenly Father and are being honest with mnmun.'n""1' w,,houl a,",l. I Biiuaic with all our associates It wo a e uicii ai,,ek lu paying what we owe to our hcatenly rather turn about face and square joursolf. You believe n b,.ig up to dale in ten.- etiquette, etc, why not bo up to date in spiritual aiTalis. so that wo can iuil wo -i7?r n,,1'car""co lu lll "pliit-N'ow, "pliit-N'ow, I aiii imposing upon your pa-tlouco pa-tlouco and good natuie, hul in conclusion conclu-sion allow mi! ot give ou my lestl-inony lestl-inony I am converted to Mormon-lam Mormon-lam Iheie la no doubt In my mind mi to us divinity l fec suio that It a true I huovv tho Hook of Mormon is or Divine origin. Joseph Smith was a tine piophot and 1 know Unit he could not have done what ho did do , except by Uio Inspiration or God. I Mppieclate the council or President vvoodrurr He stated, "Hy a proper observance or the Word or Wisdom man may hope to regain what ho has put by IraiisgreBBloii and live, to bo the age or a tree, that as the sun's rays lu Hpiiiigtlino ghidden all nature and awaken all llio and hope, the Word or Wisdom, given or God, may remove the thorna and briers rrom our pathway and strew lhc same with Joy and peace." I am juat us happy us a man can be bo fur from homo and loved ones. 1 love Mormoiilsm and my mission. May your lives bo precious in the sight or our heavenly FaUicr, and Ills blessings be upon you lu tho ruturo months of the new year. 1 sincerely ask thui you give mo Bpeciul favor In your piayers al all limes. I temulii your brother lu the cause of truth, ELDER C11AS. R. WING. |