| Show HISTO KlC elder si visit to independence elder of this city writes home concentin conce a visit to independence pen dence of historic interest to latter day saints and ENQUIRER has been permitted to quote from it the letter saya independence is a town about 12 miles east of kansas city which is 1235 miles from salt lake the town is pleasantly situated on rolling knolls timber in is found adjacent the streets ran north south eat and west many creditable buildings buil dinga are been chief of which arc the Latt erday faints tabernacle and the county court house the population is being larger than provo by nearly 2000 we went to some of the lead ing places of interest aad then inquired for bome of the leading elders of the reorganized church of jeaba christ of latter day saints ites wo mt a bro wills who took us to the printing office of the church where we had the privilege and plead ure of meeting apostle luff he ia a young man and a very bright one too he been in utah preaching and is editor of the church organ here called the we talked pleasantly for an hour of hio church and the work being done ho presented me with a iare portrait por troit of Prea Jos young joseph and a copy of the ensign we also met in connection with Apostle Luff a bro hallay is related to the of deseret ue seret bro hawley took us around to eee the city wo the temple block that the joaeph dedicated it is aard by that thia lot is the most of in missouri its area la about 2 or 3 acres there are two small buildings oo 00 it no one hag seemed to desire to build on it although alt houch there la a law suit oscr it now and it seema as god was keeping it for his temple block indeed reverential thouR hta passed through my mind when upon this holy ground because joseph Brig haia and othera stood there and said this place should be the center of the centre of zion |
