Show on tile the S Injo iu ull islands elder lehoy le roy 0 clayton writes es follows pago pago lamca barcai may mrs mra 0 ff clatton ton provo my pear dear anither one year ago yesterday may 14 96 at about noon three bambe elders had bad their first glimpse of samoa and how their hearts were wera thrilled with joy jov to see idiol dirt again at er having acea teen nothing but waier eo long As the assel drew nearer the island looked like a litile green mound rising out of the thalea sea from the coast to t the to of the highest highest mountain it was wap an unbroken mass of green chic to the ha eyes of weary trav ellers was a very vary pleasing plea sine spectacle indeed A few hours of after ter land vs was as first sighted these three young utah boys for boys they were the ellent el jest being 25 years old and the others len leaa than 19 years had the privilege of landing on oa this land of the poets dream wb which i ch was to bs be their future home for a jew few years think of it over a year vear has elapsed I 1 left prevo how quickly time has pasted passed and how nos changed are cir cam stances and conditions it eekma hardly possible thatis has been so BO lon long but I 1 dont desire to dwell on this suffice it to say sar tb that t one ona of tha bapp happiest lest years of my life has bas just passed by I 1 very much dislike to be continually making excuses for not writing long letters but I 1 must do so once more and hope that you will be content with a very short letter this time late this ater coon pres conley told me I 1 would go to alao to labor for a while leaving here next monday morning eo that now will be ba my only dorily chance of writing azila mail tomorrow being sunday and were I 1 to writa on that day dav the tha natives would be thunderstruck I 1 dont know whether I 1 will bo be able to string this thia cut to more than three or four pages or not as 03 there is ia nohl t g now to writs write about its the earne thing over again day after day clay viz school ten teaching chine s undying and prim ching last ra ul til aves a bittle longer than usual so BO please split the difference terence dif 11 another abiog bro conley is talking with w ith some chiefs on the goepel and do what I 1 will I 1 cant help but bet listen to their conversation con creation and between the two I 1 am so BO nervous I 1 hardly know what I 1 am doice I 1 feel like pd id like to fly to pieces last last sunday I 1 spoke for about tv twenty eny five minutes ta the saints sainta at this place I 1 felt fell fine and although my voca vocabulary buRry is ia very small email as yet it is a great comi fort to be able to taik a little and to have the tha saints tell you that they can understand what you I 1 can rot cot take muoi time as I 1 muot meet prepa o for my iurna purney y and get oil as I 1 have fifteen miles to walk over a very tough rough road and most of the wa thay TH ay ny is now new to me will W ill writs write a description of my trip and field ol of labor next nest time tim e I 1 aarn am to have hare for a companion elder lder ernest wright of salt lake city cily he come came with george one month ahead of me so BO you see wo we pro both a little new iu in the field but with the help of the lord and th the faith and prayers of those at home I 1 we will gat ast alonz alon alt all right this iszery ia short and aad uninteresting but I 1 must allee now praying fraying gods choicest blessings upon you yon ell I 1 remain i your loving conand eon and brother L effley 0 CLAY CLAYTON toi |