Show LEER FRO XEW ZEALAND Labor and Eipfricncts of an Elder Among the usurIes We a pit to extract the ollowing from a letter dated Tube ruaru New Zealand March 11S90 written by Elder Ezra T Steven son to his father Brother Edward Stevenson of this cIty At tho conference held in Wal kato Jan 10 Elder Orson D item uey was appointed to labor with me in this dl trct I o now showing him about a a final leave taking n lie wU probably take charge succeeding me He has been here now about fourteen months ElderH D Halght Jr is ale with us He Ion grandson Of old Judge Ilalght with whom Unlght wlh you were well acquainted We have an appointment for priesthood meeting her tonight ixrecting these ram tho next branch to attend at-tend I did not send you a copy of our last report as we Were short of blanks We were blessed In the privilege qultna number baptismsand blessing of children We had a fine district conference on the Stir and 9th ll and another ine time at Poverty Bay on the J6th rind IUI During that time we ha tire pleasure of the Lords blessings bles-sings made manifest through our administration One young manu 1 man-u particular was s sick us to be inconstant in-constant pain He was enabled to ride sixteen miles and bo mimed us per > previous hrrange merit The next morning we nS ministered to him again nnd he followed us toJ all 3 mil within with-In a few d3J attending the confer cure there While there the assem bgo of Marines with five of us Elders El-ders And a fcW other whites were ihotographcd I have not n yet ecu a Inched picture but I am sure 1 shall prize I From there President Wright went on nnd I returned Ho said he would like mo to arrange 5 n tome to-me him a the Manawatu district conference which i to b held at orirura fifteen miles from Welling I oI on tlie 13 and 30 iusti We will then come on over to the general conference beginning April 4 alter vliichiie expects t accompany us returning Elders to Aukland This arrangement requires rny leaving head r 1 the company going togene cal conference but will give me a fine visit through my oil stamping ground where I had my first Initl Uon into Maorldom That evening July let IbS71 think il never shall forget when I not knowing even a won of greeting was ret down lone to find my way Into a Maori village Vet I was not alone for footsteps were guided and my fottl gide 1 kind and motherly heart had been > enarcd to welcome and give me shelter under her humble err low when those simple natives gathered round me chattering in their own strange tongue and try lug to make ruu understand their questions put in broken English I sst there and thought of what w before me Yet I was not nhappy nhPy or lonrbome but knew that 1 had come to do Gods work and in my faithfulness He would continue as Ho Ia begun to rata up friends forme low true this has been I have ncn enabled through His blelng to acquire a porUou of tbcir strange ansruagu and to expound His pre claus truths to this people The lus W time has u wr by as on the wings of the wind Weeks and months havOped br a simple short B < IIS of time marking dales for labors too > to-o accompllaliej The years have dt now passed and I am as frra on my way home saying good bye to I scenes and jjtojilo among whom 1 have labored And r shortly 1 shan b with you all once more But what shall I find I ask myself ram reminded that Ifarch lot is city officers inauguration day < A cable message says Uiat tire pen lies have carried an important ell In Utah AH this means discos ort and inconvenience for the who have bullcup the country and dJlc to many liut I is all rightMuch Much mutt and will lc acres ilishe < l in a brief space of Urucrand f Jew years if we are faithful will ere us safely past the breakers and the good thin Zion will gain a safe harbor wen though he b somewhat disman tied by the rude blasts and angry sea The time when mcn must needs flee to ZIon for safety Is nearer than our people realize and it is necessary that we see I lit tie rush handllue in order that we be awakened and prepared Oh what have jrpr thankful for Everything is forus if ne will firmlyhoIJ onto the rodofirofa tayat our post and her Captain will manage the ship In another letter dated Waipawa lawkcs Bay rr 19 Elder Stevenson ayr At this pall or villrgc is now stayIng a false prophet u ho claims power over unclean spirit etc He has a company unclean followers and it Is I only unclean things they ecomplifh though some claim tow to-w healed by lib power They area lot adulterous and drinking men and women going but in a body remaining at a place as long as food 1 wle They shun un that Is I talking with us reminding us Chriits I words John 31920 TIre worst to mo is their professing a respect for Deity and prophecy while np holding Wbd works of wickedness I But Jt 1 toruch that righteous In gnation upon the earth will b made manifest |