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Show Seeking Genealogical Inforrna-iion. Inforrna-iion. Tiie hand of Go J has been plainly visible iu directing me iu the labor of my mission. I have gathered genealogical records of my forefathers fore-fathers from twelve States, and have had many opportunities to present the prineiples of Uie Gospel, for which I am thankful. Last July I thought I had done all I cuull in huuting un family records, and desired to enter more directly into tlio mission fielj to preach the Gospel. Therefore I wrote to the president of tiie Northwest North-west States Mission asking him to assign mo a place of labor. I received re-ceived the ap'wiutnicut and left Philadelphia to go to my field in Iowa. I stojped a few days In Pittsburg, Pa., and whll j there be-cam? be-cam? pro-tratel by the heat. While sick I was strongly impressed not to go west, but tj turn backaud go to my sister in Pennsylvania When well enough to travel 130. miles I return-! to the old home-steid home-steid which I left in 1S37, waskind-ly waskind-ly cared for and soon recovered. I was about ready to start 011 my mission mis-sion when I received on invitation from a gentleman iu llostou, Mass., (whose acquaintance I made iu Des Moines, Iowa, in August, ISs9), to go there on a matter of business. He undertook to lily all my cxiicu- scf. I accepted the oiler an 1 after being there some time, and know ing it was near this place that my ancestors landed when they came from England, I made some in: -"Wr7"3r"57:.!J .L - U ojLilloi.. He informed me (ju-t as President Klcliards had said) that I might find some record of the first settlers in the City Hall, Boston. I tilled on the eity registrar, told him what I wanted, and he gave me free u-e of all the venealogical records in his office. Therein I found a record of my fore-fathers as fir back as the beginning begin-ning or thu sixteenth century. In the finding el this record I saw the fulfilment of a dream whieh I had in the winter of ISsS, while in Connecticut, in which my father (who has been dead many years) appeared with an open record in his hands. It wasgiven'to me in order to see if I was faithful. The gentleman before mentioned furnished me wilh means to vi-It my relatives in different lurts of New England, and also the graves of some who had pa-iwd behind the veil nearly twenty years aju. A gentleman in Doston with whom I couversed on 'Mormon-l-m"oppo-ed with some earnestucss some of tiie principles. When lie finished his speech, I commenced ts show him ills mistake. In a few minutes lie stopped me aud said, "I see a bright light before me, nnd I know what you sty Is true. I hie been mistaken." I gave him hooks and janers a-i 1 left him iuve-tlgat ing. He may yet have the courage to accept the truth. Who cau say this is not God's work? W. 5. Trcscxj-t. Hcntiscton Mills, Px, December De-cember 29tb, 1SS3. |