| Show IUd Word Fee HInlosellsy YELINCTON Kentucky April 7th 1897 To the Editor I have thought olten of writing to jour Interesting and much valued paper and have been encouraged to do so by the Ldcrs who luvi visited us since eave e-ave become members of the Church of Jesus Cbrifct of LatUrJay Saints my sea I and husband and two little g rise aged nine and eleven which Is an entire family We have been members a little more than two years Seeing a letter from a Mrs McAforof this elate published In your paper ol March ijthwe concluded to write We have heard the Liders peak of ih lady at d her hus and often as having been very kind to them wnen at thtir lown and we trust they will have the r repaid What she says of the Elders regard to their keeping the best company is strictly true Wo have known them to avoid people whi were very kind to them on hearing that those eople were not thought well ol Ol course the Elders da not reglect the r cuty but viil every haute ills rich and poor the worthy and unworthy alike and Ptesent Hem with the Gospel which Ito U I to be preached to every nation kin died tonguiand people We have become acquainted with nearly all the lldeis in this state In the last two years There are about thirty ol them here now We have found them all rerfect gentlemen ol whom no cr urch could be ashamed but laths e proud ol In whose company we de ight mingle eer learn ng ol the Ih list pertain ni to the km ilcm of Gccl which lie has ict up in the e latter days never alsO x in or r estate tnruwu down That ills the true Church of God we be had the testimony and w6 trust that the time Is not far ditant when prejudice will not prevent mauy Irom obeying the divine injunction to obey he will I ol the rather and know of Hit doctrine Now as the sister from this state quoics the pen Is mightier than tie word we hope to be so fortunate as to get this letter published and through his medium cause some one to lay I ail jo irejudice accept the true and everlast ng Gospel 1 ccef d thus insure lor Ibm elvis gnat hanplness here on earth nd eternal lives hirealur I U e also have frI nds and relatives in he Wes ern stales I tome in Uiah with whom we would IKe to I corretponc and lV old be pit aed to hear Irom Some pf the Elder we have known here have turned to their homes We kin fly re memb and feel attached to them by he ties ol brotherhood We have mln led our VOices together In the songs of Z on perhaps for ihe last time one on-e rttt but we have a sure hope that wo willmeitln heaven All our Interests are centerd In the Church cf Jesus Christ and we long lor the time to come when all Gods believing children will I ecocnz the same I And when there will be unity of lire faith Yur paper is always I a welcome vis Itor for it tells us of the conditi6n of the Church and people and is more of f a home paper than trios of our own state to us ALICB U 1 ZENOR |
