| Show Ii FROM VARIOUS MISSIONARY FIELDS IN ORTti ALAnUU Ittelders r 1111 ry nar the pI 11 been linhrr II TuPELo Lee County June i8ih 1897 To the Editor I lelt my home In Salt Lnke City December loth 1896 aiSam Took the R G W kuutlwarJ for Chattanooga Chat-tanooga Tennessee arriving there on the I4th where the Wd ers met in council coun-cil with our beloved mission nres dent f Elias S Kimball I After listening lo the inspired instructions ol 1 our leader and t InmiructIon the tetlmony ol the Elders I was appointed I I ap-pointed to lanor In Union County M I s I 1 < point I Elder I I1 Ballll lr being my companion 1 tl com-panion Unon my arrival at New I Albiny Union County lo no Elder l Balllf was there to meet me Never will I forget my feelings at Ibnt time lIow I I dependent 1 was upon the Lord jI a dved i ps without I strange land among strange I people out purse or scrip inkfotm me J Lord I outipurse in forme and lie could I riise up friend I did While 1 was standing in the tat r < nd Station meditating upon my condition gll upon oaJ coZkc tion a gentleman walked In and spoke Ito I Alter learning wno I was he invited to me ter vited me h is on with him I gladly accepted ac-cepted his Invitation and was ellcd royally The gentleman is I Vi S King I hotel proprietor he I 10 I a good I it end to hotelLpropneloir 1 have 1 the Elders Mote than once cone into New Albany tired and loot found hearty welcome at sore and a Kings I hotrl I And not only a welcome but a sumptuous dinner which is always acceptable to a traveling Mormon 15cept Elder Ehler nllif and I canvassed nearly half of Union county giving away about 000 tracts and dslitisg of a gin a copieS of the Voice of Watts g many frind We made many lIue and lasting among whom cn be named U I Iond and wile and also a Mr Carlisle and family Mr a Aunt had used tobacco for Imi year and Mr I Carlisle I had I used It for thirtyfive Hut Elder Ballifandl 11 pcnuidfd them to stop using i it which I they did I and now rejoice that they are no longer slaves to the filthy I pf eetfl Sometimes we meet people who are so bitter their 1 haired crops out like scales on n fish but whn we can get to talk to thtm they bcjm to soften and 2cn Often become our warmest friends the I norince on the part ol the people Is 1 the greatest thine we have to contend with Alter laboring I in Union county for about four months I was Invited to I go to Leo county It was with no little sad nesi that 1 bade by good friends and t companion i adieu to continue my labors I in another held Upon arriving in Lee rr gm county 1 rh the pleasure I ol meting my new companion Elder John r Christensen Ty I ol Brigham 1 City who had I been in the field fifteen months the first seven months I he spent in Alabama We are trave ing is meteoric E liters 1 from city to city village to village Is 0 dIng d-Ing mee lags wherever an opportunity presents Itself nnd citabbshlnj branches of the Church We are traveling over the counties Elder fleckstead did such noble work in he has many friends id 11 all have a word of praise lor him In some neighborhoods we have held a series of interesting I meetings At a place called Ozark we met with rood success holding meetings for a welkin a Methodist chu ch iiiejchlnif to Ate audiences eveiy night The t0dr61 f ribundessIT Tya nby Lord blessed us abundtntly by pouring out Ills Holy Spirit on us and our hearted 1 hear-ted Theoung they sacrificed pcoplewtre tho pleiiures Shinier ol i this life such as parties anti Ski in order tu hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ preached by his servant After meetings n ings 1 one could l hear remarks like these 11 hit was fine heird more scrip lure loniKht than I evtr did in all my lile Are yon comm 4 tomorrow night Yessihl woulJ walk miles t j hear the Mormons preach kc We are looking and prayii for a rich harvest there In the Lords own due time But of course all ncichboihooili are not like this In some of them we find the people cold and indifferent and in nearly every case the fault lies in some minister who sees Ins craft is I in danger One place we were bitterly opposed I by a Campbellete preacher who tried I to V 1153 us t on lie scriplurts but alter miking a miserable failure in this he I called us heretics and prevented ui Iromuseing the church lint this did I I not stop the process ol the Lords I tol rIrl 7 work for his actions made us many friends As Brigham Young said certime you kick Mormonism ou f kick it up stairs I I am informed by an old gentlemin that once a year his Satanic majesty visits the said church to sic how It is doIng do-Ing He stands on a hill just above the church and gazes lovingly on his crowd I and repeats these encouraging words Go right along boys your doing finel and dcpaits I Satan tries hard to overcome the Ill Il-l ders at times but God is always with us I to overcome all obstacles The testimonies testi-monies we receive from time to time are gland KLlder Chrittnsfn Joins me in bearing our testimony to the world that God has divinely appointed servant In the world I I today They are warning the people to I prepare for the wrath to ionic We know there are men 01 the cattit who I can trulhlully say Thus smth ihe Lcirds Oh yeoung men of DOLE prepare pre-pare > ourselvei for a mission The Harvest Har-vest Is great Lot the laborers are lew If you are called on a mission do not hesitate but go and God will ble < s you I Til true we have strange experiences but they are always lor our good One uiiiht we slept on the floor ol sonic poor but humble tanners log cabin awoke in I the morning to tit down to a bit of cornbread corn-bread and korghum but we are thankful for it Yet ihe following night find us in the I uxu rant home of a Southen planter partaking of the richest viands the South affords The work ol the Lord rolls on Mnny honest he iris are obeing the Gospel and God is glorified the ptop f a am praying for rain it is dry and hot I expect to travel with E I > Hiockley and organize Sunday I schools Elder Isaac Hanson u ill nave I wtlll Elder Christenwi The Nrua a ways a wlcollle guest LmvM c pESROSE |
