Show I NORT WESTERN STATES A la In Thu ot or the Iho In Tilt 1111 Th Tb jInt Joint ot of the an and It Salem no held In land June hIlt 11 1 w Was a sUe e C Jr isidar Joa Jobs ilDr SmIth lh of till the CouncIl of oC ApU Apostles p paid U us a 11 TI Tile convened It at JO 10 a m in alders John hlen SmIth and 1 F S 8 w were w the main speakers Thy They spoke pk of oC the rap rapId growth of oC the North Northwestern western ter mission Reports from the different D ald and 1 were given showing that t ha hay been quite a numbe numbS If of loul at added to the fold Or Our tithing report rt I is vr very U ao tor tory There wr wire present abut about Elder Elde by ta far the largest that b has take taken plies heretofore In t this On Monday June Junt Uth a meetIng wa was held Elder eider John henrY i Smith and nd our president gave the fit I Iders ders some very good instructions assigning the elders to their respective feld fields 0 of labor the conference and Priesthood meeting were wre adjourned Elder John Henry Smith an Invitation to hold or attend seine on hI return lurn trip So notIce w was riven Iven out that there would be a ht held at Ja IA Grande Orande Oregon on the evening or of the Mth th Upon the arrival at L IA Grande Elder Eldr hiram well and nd Mr CUMY escorted Dr Brother r Smith through the agricultural of Grand Orand Hond floride Valy Valley Al All were Un Unlighted try lighted wih with to the prosperity or of the ou outry coun country The bt beet Industry I is a thorough sue t cues Mn Many comfortable hor homes cn can b be made In thi thIs vale valley In the evening we repaired to the lx halt in L La where Eders John henry Henr and 1 11 it spoke upon the principles ot of the Gospel to I a IBle large and attentive oon Arrangements havIng ben been made to hold a meeting at Medical Springs the following evening the company made n a drive drle of mies miles L h J 3 JardIne and Brother O 0 O 0 Crocket Crockett furnishing This meeting was excellent The after holding the above meeting mae made their way over hlll hills and valleys to Baker CIty a distance or of 2 20 mil miles having previously been made mado to hold meeting there Wo We found the meeting hotl house wel well filled Elder Br BIrd made mude a few timely remarks followed by Elder Eldor Smith who dwelt largely upon honesty and obedience We feel CHI sUre ure that there wi will be IBn man ful souls added to the fold In the North Northwestern western Stat States mission as the Elders are makIn may many kind and loving friend Many are becoming interested II In the principle principles of th the everlasting 08 hos pl writing on the growth of this mission minion I am reminded of oC th the differ flee In effeCt tet when man rahe hl his opinion anti and Go God 8 speaks aks through Ji Ills Jut prior to the o opening o of this mission miNion of the noted writ O Irl Cr wrote In I a Montana Journal that they would not alow allow to tobe be taught In that State Slat and that It wire were made to proselyte there would b be truble trouble however the ole of Oo God wu was herd heard through President George Q Cannon that the Gospel Goepel should hould be p and that ther heN would b be wards and I believe bellee he mid takes would u up In this mission This predictiOn bas ba been forthwith ful fulfilled filled We hI hIVe lule quIte a number or of branches organized und and ver very ROo good pros of growth This is III evidence that man proposes and ODd God disposes Rider Elder with Ith other Eden Elders of faith were the Iret first to stand wih with knee knees and lay say that Go God his has hassent Int sent us with the message of ue life and salvation to this thle State name namely Mon Man MontanO tant tanO They tte little dreamed that they would lve live to le see such euch a change hanae n hr A DR DRAM |