Show missionary LETTER cleve cleveland and okla aug 22 1917 DEAR FATHER I 1 received your letter almost a we week ek ago with the slip for a 25 deposit in and I 1 was as usual pleased to hear from you and meny many thanks for the money it will put roe me up again at the office I 1 have been so busy with the before and after work of conference that I 1 could not find time to write you before now president bennion met with wilh us sunday and held three meetings during the day I 1 believe it was the most enjoyable time thit I 1 have had in any conference since I 1 arrived in the mission field that peaceful and soothing spirit which follows such gatherings seemed to be more abundant than usual three of the elders came into conference sick but they are feeling much better now I 1 have one of them with me and the other two I 1 have left in oklahoma city to work and regain their health I 1 am now in the country visiting the sainta and attending to some business which has come up while I 1 was working in the cite I 1 dont expect that I 1 will do any more city work before next summer for by the time I 1 get back irom from this trip I 1 will send some of the other elders in the country lor for the winter and I 1 will start my regular visits to the saints in the western part of the state I 1 received a letter from jessie the other day she said the looked fairly well but that the potatoes have some pest that I 1 is destroying them the crops in this state slate ranks all the way from good to total failures I 1 passed some corn yesterday that was and wilted as I 1 f I 1 th A bap irnia there ere I 1 other patches we passed looked fairly good if the war should last another year or two and if we should have a year or two crop shortage as we have been having this world would be in a bad predicament this would certainly bring the statement true that when war would come there shall also be pestilence and famines mines a I 1 am again going back into that district where the saints lives I 1 spoke to you about sometime ago and see it they have repented sufficiently to organize them into a branch I 1 have received word several times that they have discarded their tobacco and snuff and nd if this is so there will be a chance to give them the benefits of an organization iza tion since last conference the elders here in oklahoma have distributed books of mormon other books such as lectures on the book of mormon rays of living light etc and have held meetings I 1 consider this an extra good report for the 12 elders laboring here write me through the office and the lord bless you your loving son ALEX F DUNN |