Show V troit roia rola tiie millennial Mil mii V il lenial sear siar PIEDMONT ITALY i pay PAI june 16 10 1856 1850 i ilves lyres ent F D richards D dai dal dui ui ai brott 5 ro L I 1 re irive he present olor t y ot CA con at da I 1 0 thae he pi ogress of 0 ir r and I 1 1 rr sent 11 of the work in th tri italian i ou it before lefore lore lure boar departure departures 1 I 1 lon lor or ehr thi h I 1 ind lind of Z 0 sir air S ire lre birj my lay iiii itil r wn un i cation catlon dated june 13 alx lx 0 5 r I 1 lab iab abo 3 h I 1 ie e been measurably blessed twy tw y new i arbors haw hav be bpi beil ii a i i i il d to our mir biffi ra and 0 e ha was r ff fah ht s b h en re ar bogress pogress po gress me sena ua atry tittle as we I lok iok ik luk k at 11 it illy baily never aless the retno ape t proves probes aa t jt ve have it ill ile been bien standing stil itil and wr wih win biais piais als ais god that lihas enable enabled C lis iks to ac comp i so 90 cintli and arid ask lk PI in to mcrea indrei 1 c u faith ai at d aid us by ius lua jl 1 I y V to 0 accomplish at eiore in the futi P e lue tue od A ale aie unit J d and with Q th v 13 sak sai sai sui s are tire it nake rilie and oldie ut to tile the im mi A ii aita of cod lod through their ignore nee d 1 u s lall laii I 1 p y of woi wol ks in the fit fir arnch lich rich LI lege idge i Heth thi ii 1 1 un ess in I 1 he principles is ra r ov v ye 11 v ie e and more the tile s u I 1 of mr 1 11 am R c your i i I 1 he saini sains ire vely desir desirous mis wis to ili III fa h j N dge joe of the abe ilah lish langua rhet le e of 0 the 6 elites tes tvs have clade divide consider bie lle ble ile lie pi r ri as ss ai at I 1 are far fir ahead of f any of the re rt li jel jei co ab at J t they s sed ased a knowle le ige ti cj di ili tik ir own IA li lage idge wo id soon be able abie to w e nd ind spi Y 1 L ilish eider rider raban finds ia ri I 1 work v ork i in i helesa hales heles 3 he sticks to it and arid ii it 3 s lie he wil i ua e to sp sark k to you the next nex dex U L i h seeli sees y j i i 1 S tints lints ik often de lapotre att fr e lahar dr ild lid dd iid they are not ashamed to SL 81 i f v y i are ure a trie prophet p t for they rea rca zsa i the fu t u a ic io it of the P prophecy Upil ecy you id ej it A the 4 i i uce nce liing g t h e suffer I 1 it s ol 01 tx a saints 1 ac s inter say they vii 1 11 yoa could coi a I 1 ace see then thena again before you seurh beurn et uni to zio fr i r they could not un uti tbt E eliiah 1 ish lari Tali la lapidge guage they felt nealy brealy realy bless J I 1 a ij id strengthened by the tile good api apt which v va i and nd the brethren brought w 3 1 oi oo I 1 f J we know that it gave new lle ile lie lue 0 a tile ehe luta luia sin sion arld and we louk forward for ci the a acco opi of every word thit wa i ered ir lathe to the pro progress 0 ress of the w 1 rl I in italy rile tiie people ara are ar very ailet q liet lieb at present and tah ian tan inn inu asters s sly siy sy iy but bat little about themer mois mols but the arit of the people changes very oi f i one icv hav will salute you kindly gidd wid ne ae next tai y w v 1 l hardly look at you A f w who are dov dos downright aright wicked will throw stunt stoat s ants unus 3 aies b bit it they are very careful not ilot to L let you be b e be hem in do it for fear of the ehe lw 11 W last week a very favor lie gie ie letter arrived here beorn ft om the V ry from brother cardon to lit ha s daughter lilii u is not a member of our church t which sterns to resti ain aln the prejudices of the people tor tar a little time illy my visit to en england aaril and ard my sta stay aag at leva ieva for fir a little time tim e I 1 have not yet et myself in the city oi of turin tarin ct but shil shii do BO sa on the first firs of next month A bro tirol har bar whom we have baptized lately invited me to go 0 o to turin with him last week and waie wale there he toa three rooms two for him sif s sit if ald zid ail aid aji I 1 i loz lor me I 1 aa am to lve vy il ha lin I 1 feel thul ehul lie he dirl ir hs bas as zt vered our pray ers era br frankiln frankiin in this respect and that h ha will wil make me the instrument of establishing a turin branch of or t he the church of jesus chrish christ of latter lotter my D ay iy before the close of I 1 1856 1806 85 6 I 1 ear eari i atly ally desire the continuation of your fai fal 1 li aad aid ald prayers and those of or the saints un tier iier y your our leicy for the accomplishment of ih 8 eject cje t I 1 have made considerable pro progress ress nalla e a intonti In ioui toti ital italiana liuna liana but for want of practice I 1 ca clin clun n nol not speak it without difficulty there are a fea favorable to the work in the valleys vaclev 8 coq uhe khe protestants but our efforts have been ineffectual heretofore hereto foro fora amon among the catho lles lies yet we do da not doubt but that thab the lord wili will th tha a soon and that proud italy iiii weid veld up tip iier tier sins s ins and tind daughters to the kinZ kinzlow dom dow ic ui god I 1 rile rite the file of god continue to manifest among awong alion allon the vines and fruit trees ay oi y a week ago the iha vines were looking beau and arri the tha hopes of the people seemed lh ht but b blore lore 1 ore saturday the malady was visible vs ible ibie and arid h kd i commenced its work of de str cuon c diuri the rile fruit trees seem as though they i anc inc ouen traversed with a flame of fire ald aid ald aid t tk io enties a nn ettes iTtes pluma pluras and loher 0 her ber early fruits drop jaten iol ten from the trees sono so ir of th tha would be wise say that thit none of these taia uain taints s transpired ired until the ehe mormons cormons Mor mons arrived and they firmly believe that we are eke uke tie tle 11 J inas inns 1 and th eaten ua us that if the plagues for dor proy A 0 oooo thy th y will throw us ov overboard baere his ins been great talk among amon the people of a war between this nation and An austria tor for tiet tift t e recovery of venice and lombardy which w aich t tab tae ae An austrian took from the king of sardinia a rd ir 1 ia I 1 II 11 I 1 the war of 1313 however no one belie belle believes ves if wid wui take lake place without the appun of france dal rini england en tand government is 13 filling fillina all il its ts granaries with provisions for men and horses si are expecting something president J L smith has been bien very kind in forwarding to me the deseret news and every everyl ido i do matlon mation poss possible lible and with the stars and ind jarnal of discourses that I 1 receive from the affine I 1 have hive been pretty well informed co coa con n c corning ming minx the news newa of the charch they all oear ocar testimony thit god is with his people and avit fht while the nations of the earth are sinking 02 kon zon zon zoa ia is rising and a that if she is not already frh all a soon will le be tho the yi ebest and mightiest on tae 0 sanh iirth n L arlu ir lu 7 fh s letter seimu rp c c br franklin to thank you in the nun of the I 1 italian Sai sal its for the attention you llave have paid to this mission and be assured that our prayers will continue to the god of joseph for fon forvour your sat a fil retura return re to tb tha b bs sa s a of your wa u J hit that you may cont cout liue to prow wull Wih wihib wib ohp ih prophets ai at d apostles of god tor evl evi r the sains saints with eider ruban kuban spud you tb their e r a I 1 stations remember me kindly to P president lid iid t wheelock to elders williams turnbull and the rest of the brethren and believe rie rip your aff arg c iouale broth r SAMUEL SAMUE L FRANCIS FRENCH mission CHANNEL ISLANDS 4 UNITY tennace terrace ST hellers hellens jersey jul jui july y 3 president F D richards 1 i tr r brut lel lei I 1 tse ake iny my pen pu to inform you sou ou of cof t e courtion couii tiou liou of the tle tie v ork lu to this mission ve V e held heid a conference at it i t hellers on the tilo alt and we had lud a birne tirns of rejoicing we were favored with v itla tho tilo preS presence euce CUCe ot 01 elder eider W V C i dunbar who gave is us much good teaching his vilt was a blessing unto us all we were also ulso I 1 r riv ored wi 1 li a it aiom orn elder V F arby kirby tile the sa iti its ni to braice i raeco are ile lle elhag well three persons vre ivre iv re bapty bil bit bel wd d lu ill I 1 pans aris last ino nili there are a fow few ol 01 orera or fers ferd erd era v alio klio iio ito iture favorable to the tile work we ivo have only baptized 11 in lii the fio chan ohan chanuel nei nel islands the past half ear but we have llave done a et good work in cutting off offa a number of dead members that sl od in the tire way are others that we tire are obliged to carry on our back bacar and if they tirey dont soon learn leahti tu to walk alone we ave shall lr be obliged to throw them thom off ahey they have haye bein tein bce bee u curried carried a long ahn A dea devin influence fluence ii seems to hang hana over these isles and a care carel feir wj and ind indifferent iffie rent reut feeling in to tha iha gospel seems to the people tile tha jersey jarsey people especially evoil eva meuy of the saints who have havo been uaen in III the chu church ach a long time cannot seem to shake off that thal drowsy feeling the jersey saints require a constant stimulant with a few worthy exceptions they are like a blaek binek blacksmiths smiths jire fite that will only burn while it is blonti the work dvork would flourish mord morn if tilee was an experienced energetic tic man mau in jersey I 1 was glad to learn from irom the star that there thore are so many elders from coming to these lands I 1 think I 1 may reasonably hope now I 1 to get a titola hep help soon boon I 1 eel the of my position I 1 have had irad a great v on my mind espee illy tily of late ate ale I 1 not seeing the til work go oil on as I 1 should like I 1 have hava been staying in jersey a few weeks and have been doing my best to stir up tip the tiie saints ints to renewed diligence and to bring the tho work before I 1 tiia tile of the iha public by causing our works to be circulated by gift 1 end loan by giving lectures at our meeting room and by preaching preat hin bin in III the open air it has lias been ben my constant study and prayer to know what I 1 could do to advance th thomase tho iho Muse luse when I 1 received elder annys letter it reli rell relieved tved iny my mind of a great burden and hud caused rny my heart to rejoice I 1 in it that I 1 consider consid tr my prayer sare sure answered i for fir I 1 believe that by the means suggested g sted ia elder kuys kays K klys lys letter great good will bo be doue done and I 1 mean ittlean to gmt get about it immediately tely to commena com with willi pleas forward ns its 1000 of 11 irria e ui uio nio d mris in III diahy nt your earliest conven corven luce ince this is poor and only numbers rd d cause causee is supported by a few of thein them inre aro are as inina miny as six bix and seven mern members of the church in III one ono family to give you an all idea of tho tiie tile the condition of tile llie 1 saints here there wits whis not one of them rich enough to lend los ios tilo tile other week although tile the saints are ara poor I 1 believe they could do more fo for r thedaus the caus inthey if aliey lind more falth faith idonat J do not believe III in tiie tire word caa can t so I 1 sh di go to with all my to raise means to enable me ine to follow tho the example of elder kay tile tiie hi franca aft ar borling fet fey feyling ling ting well in fit the lh work and they are doing what little the they y can to further Kr it with a kind hind remembrance remembrance to elders eders little L morth worth and ail all tile tiie brethren in the tho office I 1 re maia mala your devoted brother broth or G D KEATON |