| Show i EIGHTH EIGHT U GENERAL EPISTLE 0 of f the presidency of the church of jesus christ oj of latter day saints croin great salt lake valley to the saints scattered throughout ugh out the earth GREETING k BELOVED every returning season presents new scenes and subjects for our and mercies and Ws iles sings ings renewed and multiplied to call forth songs of praise and gratitude and thanksgiving 0 o our heavenly fataei who is causing the light billit athe the gospel of his dear son to shine farther and farther arther and wih greater effulgence from day to lay until even now the four quarters of the earth ind the islands of the sea are beginning to bask in he sunshine of eternal truth and the cheering sound of salvation is beginning to be heard by a multitude of the nations and israel is coming home lame in crowds like doves to their windows aiace our last epistle of april irith the god of ibraham abraham has blessed lis his saints in the valley the leavens eivens have been propitious in their season and he earth has produced abundantly and although we had ice three f fourths of an inch thick on the ii 24 C and the ground was covered with know on the an and it snowed and hailed through the of april aar 11 and the earth was white with snow on the d of may and there were several slight hail storms and one severe we toe on the of july and nany severe winds during the seas season yet showers if of rain accompanied by thunder and lightning lightn ng have lave been multiplied beyond any previous season which have saved much labor at irrigation the days ind nights have been warm and vegetation was unusually usually rapid and grain and vegetal es have bet bem it i produced in abundance and peaches arid and grapes of fl most excene nt quality i have arrived to perfection july 27 the thermometer ranged at 17 1270 on the t and in the sun and in our coolest room at 94 and yet the refreshing breezes from the mountains vad and great salt lake enabled the husbandman to continue his hia labors and the mete one appearances in the heavens have added a beauty and sublimity to life in the mountains tile the first snow this fall fell on the highest mountain where 0 old id snow has lain all summer on the I 1 dept L pt and the first f rost frost to injure vines in the city was on the sept from the of april to the of may we vent spent our time accompanied by sever I 1 engineers and near fifty of the brethren in visiting all the set demente south of thi in the territory and many places which had not before been visited instructing comforting and blessing the saints selecting new locations forming acquaintance acquaint anca with and striving in to promote peace among the different bands of if indians indians and by the blessing of heaven accomplished all we could remon reasonably ably anticipate and have jince visited provo and other branches anuhea br of the 6 church hurch there have been less disturbance and outbreaks among the indians than during previous seasons some are beginning to know the value of bread and are willing so io labor a part oi of their time and learn how to work to raise corn for themselves and we recommend to all the settlements to cultivate this spirits gp irit and learn the indians to raise grain and live liv e by labor rather than steal starve or live by as the e game is scarce on their hunting grounds ft i thi the chiefs and braves utes Ute sand and shoshone or at snake indians which tribes have long been at vanance vs i nance nee met in this city sept ath and formed a V tr arty ly of peace pi perpetual peace good pee peace as of the governor and indian h in presence t thy i toy say a abt nt and the present appearance is an indication 0 beace bace among the indians generally in this region advances have been made antan in lan ni nife leather machinery for making nails iron fae fac I 1 I 1 tory potteries and other articles of domestic products though help has been so scarce this season that tha tit it was w as necessary to devote a i great share 0 of f it to the raising of grain to meet the demand of the great emigration through to and tile the im im migration ot about J saints which have arrived arria or the last are expected in this w ek and most of them are scattering through tile the 1 territory strengthening the weaker settlements and Jor liling I 1 new ones and opi opening ning farms to laise all the grain they can for an increase in rc ase of the einig a saints another season I 1 I 1 the woul wool produced in in the valley has been manufactured into useful dom a ducles uru clis mostly by family industry as well as every other article of produce which could be manufactured without I 1 much ina machinery chinery though fac factories aid ai d wills mills and labor laborsaving saving machinery chinery ina ol al ail binds have received rece i ved all the attention we could possibly grant and all a I 1 of which will receive a new impetus after securing this harvest i A specimen of pig iron iron from the the furnace in in iron I 1 county was presented at tile october conte Conler re ace euce as good as cu could uld be expected forthe lor the first and from 1 this time ape lie founders will ill be relieved from tanning farming to sustain themselves and have other assistance they need to prosecute their business and soon we expect a good supply of iron ware pt ot home manufacture pieces of coal have been found in I 1 several creeks and kenyons kan and we anticipate pits I 1 i will soon he found for r general ge use an extensive and valuable bed of sulphur has recently been discovered and stone and marble of excell excellent ent quality I 1 and all attention to surveys and discoveries of those things which may be most useful is ib given so I 1 far as tune time and numbers will permit 0 the saints in in tile the valley are feeling well doing well rejoice rejoicing ng in in god diligent in in business prospering abundantly in every I 1 lawful awful undertaking g and growing more faithful faith lul in in keeping the commandments ot of god paying pacing their tithing lhing li and building up the kingdom cven year ear the stone wa I 1 around the temple block was commenced aug ad ind and if the fall and winter shall prove as favorable as tile the last will probably ty be completed before spring ready for the bri brick r k or ayubi PS which v aich are to surmount it cash is is scarce though more plenty than it was I 1 and will continue to improve es domestic manu 1 fractures fac fae tures improve we dig i 0 gold or silver but depend conour on our friends to dig an and d bring to us while we are digging after richer treasures the rhe state slate louse house at city is is progressing esing esin I 1 and the county of millard is is fast being settled the ue tide of emigration is is southward and cillino e uty city bids fair soon so an to be tile the centre of i i territorial affairs are alt quiet here and fl fur ur ought we know at tile the seat of the general government the laws odthe last legisla legislature are published bhough I 1 there seems to be but little use for them for the p piu ale generally are disposed to do right and there are few or no suits before the district or magistrate conits and even the great emigration thal through h to california behaved far more respectably and brou trou tr bled our courts muli hezs than ihan during previous i 1 seasons from the abst dates we now have it is estimated estinia tod there art arc now over au QUO inhabitants in in I 1 the ry ry I 1 elders ezri ezra T benson and jedediah M grann r turned returned ag A g I 1 frum froin their wiss miss on to J omie which they th left entire y vacate d by b he saints who are now it 11 the valley ciany aiani of began to prepare to come over the plains with hand i carts carta and wheel barrows but when the lord taw t aw they were determined to corne come home at all ali hazard reopened he opened their way to hive wit gons and ami teams t even to the last family that tha t wanted to come com e ard av so will it continue to be w tit th the saints who wh 11 ure tire determined do ter mined to come home to zion Lc cc ordina cording to conn com sel gel the saints were late in in their emigration Pim gration tins this 1 year and for the last 1 two or three weeks have af fared from occasional snow storms in in lie he allou mountains I 1 stalls lt alls which retarded their progress and helped to make leui t iem short of its ins but some or more teams and waL irons i et from tile the valey val ey I 1 o their r assistance si i t oking aking to the various camps bonie boine 40 or pounds of flour arid and large sup lies of vege I 1 tables vi which huh enabled them to come i in in safi safety ty I 1 elders john taylor E amstus and franklin D bielia richards ads arri tred also A Aag ag I 1 at lon n return n turn the their i r missi missi ns to europe europ elder tay or having brought apparatus apu antus for an exten ivo su suar ar factory whirl which lie is is ing at provo utah co nty ond and elder richards brought two large 1 irge globes 3 fl leet each to pre sent to tile the asil 51 ity oj ol deseret the hook book of dornon is now in in print in in the english welsh french gorman german danish and italia languages and pre ons are making to translate and sh it in in chinese burmese spanish and other oilier languages j A special conal conference con terence 0 of f the elders was waa held at the tabernacle on tile the ath vath and of august which i was wag fully attended and a most animating spirit prevailed when in ammy iny elders were selected and set apart for their various verious missions inis as follows europe Engl england englard L aad dwiel daniel ch chirles irles A Hir H per isaac A allred ailred john vau van gott M lien atwood chanc chincy G webb charles smith sylvester H earl daj D wid grant thos W treat benj brown james T park Perre grine sessions osman M duel due john A hunt james pace wm win bu ba gess jr levi nickerson wm win glover edward martin levi E riter john S fullmer richard cook john Oa oaklely klel wm win clayton wm pitt pitr john C hall wm win woodward woodi I 1 james G willie daniel D mcarthur moses thurston thirston john perry wm win empy E apy spicer crandoll crandell john M mayor mayer ayer elias gardner noah T guyman I 1 ireland daniel toner john Mc mcdonald Donld 11 wales dan jones dania Dartie D anels ls thos jeremy Je reiny I 1 france andr andrew e w L L lamoreaux a mor e aux I 1 gei germany many geo mayers mayer geo G C riser jacob F I 1 wm win taylor 1 berlin berlia orson spencer jacob houtz moses clough I 1 norway erie eric G M hogan canute peterson denmark georg percy gibraltar ed edwaaj ward S evenson nathan T porter asia nathan el V jones aroos amos M musser william wilham rothen bhain g iam samuel A woolley william F car er richard Ric liard ballantyne ballan trainan leonard robert owen rober i skelton stain siam chancey W wes S erne hotchkiss china hosea stout james lewis chapman duncan africa cape of good hope jesse haven leonard 11 rd 1 smith willum lain walker I 1 nova scotta scotia and british provinces in america john robinson ben bani T mi michell chell A D L buckland joseph millet west indies jesse turpin alfred B lambson darwin richardson aaron farr british guiana L james brown elijah Th thomas ms texas preston thomas willis williams camp washington jolly new oriean john brown I 1 st louii horace S eldredge iowa daniel miller washington Washing tou city orson pratt australia augustus f V W fleming john hyde paul smith burr frost james Gra graham harn wm win hyde john S absalom P dowdle sandwich isles wui mcbade ephraim Eph raina green edgerton snyder james lson lawson thamus kairnes nathan tanner reddick N allred allied reddin A allred allied J benj F johnson about 74 of those t iders klinse missions missions were to the eastern astern F continent arid and some of tile the B i i ish ro pio vinces left about aboul the loth of SPI S ember I 1 10 ill ieving by bv way of the south pass Ns 41 and analis missouri ouri river accompanied compa nied by elder E dei oi t son pi piatt att of the of the twelve who was Ep appointed pointed at the same conference on a mission to 0 o washington city and to tile hie united states and the creade de over the saints in c british fifish provinces i 11 i north ansei amelca ica or 0 son avde arrived with ins his from mic sept aldei pa lev P P att is within the territory orv on ins his way from C chill hili south amei america ica and is expected soon el lera amasa lyman and charles 1 C ach are at al san saia Beinard bet nardino mo expect ex e ling gnp to lo leave I 1 i on the of november and be at this t is place the j I 1 of december elder alder lorenzo snow arrived a few days since since from malta elde wilfo d woodruff and ana george georae A smith are in in the valley where all the twelve apostles are expected to spend the winter except orson pi att august ad bishop abraham 0 smoot arrived with 31 wagons and about saints the first company who have emigrated from edeland En eland by means of the perpetual emigrating fund y 71 and their arrival was hailed balled with tile greatest eions of joy by bj the saints in in the valley and met with TI a hearty response by the camp the funds of the emigrating company are safe in stock wagons ac 5 but the scarcity of cash will prevent the company I 1 f from rom extel extending 4 that thal t a A 0 the e croming spring g wh lh V tchi C wp could C eeik la i but je no relax r ex editions exer hons for the abi a i merest h t e s of the e co company and pi gi eater will be the help 01 hen en if i iol does oes come wf six S x of the elders who were appointed on missions to elope elop ut at the april started on the 4 it of may M ay viz john C at limstrong Aim ni strong T Mar margetts gelts J dall dg n george fenn T B broderick and john job n bw bakar ker and two wo more who had leave to tarry till til I 1 fol fail i ac compan ed the late mission T those h ose lides li ies who were appointed on borei foreign agn missions at the august Cott conference ference and did not go east are expected to start on the ibe southern route to cali foisia on monday next oct and sail from san F alcisco Fian an cisco the october conference commenced on wednesday the ath dinst and closed on the sund sunday following during the whole time the tabernacle was filled to overflowing and the time was mostly devoted to preaching teaching exhortations fasting praying praise and thanksgiving and the sacrament and a portion of the time p plea ching was had bad out of doors for the benefit of the multitude who could fini find no room in the house elders E elam jam ard anft levi savage jr were rp pointed on missions to lo siam biam in place of sterne serne hotchkiss Hoch Holcli kiss and harlow Redfield who tarry at homo home the fi first presidency the T welve twelve apostles and tile he offic officers erst of the several Qi were sustained in their several callings according to previous organization by I 1 the he unanimous vote of them the conference which voted also to commence the temple next ap spring ring the news is is cheering from all the various missions on the earth multitudes are bel believing heving and being wil ba bap sized for the remission of their sins while the wicked are opposing arid and in places persecuting the 5 tints lints destrola destroying ring t heir air pi property prop op eity them from their homes and depoi ting all manner maimer of falsehoods concerning them let 1 the lie wicked wi bekta contend with the wicked and while they are contending let the elders d ers p peach each the Go gospel lel to those who will believe that i tat A ohp work mork m ork be not hindered and where the saints cannot live it in peace and aorl worship ia god according to ilip dictates of own consciences being enlightened by the spirit of brath an and d the revelations of jesus christ they way may receive it as a sign that thai it is I 1 lime ime for them to ailse |
