Show LOCAL cur CITY OF dec 8 1851 PRESIDENT youg G beloved brother agreeably to your counsel while here bore I 1 have arang od ed my affairs and have put my house honse in order and take pleasure in reporting myself once more ready for your service to go again and raise my warning voice to those 1 love to sound the t trump mp of the gospel amidst the hills and glens of my father land and to cheer the hearts of tho the saints in the vineyard of my in a choice b oice I 1 have not thought n of but ditze latue else since you loft left only as appendages to the accomplishment of this object in aletter a letter which I 1 have lately lat fly received from a pres presiding idin elder there I 1 am informed informed oi that thousands 0 of the un believers who me as the worst of sinners while there are now continually enquiring when will capt jones return we wa did not think him such a good man until vi hen reading his publications after that he wont went away awve ll 11 and further farther he says that this is the inquiry of the saints to the elders generally and give ive it as his opinion that were I 1 to re return turri that il I 1 could id wield tenfold degol more inauen ce on tl the public there than ever v 1 before this gives me consolation because it proves that the public mind there is ripened for the great areat harvest of tho the whole earth mj heart delights in winning souls to christ I 1 d I 1 I 1 I 1 sire air to prove myself ever a truo true friend to him y 11 who died for me and to persuade all tho the hu t man family to enlist in his army so that wo ave 1 may cc crown him lard of all speedily e I 1 have ave had a dream lately perhaps you will ia oblige maith the it was this i over overheard heard you yon tolling telling your clerk to write to inform me that I 1 was to 10 take a inis mission sion that yoa was coming by here and that I 1 should have the pleasure of your company part of the way I 1 was carried away south until I 1 found the welsh walsh indians and conversed freely with them went down the colorado and I 1 was so elated with finding it so accessible of navigation that it awoke I 1 me e to lament that it was only a dream but yet t beloved president 3 aci permit mit me to offer my 1 humble ae services to explore the southern route to the pacific or the gulf thence across ahe isthmus en route for europe if my former experience on sea or land can be made conducive of good to facilitate the gathering of the longing thousands of poor european saints who mourn in bondage and over pray the western 14 stars to be propitious and haste them home to zion then I 1 shall be amply rewarded but should your superior wisdom dictate otherwise pr pray pardon the suggestions of one of zions ziona little bivs and please tell me the route and time you vou will dictate then I 1 will tos too the mark to chairs a hairs breadth and over ever ren nemaia lain your obedient obed obe dimit servant ac D JON TONES |