Show mm iw amherst LORAIN norain COUNTY dec im editor deseret newa News DearS Dear sir lr As it is two months since I 1 left our mountain home I 1 thought I 1 would let you know how things have gone with me in this part of northern nothern ohio I 1 came to my brothers in oberlin oa on the th of november and after a stay of two d days ays I 1 went north ten miles to see another brother and many relatives a and ad to see if I 1 could not get got a meeting allseed all ali seemed glad giad to see sea me buth but had adno no interest in n what what whai I 1 had hid to say about the gospel I 1 then concluded to go to a methodist meeting and then stayed to class meeting and alid they had according to their rules to asame ask me to speak and I 1 did BO so and said a fw few words about the knowledge of the true god and aud jesus christ whom he had sent and it was waa quite a contrast ta their groaning I 1 thea went 16 to a prayer meeting in the evening and I 1 fir firmly I 1 believe bellev that they all spent the their time lo 10 lookia inba gial giat me to see i where here the horns came out gut I 1 spoke i gain again on the principles of bf eternal lives and made out from that to get inquiry enough to get a schoolhouse on the next sabbath I 1 was joined then by my traveling companion legrand young and since then we have had six schoolhouses one church and avd one town hall and have had full and attentive congregations and many conversations with doctors lawyers judges and influential citizens we placed our positions before bedore them in its true ll 11 liht abt as far tar as we could and out of the whole there is not much interest manifested there will be two or three baptized As far as we are concerned we do not mot think that we owe them anything and when all of their government bonds are consumed and the them holders are put in prison for cornot not taking us in and defraying our expenses and look out through the gates to see if they cannot see soine bome some elder of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints to whom they can call for help then perhaps we will wait on them until then we peel feel that we shall shortly or in a few weeks bid them good bye we are enjoying comfortable health our kindest regards to you and all ail alithe the saints brother legrand young has gone to the state of new york to see some of his friends MILO AN DRUs |