Show the british hii mission tile following aro are from tho the M glennial ilen llen nial star kh switzerland march ala tia i ach 29 affa affi just returned return bd from a trip through the tho I 1 mission ils lis slon siOn I 1 received your very kind letter and order to emigrate sister dietrich Diet rith I 1 have visited nearly all the branches in the ails AlIs mission siou sion since I 1 wrote to you last I 1 found thet well as a general thing think enjoying the spirit of the gospel elder theurer accompanied compa nied me through the east swiss conference we held two or three meetings inee inde tings in each branch all of which were jerewell rewell we vell veli attended by the tho saints and at most places we had a goodly number of strangers preg present fin fan t wo we also held meetings in several now no lot anides which werm were well ivell attended particularly at faugnan nau Lau gnan gnau near lake zurich urich at this thiv latter jatter place a large room was furnished furnis hed bed us which was completely filled and aud a good many we are told had to go away as there was no more room the entire congregation contre except three giree were strangers the parson of the town was was also among an hodg the listeners the greatest atten attention tiri tirl titi and order wai was observed during tie lie meeting and being blest with a codly portion of the spirit of god we spoke with freedom for over ovet an n bourand hour and a half the atlon did the singing for us and iv had altogether an excellent time our oar intention to hold bold meeting at this thi s place had been published two days before in a newspaper which no doub doubt was the means of drawing so many m any people together I 1 in inthe ahe the west part of the mission we have also aiso good prospects for the future re we have been asked to hold meetings in several places and an arte tast seems to bo be awakening in dimp rent localities al ties to inquire after ateer the truth ac mirchel by gross gros the place plat I 1 made mention of in ti a former let iet letter ietter tei tel we have now a branch brauch of ten members all feeling alive in ift the gospel wo have baptized thirty tiep live I 1 jerks during the past three thieo months rno and our pra prayers ye rs are that the lord may continue to ta bless 0 our ur labors who are q to brin bring salvation C to the tae honest jn in heart E elder elden jundef has bas been boen visiting the saints in chauk chaux de fonds ponds StI stimler mier and Sch seh erli eril he enjoys pretty goo good d health and will start for zurich in a day or two and arter after two or three weeks he bd intends to go to germany again nga luand and labor among am ong his relatives eider elder Wal wai walser walmer is still laboring in the office hee hete he heo e and paying pay in g occasional visits to the western branches oce elder eider ider lder eyring Eyrin jha has commenced A translating atin the tl lbook of doctrine dietri ine ino and covenants since his arrival from germany the particulars about his labors etc at the tho latter place I 1 believe hi he e has communicated to you somo of the revelations have been translated by ayel elders maesar and schoenfeld and were vero published in the which we nind find bindis is quite a help if it meets your mind elder eyring will continue in the work until the entire book is translated so as to have it ready for printing whenever you think it wisdom to doso boso do so weare wo are also engaged in publishing a new edition of the hymn book as it is wo we have julve not got a great many names yet on our emigration list still I 1 think we will get a nice little emigration again A good many are straining every nerve to obtain means enough from their labor laber to enable them to gather home homo to zion there are however a great many others that on account of their poverty and circumstances have to look to zion for deliverance and these latter ones form by far the greater part of this mission my bly health is good for which I 1 feel very thankful the tho rest of the brethren are also well J U london march marcu 31 an sunday last 1 I 1 baptized seven at penton ville and after the evenin evening meeting in same place y which V eich mich was well atten attended ded led other name names a were handed hande d in or for baptism which will be attended to next week in some of the branches in the country we are also having baving much encouragement through additions to our numbers by baptism and urgent requests for the Anie auie american amerlean riCan E eidels ideis to return at the earliest possible date and attend to baptizing them while others are anxious to learn something more of the gospel of christi christ as believed iu lu and taught by the latter day saints the brethren who are laboring with me me are in good heal health henith th and are working with kith commendable zeal and earnestness but as you are aware our field of labor Is very large and the laborers by DO no means too many 1 I am arn ek every every ekery ery day more and more confirmed in the opinion express expressed in the council of elders in liverpool soon after your arrival in england regarding the number of missionaries needed in the european mission it is very true the people are poor in many cases but it ft is equally true that the only way to benefit them is by the earn Carn earnest est cst and devoted labors of good faithful men teaching them thein correct economy and aud true principles and and the blessings or patho tho the Loid lord will follow JR tn T burton bunton 71 an ottin cilam march 31 we anre held a district meeting gat at mans mahs field last sunday which was participated in ID by the saints from irom cottingham nott Hott ingham arnold hucknall button eastwood and Qi chester olester ester field the three meetings c 9 were addressed by py elders eiders aifred alfred W right john johll squires geoage L earrell tarrell and myself the larzo lareo ball was nearly tilled filled with saints and aud stran gers the spirit of the lord wae was ivae poured 0 t d out upon speakers and ra hearers eie lai rs and faithful testimonies onies onins we were bor borne on monday the lust the saints and friet frienda friends ids met in tn a social tea party which reflected credit upon brother joseph yoseph betts belts and the good folks who lent their willing villing hands to make it a com success after tea rea tea and while ahil the he people were getting ready ro for i the he songs and recitations that were 0 follow a few of us repaired to he the baths where elder bider squires baptized tid sized five adults and we confirmed them as soon as hey woy came out of the water the spirit spir it of the lord rested upon us in a very marked manner which we found filled the hall when we returned we had a very excellent evening entertainment which I 1 much enjoyed eiden eider elder eider edward critch of C cies cles ies tes berfield ter field gave a concise history of the introduction of the gospel to mansfield by glaud rogers and himself jabout about 24 years ago white while he was wa speaking the holy spirit came upon him and he bore a faiwell testimony as he intends to emigrate the present season lo 10 the gospel as revealed through joseph smith and to the kingdom pf af god as it is now tiow est established ablis hed upon the earth E F al nyman LYMAN 11 manchester april 1 I 1 arrived in manchester at 5 this thia morning from scotland where whore I 1 have been for the last three weeks paying a farewell visit to my relations lations rl they have all received and treated me very kindly during my stay among them on tuesday last march I 1 baptized and confirmed my tho he the only ono one I 1 havo have living residing in gi in n arbroath Arb roath she she sho is at present living with my father where the elders in visiting arbroath Arb roath w will find an open door and I 1 believe will be kindly treated in nil all this I 1 feel rewarded for my visit I 1 am e enjoying nj oy ing the best of health and have found elders eiders and holbrook I also in good health and spirits H S GOWANS |