Show eastern Arl ari arizona zona ST jonns JOHNS 3 dc dec e 9 1881 editor deseret news all is prosperous in our town at present presents many small buildings are now in course of erection and the climate this winter has been very pleasant considering our height above al ovo sea fea F sea ea level although as iwhite the clouds look lowering and threatening as though a it storm would burst upon us before many hours bours pass avay away our meeting house is 25 x 40 feet walls 16 feet to the square and will be up to the t he square morrow tomorrow to it will he be pushed forward as rapidly as possible as we now need it much for our meetings etca dramatic association has been organized organize dj and the company are re the plays of black eyed susan s and that blessed baby which they hope to present to the public about holiday times our societies have not been able to meet since th eweather began to get cool on account account of having lio no house to meet in bia lut we hope that will soon eoon be obviated about 20 families who were called caller ii last i pring spring have arrived here du during the last few weeks and they beem seem well satisfied with the place places in fact agreeably disappointed as they had heard the old threadbare story of what a poor place bt st johns was that some people who know nothing about the place so assiduously circulate to discourage those who are called here ten or 15 years spent in making homes in I 1 dixie would help those dyspeptic growlers grow lers to appreciate ate oven even arizona true ampre captain 13 r lot smith and those who came when he did no doubt had a hard time in making the first set bet at present eastern arizona contains con bains some very thrifty little towns and st john will eventually become the central and largest mormon centre in this part of ot arizona and of course the outside elemen element twe we will have to meet ment more or less everywhere for the kingdom is growing s and her sons and daughters begin to say give us room room that we may dwell and all who respond to the call of gods servants will be blessed and preserved who do right whether it is to go to ota er land on mission sand hand this is the testimony of who have obeyed the calls made upon them therefore come comb oney ones one co come me all who are re quested requested and we will build P comfortable homes and redeem the waste places of arizona and lengthen the cords and strengthen the stakes of zion this is as I 1 under stand it our mission here on earth ennui As one of tb tho auest finest stock countries in the world plen plenty ty of and the best quality of timber I 1 have ever seen been in the mountain c country and where there is water amt s sufficient u plenty of good farming fanning land bishop udall hopes to make the tho last payment on the st john pur chase in a few days as it is now due a and nd on account of the brethren coming in BO so tardily it hab haa beena been and andi is a heavy load on a good manh mana shoulders and much credit is due him for the energy and perseverance he be has exhibited jn attending to this as well as his many other du ties he is what a bishop ought to be cla a father to the people in very deed deeds as bishop hoagland of the ward used to bay in olden times in the ward school house the health of the people here Is very good there has only been miti miel one death here among our people peo le since bince last april and we number between between four and five hundred souls amram |