Show boon BOOK OF MORMON IN SPANISH WE were pleased to meet during conference elder gonzales trejo who for several years has been located in arizona being now a resident of st david ills his time has been largely occupied in missionary labors however more especially in old mexico E ider elder trejo is a spaniard having been an officer in the spanish army ile he came to utah from the Philllp lne ine islands a dependency of that country about ten years ago having heard of of the latter day saints he came here for the purpose of identifying himself himsel f with them soon after his arrival he joined the church and being desirous of doing something toward the furtherance of the work with which he had become connected he translated the book of mormon into the spanish language A portion of the translation was shortly afterwards published in this office and carried by a company of missionaries into mexico recently the entire translation has been revised by elder trejo and elder J Z stewart under the oversight ot of apostle moses thatcher mexico being the special nield field of the latter in hi his s apostolic capacity by appointment tile tiie translation originally made by brother trejo has been found to be remarkably mar kably free from errors considering ills his comparative inexperience at the time the work was done the translation being now in excellent shape it is intended intended by the authorities ties of the church to have a spanish edition of the book of mormon published at an early da day a and n d thus the contents of that record will be carried to many millions who are now ignorant of its character and contents A special feature ot this division of the work of the latter days is the gratifying fact that the gospel will by this means be carried to hosts of the descendants or remnants of the ancient clent people of whom the book of mormon is an authentic history as several millions of them speak and great num numbers ers are arc educated in the spanish language according to the prophecies of the book itself it must be e carried to the rem remnants nants lat that they may come to an understanding q of the gospel that existed among their fathers that the scales of darkness may fall from their eyes and they be brought to a knowledge of the truth as it is in christ this subject is one of great magnitude andaas and was treated with remarkable power ower 1 and clearness during the sabbath N th forenoon meeting of the late general conference by pres president dent george Q cannon whose discourse au on this marvelous phase of the latte rd work will appear in the NEWS in full in due course |