| Show correspondence encouraging WORDS FROM TENNESSEE alx lx E VALLEY hawkins co tenn marck march 1886 editor deseret news since my last there has nothing occurred in this vicinity of special interest of a gossipy nature ot of course there are some malcontents both vaporous and vi porous but their aloria tiona cause us little concern beyond a humorous contempt the people west say in utah idaho etc have but a meagre conception at best as to the character disposition etc of the people eople 1 here it is but natural that judging fud ging from the past events you should have apprehensions and the tone of our newspapers more or less augments the same it is not always the case however that the newspapers reflect the honest sentiment of the locality this I 1 believe is happily the case here there are only a few saints here but we know that there are several ready to embrace the gospel and are conscientious but from early training are afraid of the popular prejudice this prejudice as indicated in a former farmer communication is being overcome elder B W abrown of lehi an and 4 S H head of preston idaho returned litre here this place being the headquarters for the elders and of of the branch recently re established on saturday the dinst their report I 1 is in the main quite favorable ot of course course they met with some opposition that is to be always expected but their recent round was productive of most satisfactory results verily the seeds are being sown and right here I 1 will observe that much of the seed sown by elder john A bevan has fallen 0 on it good d ground I 1 have in my minds eye goo at t this moment some work for the elders elder in a short time I 1 hope the families of the elders will not unnecessarily borrow trouble the elders somehow or other take with the people right away I 1 believe this was particularly the ease case with brother brown while brother head expresses himself as being la ia daisy at enjoying himself upon the homely fare hog and hominy of our oar mountain people if we could only hear bear the I 1 bool tool killer I 1 wake I 1 up ap and attend to his bis legitimate business but then he might take lake in zane and dickson we would surely be a havy happy people I 1 have not heard from elder lder for sometime some time I 1 think however au all is ri right ht with both him and his co labor ere er ilse else president tanner would have informed us they have a good field and I 1 believe they are working it faithfully iveel I 1 feel to congratulate elder john nicholson Nichol soa and others on their release from the I 1 pen dpn I 1 I 1 I 1 mention him more particularly because of our ofir familiarity with his works we watch with a great deal of interest the machinations of the enemy our hearts bleed for those who suffer for the kingdom and our prayers go up constantly in their behl behalf let them sacrifice no prine principle nales le but bat endure to the enu when wac lifes fitful dream a in is oer oler verily they shall have their reward occasional |
