Show S THE ITHE missionary MISSION A S WORK lff elaey who return from mils ioD IL helde side often are advised to write to old i so BO fr far as aa practicable as a t legious ligi ous duty in continuing the work ti so in which they were specially engaged of salvation sometimes A hit mw me engers engere the returned missionaries have not 11 found it convenient to do much letter owing to the pressing calls call Writ loe ag don their we ir time there are many W ho have performed valuable y v bervice in OP spreading reading the gospel abroad even since bince they returned home L by y cultivating friendships formed As a an n illustration of work ork of thin kind we give herewith a w cony of a letter received from a gentle ban in Tenne awe e by elder george 8 mcallister of this city who labored te an a missionary in the state slate mentioned the letter was leo ie calved elved a few days ago the irbe name of the writer la Is withheld ab as he did not write for publication H he e vai to isi oot dog a member of th abe a church an and d of the mormons cormons opponent was Vs a strong Stoe fore he be became acquainted with so conae me of the the effect of that may be judged by his hie y present utterance he babyc y dear friend your letter of the abst was waa received and read with much vil S ml pleasure plea jure we were glad indeed to know J that you still remembered us UL A letter from om a mormon elder always finds a t warm reception in our home it I 1 am receiving letters from several of the elders and I 1 find them all different r in sentiment from any letters received i from any other source I 1 have been very much strengthened in the doctrine you yon advocate by reading your letters letterii it seems blooms to me ime that they are made up of divine things things that have a i vy y to my faith and cause me 4 to exclaim surely you have the true gospel of jesus christ 1 P 1 I have been watching waiching all the elders and find them all to be high toned gentlemen and lull of good actions to me their lives seem to be more christ like and more in harmony with the divine teachings of gods word than anybody else I 1 very often recall to memory the many very pleasant hours I 1 have spent in company with the elders I 1 often think of the time when you were here ten of you at once when you sang those beautiful soul inspiring songs I 1 thought they were the sweetest songs I 1 ever heard in my lite and I 1 hope to enjoy the same again I 1 feel proud that thai I 1 have been so fortunate as to have had the pleasure of entertaining so many elders for I 1 have learned to love you all very much and I 1 hope to enjoy their pleasant company again since bince the elders came into our county it seems that the so called preachers of the different beds got much to do as they are preaching tor for hire and it seems that our money is all they want tor for when we stop paying they stop are preaching no money no preach and since a we have learned that the true gospel its is tree free without money and without price we have stopped paying them hem to preach what we now believe to be a false doctrine duc irine and consequently we have no preaching except occasionally when a mormon elder gives us a call you spoke of t reeds eeds being sown yes you may be assured that thai you have with the res of the elders made a lasting im preaston prea prem sion on we the minds of come bome ot or the people eople here you have sown seeds that I 1 believe will spring up and bring forth traits unto righteousness I 1 believe you have beer been earnestly contending for the faith once delivered to the and are trying to prepare a people for the comin coming 9 of the savior I 1 have been carefully in ves the doctrine you advocate and am almost convinced that you are right I 1 sincerely ask an interest in your prayers that abat I 1 may see more clearly the ee principles of truth may your lifo life be one of continual joy and happiness may sweetest flowers ever bloo bloom malong along your pathway and sorrow be unknown if I 1 never have the pleasure 11 basure of seeing you again in this lite life I 1 hope we will be permitted to meet in heaven where no farewell fa in ewell tear lea r its is shed or parting words are said nu no doubt there is in ample opportunity for many rt returned turned missionaries to follow the commendable example exam plein in this case and the reading of the ibe foregoing letter leiter may prove an encouragement to them next to letters the printed word should be made available an ae a means of keeping up an acquaintance thet that will result in bringing BOUIS tu tj a knowledge of 0 truth a sacred duty that rests upon every bluer in israel whenever the opportunity to engage therein to Is within his reach |