Show A MISSION ARYS FEELINGS the NEWS has bb beera permitted to read and make the following extracts extra ota from a letter to president woodruff from elder william mcewan now labor lug as a a missionary io in germany elder mcewan writes from dresden dreaden under date of january ani and he says your short account of some rome of your experiences in the missionary fluid field was waa very interesting and when I 1 see what you and many other good and true men and women have sacrificed for the sake eake of christ I 1 not only oaly honor and admire you but am determined to do a all 11 that lies hes in my power tor for the furthering and defending of the same cause 1 I as a youth did not tully fully take advant advantage ige of the golden tuoi tuni ties which wre were afforded me or of learning from the mouths of the inspired men of god the ways waya of lite and salvation but was rather inclined to be neglectful not seeing or reah realizing zing the necessity or beauty of religion and not hot th luking thiu king that I 1 would be called upon to spread our glorious principles in ilk a fr foreign eign land I 1 never doubted the that divinity of lf the so bo called mormon churco but bud could bot on leaving burns bume one year ago tomorrow say aay blat jl I know knew it to be frim fram heaven but now induke and glory elory to 10 the lord 1 I can say and would like to my ay to the whole world that I 1 do know that bod abiol hla son jesus christ have la in these tile last days spoken with tue loiis ut of men and that the true church ol oi with la 18 again LA earth my most moat earnest prayer la is for the power of body and mind mina to austila from the degrau degrading ing things of tola this world to be role able to bulfin my mission as bec becomes a servant ot of the most high and to remain true and steadfast ste adrast to tnt covenants which I 1 have entered into with god bod I 1 am to my maker for the glorious privilege I 1 am now enjoying thankful that I 1 was wag found worthy to become a servant of god to carry the glad tidings ta t the nations of the earth and thankful for we testimony which chave in regard to the gospel plan as revealed tn the prophet joseph smith the existing exl eting condition ot of the world makes the be preaching of the truth uphill work and if it were not or lor my testimony knowing the fact that I 1 am engaged in the work of ny MY heavenly father I 1 would some time aget get very much discouraged I 1 cannot imagine or conceive la jim what respect the people at the time 01 ol noah could commit more sin BID than exists in the world at the present date thousands upon thousands of illegitimate children are yearly born the spirit of murder an 1 is becoming more anu more prevalent in the land jana a great coition of mankind disbelieve in the existence ot of a god and the so called are all in uncertainty not knowing what kind of a god djey worship but Butt thank bank heaven not with standing anding at fihs terrible condition of man 1 kind there are a lew few thousands who are honest in hear beartrand be artand taDd in order to find these am I 1 rod and a 8 few others compared wita the mass masa of mankind diligently engaged aud and without the slightest shadow of a doubt they will all be fanu when one reflects upon tue tae condition of the abe world no as it was at one time when hatI harmony DODY existed among all living creatures and then looks upon the world as a it is aday as rules with a powerful hands hand it is enough to draw tears to the eyes of every lover of virtue but then the time is not far distant we are led jed to believe when the earth and the inhabit tints thereof will be cleaD cleansed sed from all impurities and sin when satan will be ht lu III chaine and the son of god feign upon the earth great will be the joy and loud will be the praise to ID lose hoe days day 0 of f those who have ha 70 taken themselves the name or of our savior and have kept the commandments command menta of god I 1 am enjoying excellent halh and spirits and am perfectly contented wit with h my lot having nothing to complain of only wishing to be able to do more good in the year than I 1 did in the ithe past owen woodruff ie if perfectly well and doing flue |