| Show LABORS IN INDIAN TERRITORY MANARD 1 I T marob march the warm and lovely spring is ia at our doors in abis land of the lima and as aa I 1 thought a few items regarding the work of the elders eldera in abita part of god Is vineyard would be beet cf interest tu to you as aa well as ac to tucie who are interested in the work of salvation I 1 humbly bumbly ask aak a small mall place in your ever welcome columns colum ne the elders wital ut an exception I 1 believe are enjoying good health and are preparing for or a rood and glori glorious out work this coming year we are all eni enjoying the spirit of our calling although we are met with opposition on OD every hand it only makes make us ua stronger at ronger in the cause for which vie we are laboring and we as the th servants of the living god forgive those who treat us so eo lightly for we feel to say bay in the langu lang aize umee of our savior forgive them father for they know not anat they t 10 I 1 lo 0 1 we are satisfied that we are teaching t a doctrine against which nol one une scriptural argument can be b adduced and that is an incentive to push oo on ani we are pushing to the front and expect under the guiding influence of the holy spirit to over come all opposition arrayed against UP the people generally who entertain us UP and will give us a chasco to explain our fa tb are willing to admit ot 01 ita purity and wonder at the eions helped upon us as tor for preaching a principle which to la probable possible and scriptural but dear editor we have a great element to contend wilb in the shape of books professing to be a history of the mormons cormons Mor mons written by unprincipled men for the sake of making money and introduced by after ent denominations to injure our cause in lu this part of the world where we are making many fri friend encle but wherever I 1 have had a chance to put my kati mony against those gland rous bious I 1 have left a knowl knowledge dge t if f thelt falsity fa laity and a desire on the part of the people to learn more of our people which information I 1 am ablo able and willing to give knowing as aa I 1 do that thai they are used against us ua to further their unprincipled actions in larder ing tte hearts of the be herple pec pie against us ue sin aa the servants vanta ot of god with every passing day I 1 love with increasing ardor the church to which I 1 have consecrated my lift I 1 believe in every syllable lable of the doctrine 1 I approve every forture of the felicy and I 1 rejoice in almost every ob chapter alter of her well nigh miraculous history and all the eluera elders who are out in the different parts parta if f the world should be broadminded and liberal moo men and of a warm hearty and responsive nature always ready to exi ex lain in the must simple and interesting manner the principles we are advocating myself and brother ahoon visited the interesting town of muskogee Mua kORep which contains con taina about inhabitants where we met with many friends w who bo wished very much to hear bear us preach but as we could not procure a house rod and as the weather to la too cold for out d or meetings mee tinga we concluded to defer the pleasure plea eure until some future time I 1 think the time to ii not far distant when tho the latter day saint elders elder will have an opportunity ot of holding meetings gB in all allot of the towns it bated in this thia terr tory all it needs to perseverance and a full conviction of the divine principles they are advocat advocating int with faith in the promises prom iaea that bat god has ha made to his hia servants lerv auta in all ages of the world who are ti ying to serve erve him in spirit and in truth for he says that hia gospel muga be preached to all nations and then shall the end come we as a 1119 servants er vanto having been dv dl onely nely called to carry thin message ul of truth anu anti salvation aal to all parts parta ot of the world should sense the she responsibility and also alao the he position petition we hold bold in ta thin in great calling and endeavor to fill all the trust reposed io in UP not varying or returning a hair hairs s breadth from the lineol line of our duty though met with 01 trials and the tribulations which have characterized the he work of out our fathers fathera of ok for in the of out our savior ye have n ni t chosen me but I 1 have chosen you and ordained you that you build go and bring forth fruits fruite aud and that your fruit should bould remain that whatsoever ye shall hall oak ask of the father la ia my name he may give it you 21 with this conviction stamped upon the tablets ot of out our minus and heart we shall be able to a great and migi ty work and that god will help us ua to this end and that we may have the prayers of our brothers and misters in the cause of tri tb I 1 remain your brother in the goevel of christ P H |
