Show y IN THE GOLDEN GOLDE N STATE y M st sacramento cal feb 6 5 1896 AL A little less than a year ago elders were ve sent I 1 uto into this city to reopen re open the held dd that some eouse time prior to the event 1 aad BW been abandoned the few saint lC iridine here were visited and maul maui fated a warm feeling feel inu for the brethren NW lor for the cause in which they fadd b formerly eni enlisted themselves arrangements were im med lately maue aw ift bo holding iding prayer and testimony in a private house that toe might meet together and renew their t covenants with the lord by par bilig tok lugof of the emblems of his hia flesh and booi enough the number of sal saints to branch organization that had bad formerly orui erly existed was waa revived vad and ana brother other abrou garlick Garli cb the fortuer former otes ident sustained to 10 again set act in that capacity A bull ball was waa rented tor for ope purpose of hoi holding J ing gei services Vices on the sabbath aud and active work to in the city immediately began by toe belderr carus Cardo were printed hearing the of faith and an invitation to the people to at toad meetings by beatis of these adis cuds the brethren introduced them veato to the people and as they went from torn house to house they would leave and books bookie for perusal wherever interest inte reet was manifested to ratify the same and earnest in left were soon found who became regular attendants at meeting and aner alter due consideration and study dt de duilid to edite themselves with the Ibur ieh with those who have come folby in by toe the waters of baptism and those fra utah working here bere who have halted themselves ves with the he branch the bliss have already grown to twice their beir original size during the time faaee the reopening eight juuls have hoin been baptized sed in this branch others othere bove long had the desire but MM are prevented on account of oo opposition position add a number have applied tor for and art ar awaiting the performance per fornance anee of the erdl amlice in thu the near future oo 00 fu account of the slanders and auti anti mormon publications circulated among abe 06 people lu IN this ibis state slate there has heretofore berei here been a feeling 0 prejudice against us as a people but we are pleased to note that much oi 01 that leeling feeling to la being overcome as the p pi ople are becoming acquainted with the latter day saints the daily patera paper of the ulf ferent towns and cities where out our elders are la laboring biring publish extra to ta of our and synopsis of our labors la bora which are read by hunti hundreds reds whom we could not otherwise other w lee reach thus the papers are a strong bactor in to alley allay prejudice and in popularizing the doctrines of the gospel our worst enemy or obstacle at the present tim is ia a cool indifference on the part ul of most ot of the people for gospel sut out itolo but we hope by persistent effort to overcome much of that and arouse sumo flume interest in the minds mind of tile the people for or we the truth we are teaching lately we have been favored in this branch with a visit irona from elder eider heury henry 0 tanner president 0 of this mission mis siou he remained with us near y a month preaching in n cur cul mee meetings LAngs four Sun dave daye his coming and the subjects upon which he was to spear speak had bad been announced tu to the public through the columns of the papers prior to his hia arrival besides we had dad printed austers announcing the subjects and appointments anese were carried to the umee iames of the people or distributed among the empl yes of large shops an A institutions of the city by these and other means available our jur moetia meetings s had bud been thoroughly advertised and we anticipated crowded halls ballu ant and enthusiastic audiences but the recent very heavy beavy rains rain here prevent pre vent ed the lull realization of our however un on the first and baht lot our visit we bad a much larger jarger attendance than usual and hopt hopf an interest has been created that will yet be prod productive octive of some good during the visit of elder tau tanner er our vene venerable rabie branch president preside deLit ut from life to 10 the realms of immor lallay bality an Recount ot which death and the funeral services have been given through the columns of 0 your v leable paper elder samuel wa kr formerly of ogden city now residing here herein in the service of the bouthern pacific railroad company was appointed and sustained to fiu fill the vacancy caused by the departure of our deceased brother and president the saints here are relo leing in the gospel are united in their labore labor and the branch is i in a healthy condition with brighter brighte r prospects for future growth and prosperity than ever before health prevails among the saints with the exception of one brother upon whom qu an operation has lately been per formed anu we are hopeful of him bie speedy recovery news of good results from the labors of the elden in other parts of the slate mate are reaching us continually from which we judge that elsewhere as aa well weli as here the good work la le prospering A new dew field was opened a week ago in stockton Stock too to which city elders J R shepherd and B W henderson were sent to labor many other cities oi ties and localities present fair prospects for good fields as at soon as the number of elders in the mission will justify the president in extending our labor ever praying for the progress pro greis s of the god g od work abroad and in th the a welfare of we remain respectfully yours your THE missionaries |