Show IN SUWANEE COUNTY FLORIDA elivs OAK SUWA IDee co florida july 22 1896 that items ot of progress pro greas in ID the work of the lord way may be portrayed to all inter dated I 1 beg be a email space apace necessary neoe wary in ID youir much esteemed teemed ea and appreciated paper this abi county suwanee became for the first time the recipient of so ao called mormon elders nov jtb 1895 on entering it there here were found to babut be but few people who had bad ever heard beard of the church of jesus christ carlat ot latter day saintie some few however had beard of the mormon 1 people in conjunction with my companion elder 0 W rogers work was waa oom com fenced in real earnest eskra est and soon the principles of the gospel goepel were being revealed to many attentive listeners liet enera we wb called on mr whitfield editor of the banner who through the columns of bid bia valuable paper invited his bie wany many patrons to bear us before judging and treat great no u with due respect as ministers of the gospel mr whitfield still remains a warm friend and or the great help bebas he baa given through arbe banner at various times we enter tain lain the deepest regard at prevent present we have thirty four weva mem her bere all of whom have been converted and baptized within the last jart eight on the abe of jata month we organized a sunday school with an on ment of forty two since that bat time it has baa increased to fifty four in honor of our dear leader it bears beam the name of the be woodruff sunday school we are now in possession eslon of four acres of land on which an arbor was built for the abe convening of conference and in another place one acre on which aich stands a that was wag given us by bro W H where we are ner witted to meet in worship anti sunday school capacity some borne of the saints sainta whose heads beads are Bil livered vered at times arec aued to weep in thought that all these years they have been laboring in darkness and have been deprived of the true gospel and tho the many blessings which ollow follow the believer bel ieter I 1 there in B but little sickness amoo among the elders eldera of this conference and fill all are wording with great zeal with a view of being designated on the plains of glory like sun SUM and tan stare in the be firmament firma went of heaven anti and beer bear the laurels laurela of immortal fame which crown the be achievements of those who beat bear the cross with we the celestial power above whose cross cooee will lead us on to victory and add immortal luster to our names dames W WG 3 |