Show WISCONSIN conference GRAND RAPIDS wisconsin january ath 1897 I 1 left my home ten months ago today we held our conference on the 3 of october and the of november we had a fine time our beloved president brother spencer gave us some instruction which is of great value to all of us if we will put it into practice at conference I 1 was appointed to preside over this the wisconsin conference and to labor in augusta till a companion should come I 1 labored in this city for teu tea days then I 1 received a letter to meet my companion at grand rapids wisconsin I 1 did so meeting elder 1 W merrill of idaho and we have labored in this city ever since the people were very bitter at first but are feeling better toward us now the inhabitants of this part are not very religiously inclined we cannot get a place to preach in as a yet the churches are too good fortis tor vs mormons cormons it seems but we have had very good success in getting into houses and talking with the people even among the rich there ignotas is not as much hospitality here as in the south so we cannot write as pleasant stories on this subject as the elders there but we are trying to do our duties the best we can and we find some very good people the elders in this part are working well we have no snow on the ground at present and the weather is quite mild but etwas it was very coldin cold in the first martof part of the season JOHN J SIMMONS |