Show EAST KENTUCKY conference HARLAN kentucky june 3rd ard 1897 la in looking over your valuable paper it very much interests me to read the contents tents of the same and especially the letters from the vatious various missionaries who are out in the different parts of the world promulgating the principles of the gospel the thought struck me that a few words from here would perhaps find space in your valuable paper I 1 left salt lake city on the ath of oc tob r 1896 for the southern states where I 1 had been called to go and fill a mission we arrived at chattanooga tenn on the morning of the xyth of october 1896 the next day we all had the privilege of seeing a man baptized into the church we were appointed to our various fields of labor I 1 being called to what was then called the west virginia con terence but since has been divided somewhat and is now known as the iest east kentucky conference elder alexander E harris of richmond cache county count yo uth was also called to this conference at he same time for five months I 1 traveled with elder henry bartholomew our work being bei ng mostly sunday school work we met with success in every respect we organized two schools in elliott county where we were laboring the people were most all very well pleased with the way our people c carry arry on sunday schools for there is a great deal of difference in the method of our schools and the way the people in this county conduct theirs there are about twenty five members in elliott county most all of whom are very zealous workers for the lord the they y are building a meeting house of their own on the 3rd ard of march 1897 1 I was ap pointed to travel with elder I 1 stewart campbell of logan utah on the first day of april we went into wolfe county in fasting and prayer we were the cirit mormons cormons who had ever been in that county and we found ourselves to be very vary strange beings to the people so it seemed we went to the county seat got per mission mission to use the county court house i 1 and gave out an appointment for that thal i night which was well attended we successfully canvassed the tonii town while we were there and in every neighbor hood which we visited we met with great success in sowing the seeds of truth and righteousness on march we left wolfe county V on a tour through the different counties I 1 where the elders of our conference 1 were laboring to visit the brethren in lm their different fields of labor ne me go got 1 as far as this harlan county and I 1 was left here to travel with elder isaac 14 langton we are meeting with success A and the lord always opens up the way for us for fol we travel travel strictly without purse or scrip and never lack for at any ya thing necessary for our welfare i the work of the lord is progressing ver very rapidly in this part of the mission and antall all the brethren are enjoying goad goedl health our conference convenes on t I 1 the irth and ith of august next and 1 am looking forward to that time with 1 great anticipation v A P KIMBALL |