| Show REPORT FROM ALABAMA ala march 26 1896 1893 your valuable paper reaca reaches e us regularly and I 1 can assur eyou it is highly appreciated because it contains BO be much information and news from the eist the west and in fact all parts of tue me world it is perused by elders and Irie tide with great interest anti ana I 1 take taia opportunity to thank you for it I 1 have been in mobile county a year and two months being in the city the fleet first three or tour weeks when I 1 first came tren elder porter and myself were as assigned to the county have since had eider Elde eldera rJ J A west ira gall call J 8 geddes and heber rieke ricks for corn com pani onon the elders eldero E aj L terry and geo E jarvis jarvia arrived here elder eider rieke bicks taking brother terry tot tor a companion and elder jarels jar vie myself we began can bassing on the outskirts of the city and IL 1 find and there is not so much pi existing as there was a your year agu the trouble generally is the people nave have not got time to entertain us so ao they do not find out the importance por tau c 10 of of our mission we leave tracts with them wherever shey will scow accept them but there are many that do not want them their religion is good enough for them it was good enough for their lathers fathers and mothers and grandparents grand parents they don dont pt know bow tar for back aso so we will just go on to in the same old way and the spi spirit of ease with regard to religion seems to be quite prevalent I 1 fear that la III the case with a good portion of ef those in zious zion and it is 18 time they wake up and a ad bealice the greatness of trio ue work in which they are engaged I 1 realize that one of the best things that a young man can do to is to go out and have a chance to compare our religion with that of the world he then can see eee its beauties and the weakness of loa other we have a few saints saint here to in this county with some applications for omand and a few that are investigating the adversary is always on the watch and when anyone begins to be favorable he be has baa hia big agents around to try and stop il fl but where the honest have a chance to hear bear the truth his plans plane do not work it really la is a test teat to all thai abal join the church h here ere forsake Fo all and follow me la is the command we have had bad a very mild winter compared with what we bad last year have not bad any now enow and very little host fior it no doubt would look quite strange to you people in the mountains to see cabbage growing all winter but such is the case here and they are beginning to ship to the north we will soon have watermelons water melons in the market first from florida and a little later those raised here elders ricks and godf terry have just juat arrived from washington county and on reaching here elder terry receive rec elvei a letter from home informing him that one of his bis beloved family a little boy has been called back to the great creator during his short abort absence but there is one source from which we can receive comfort when all othero fall fail for he has promised to dry up their tears and heal up their wound and those who prove faithful will find that these are truths the elders are well as an lar far as I 1 know and for myself I 1 never enjoyed better health I 1 have enjoyed my labors while in the south I 1 never would have thought that I 1 could be anxious to talk to a congregation but I 1 had bad nut been here long before that was just juet what I 1 did went want and wherever we e can an get gee to speak to the people we always make friends ever wishing the welfare of the raws and the saint bainte we remain as ever yours truly AARON HARDY jr 0 E JARVIS |
