| Show LETTER FROM VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG campbell county va vaa march irth 1897 it is with exceeding joy I 1 receive your val valuable catle pap capr r as it is quite a dear companion to one so far from home there are a few saints scattered through this part but they ari are few and far apart the elders are doing a good work and they know it many others are finding it out now seeing by the E ders works that they are the servants of god since I 1 joined the church I 1 have had good health bodily and spiritually it is with me as with others the world oppose and speak all manner of evil against us some of my old friends before I 1 coined the church of jesus christ argued with me saying why cant you join loin some church that your own people as well as others might welcome ou and be proud to own you I 1 am thankful to say that an answer is not wanting it comes coines long before my lips give it ohl oh bow grate grateful tul I 1 am to our heavenly father that he chose the poor weak unlearned to confound the rich mighty and the wisdom ot of the world that is set act foith very plainly in the prophet joseph smith keeping the plates hid irom from the wise when search warrant after search warrant was issued to ransack his goods and destroy his I 1 bear witness to the world that jolt seph was sent ot of god to give us liht light to walk by in this day if any one is a t member imber of the church and has not a 1 testimony of the work he or she Is is i enis d it ln i lt it would aou te adv advisable isabl e to sek seek i 7 earnestly tor for it until it is obtained it ii 5 any man will do his will he shall know 1 k cathe of the doctrine whether it be of god I 1 were the saviors words to guide us I 1 f bear testimony to all who may read this cf 91 G god od power and that he will hear the prayer offered by a poor penitent soul 1 nave have lots of peo people of dif different terent ideas talk atik with me and I 1 enjoy talking on the A bileca of tue gospel I 1 try not to be hard V a I 1 at other her denominations I 1 only ask for effit e faith once delivered to the saints V they claim it is not to be given to aeration as they say sucu th are me away and no more to be expected I 1 earth since such enlightenment is is reo 03 3 nobody but foolish people look jr it I 1 know they are mistaken I 1 teel feel under obligation to all the el dors and saints that have h helped aped fill up oe abe paper which I 1 greatly admire and least east over I 1 send greetings to all the saints oats in the west be assured I 1 would badly receive you herein here in the east abe lord is is opening the way before the elders here on missions and provides fr far f r them J OLIVER EARNEST |
