| Show LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA goulburn new nev south wales australia july 2 1867 having read missionary letters frosa from the various parts of the world I 1 thought perhaps a few lines from AUX aus dialia might be interesting to some of your readers I 1 am afraid we cannot give quite so glowing an account an ae some do nevertheless we are sowing the seed and probably some may fan in good soil and bring forth fruit to in the future I 1 arrived in goulburn on the alth of last february and found my future companion elder park in good health and spirits although he had been laboring alone for some time since then we have labored dilli gently conversing with the people whenever aa opportunity afforded we have a few who are earnestly investigating our works and probably may become mormons cormons some day but the majority maj are very cold and indifferent towards us little do they realize the importance of our message the professors of religion do all in their power to blind the minds of the people against us and it seems they have a great influence over them making it very up hill work for us we received a letter from baker and clayton who are in adelaide western australia some time ago and they seem to be getting along nicely we also received word from sydney and brisbane where there are aft branches organized and in a flo ing condition young men prepare yourselves to go to the nations of the earth as ambassadors of jesus christ for nothing tn in this world will do a young man so BO much good as to be placed where he to te compelled to preach and defend the gospel it is amazing how the lord will bless his poor weak illiterate servants until they are able to rotate refute the most learned in their arguments so do not consider a mission with dread but rather as an honor As for myself I 1 feel better than I 1 ever did in my life before closing I 1 would remark if there are any salute saints who have friends or relatives in this part whom they would like us to visit let them send names and addresses and we shall be pleased to make the he call there is a man here by the name of joseph F charles who said he had two sisters join the church and emigrated to utah from near Norm antoh not ting hamshire england about forty one years ago one of them married a man named steel the other a man an named stephenson two of this mans maws sons frederick and richard seem to be quite interested in our doctrine and a letter written in the right spirit from some of their relatives might toe be the means of doing much good also there is a man here by the name of john who is somewhat interested in our works who said the he had three uncles join the church and emigrate to utah from Gos gosberto gosberton Gosber bertOn tn clow spaulding near lincolnshire Lincoln shire england their names were william levi and joseph if some of the relatives of this gentleman would write to one of us elders we would see oft that he got the letter for he to Is away from here at present and his wife is quite prejudiced ALMA E HUBBARD WM G PARK |
