| Show THE WORK IN washington walla walla washington tan jan 17 1898 I 1 left my home in july 1897 to fill a mission in the state of washington F r was vms appointed to preside over what was to be the washington confere conference nM As there were no elders laboring here at that time I 1 spent a short time la iw oregon on august in company with elder james R I 1 reached this city walla walla und and immediately we our labors the people in general are very kind to u us 8 we meet a great many peole who have been in utah and quite a number of so called Morri sites who generally receive us well i elders amos hatch and soel joel lecuk lel reached here in november elder lewis and were assigned to labor in whitman cou county ity elder hatch remaining in the walla wa walla district the weather here has been very baa for the past two months we have not had ten days of sunshine during uia that time elders B 13 A Hen hendrickso dricko atad lewis pond have re recently gently arrived an cited in iff this conference and begun amir their ta in the city of spokane IWO havia elders here at present they ther are orz an ife good health and good spirits and an dhove have bright prospects before them if any of the saints have friends aw w relatives relative i in this thip state please sead end their names and address G I 1 BRA LIft AMOS HATCH |