Show SOWING AND AND REAPING jeddo texas april 12 1898 I 1 have long been thinking of j n myself with the missionary correa correspond n 3 en ants to of the news thinking as I 1 di dal before I 1 came out that texas ws was jhc thc tl home chiefly of the cowboy I 1 was ha hob puy disappointed in finding conditions conditto condi tio much to the reverse of what I 1 expect eC I 1 left my home in lona iona ida for a MW mi sion aion to t 0 the indian territory on november 1 1897 coming to utah to vidt friends and relatives and starting st artine broft salt lake ake city tor for st john kansada kalisz Kan Kaj isz the headquarters of the mission november alth elder chak chaa cha k W hanson came from the same town and we trav tra v aled together having been assigned to the same mission arriving in kansas november 13 1897 in company with nine others we were met by elder william T jack and elder john if knight and were conducted by toft brethren to the office we received our appointment on monday to come to texas there were twelve in our com coin pany two eders having arrived ott aws sunday the elder john A work 7 man and myself were appointed to COMO to lockhart texas to meet elders eldest jardine and harris the others makij transfer at fort worth tex six aldem were assigned each conference V ate arrived in lockhart on thursday the 18 1897 since that time elder harrub and I 1 have been laboring as teach eft among the saints in five counties countie jL we spent a very enjoyable christmas Christ maa to IU gougules Gou gales county and december had the happy ledge of baptizing some believers we have been sowing the word of god wherever we have had tun ittes and the lord has so blessed us that we have made very staunch friends where five months ago they thet would not allow a mormon to come into their yard the people as a rule are very ble but of course some are opposed to us little boys sometimes take delight in casting a few stones at ue we axe enjoying the work of the ministry ha hw ever to feel and rejoice in all our for the prophets have told us wa all tbt loves he rebukes and chastene chastens chaa cha tens aa christ gives us a beautiful conso bonso hattom in the following blessed am f ye when men shall persecute pere cute you for for my name sake for so persecuted maw the prophets which were before IV the e news is a welcome visitor we remain as ambassadors of christ ALBERT HARRIS THOS B LEE |