| Show RETURNED missionaries elder nathan hawkes of west weber reached ogden on his return from a mission to england may 30 his field was the london conference he left utah on his bis mission april 25 26 1896 his labors consisted largely in preaching in towns and villages where no elders had previously la labored kored or where none had been for many years he assisted in holding many open air meetings and in distributing large numbers of tracts he regards the future prospects in his field as being quite promising elder 14 1 I ermat ermai E r of payson left utah may 2 1 for a mis slon tf t Call california fornia and reached this city on his return on the ath dinst he labored principally in los angeles orange county and oakland he reports that th taft work in california is making rapid rr progress ogress elder H W noble of smithfield cache couii cou boutty tty ty returned thursday from the southern states mission field foi which which section he left home nov 9 1895 elder noble labored first in indian territory and then in kansas ir in which parts he reports the work of the lord progressing nicely his health was good while away and he greatly enjoyed his labors in the ministry elder john A fawson of grantsville Grants ville tooele thoele county returned last week from a mission to the northern states for which section he left home march 8 1896 his labors were confined principally to omaha nebraska where a good work is being accomplished elder fawson enjoyed good health and returns home in excellent spirits elder david R gill formerly of the fifteenth ward but now of the twenty fourth ward this city returned monday from the eastern states mission field for which section he left his home april 18 1896 elder GUI presided over the pennsylvania conference during his entire absence and notes a decided chaij change ge for the better the last few mont months ls on entering the field says he the elders ek eft countered considerable opposition but gradually the way has been opened up for the promulgation of the gospel arid and now the missionaries miWon aries have many friends and hope to organize brand branches hes there before a great the seed has been aown for a good harv harvest estand and the prospects for numerous baptisms baptism in the near future are indeed bright the coh conference ference is in good condition and on may 28 and 29 benjoya enjoyable ble m meetings lee tings were hold held at scranton elder joseph wallace of ogden has succeeded elder gill as president and sixteen fener energetic getic missionaries are visiting the different count counties les tr acting and otherwise making themselves and their message known to the people elders acquainted with the welsh and dutch languages says brother gill would do a good work in pennsylvania as there are ace many honest people throughout the state who speak almost entirely in their mother tongue the health of the missionaries is a and they feet feel that the words of the prophets have been truly fulfilled in their behalf |
