Show FIGHTING BIGOTRY IN TEN moore county count terin tenn peb feb 69 1 deseret news I 1 Six sixteen jeen months experience in this mission of mercy will be a valuable period in my life being assigned to labor inthe in the west tennessee conference I 1 have devoted a little of my time among the saints in old oid fields the remainder elder walker and I 1 I 1 have spent opening up two new fields the first one has developed itself we labored there for five months holding meetings inee tings regularly but by and bye as popular prejudice to is so mighty might yand and when tribulation and persecution arose because of the word our friends became offended oneff one of them telling us that his preacher who is a baptist said he would cut him off the church if he fie entertained the mormon elders anymore any more satan began to rage and on two occasions when we were holding meetings rocks were thrown nn the root roof the last appointment we had there being in a school house bouse we w re not permitted to fill on aktiv aag there in company with the president of this conference we found the door locked with the following notice tacked up on the door we fear nothing you see these three hick orys we want your heart we fear not nothing hing 11 the withes stood up by the door we took all of this for what it was worth and our sentiment was rather forgive them for they know not what they do having done our duty and given them a fair warning of the judgments of god approaching we left that neighborhood without any excuse our other locality is not fully fally developed yet but we can plainly see israel is small however summing things up we have some good friends thoroughly on wy convinced of the gospel and baptisms a timms are coming in the future the e more I 1 see of the world the ma more e I 1 see i le tae hand band ot of the lord in 1 the great latter day work which the beam eyed pharisees Pharis ees are trying to destroy but they wuk wilt fail in their efforts because it is the kingdom that the prophet daniel said should stand forever we can fearlessly lessly nayif anyone would believe in the bible they cant help but bat believe in mormonism the power of gf god has been made manifest in our administration to the sick which gives us joy pd satisfaction and snows shows that the signs which our redeemer promised to believers characterized tae the latter day saints as well as the former day saints A gospel without revelation or thise these gifts and blessings is no gospel the with oil and laying on of hands with prayer of faith as prescribed by our savior is the best rem ed edv ever yet discovered and should s strictly t be observed by the saints the firmness which our brethren in prison exhibited is truly encouraging and gratifying I 1 am reminded of the persecution the sect of the nazarenes Naza renes received anciently when the apostles were up before the tribunals of the jand dand they xe replied plied htwe we ought to obet obey god rather than man again whether W ether it be right in the sight ef at god to hearken unto you more than god judge ye 1 ever praying baying raying for the liberty to build up I 1 the langdom kingdom of god in its beauty and glory and for the spread of truth in the land I 1 remain your brother in the gospel gospe I 1 of peace JKO W SANDER 8 |