Show missionary LETTER the following missionary letter Is published by permission ot of ill the recipient ex ex Ma N C february dear friend russel kussel ve tle are out in the sticks country had to walk twenty miles to lo get hers here route no I 1 taking us its out was hard to follow and we got oft off on the wrong road and had to walk back five miles to get straight again but to be so kindly received by the members here relieves us of any lamentations over the walk for they are certainly glad to see us and make it very pleasant fories forus I 1 have received two letters from elliot wright from rochester N Y lie he seems to enjoy his labors there I 1 also hear front from joy christensen Christens cn who is in the southern illinois conference northern states mission I 1 think we have the best of it when it comes to warm weather it has beer been very pleasant down here very little rain and a mild winter so far I low ilow has the cold winter served you we wc hive have had some mighty pecullar peculiar experiences in the last two months while on harkers barkers island we preached at a funeral service tor for one ot of the mem bers of our church that Is the island where the mormon church was burned about fifteen years ago and the people are still quite bitter in tact fact t the he elders that visited there before we I 1 did were threatened several times and were interrupted by mobs while holding cottage meetings with the members we were treated very good considering while in ill vanceboro Vance boro N C last week we had to wait for the train to go into new bern in ill the meantime we decided to tract the town sly my companion elder lewis from paris idaho is a real nice fellow ile he is very apt at making friends the big reason Is I 1 tell him is because he Is so good look ing we dont have to worry about the attendance at our cottage meetings for or lie he draws the crowd lie ile took one side of the street and I 1 the other all and finally met up the street he had sold four books and I 1 had gotten rid of three voice of oc warning rays of 0 living light and mr durant these three books sell very well providing they dont find the word allor mormon connected with them on oil the first examination ile he then their went into a home right near the road and I 1 went on up the street a short distance I 1 had just started my line of talk in trying to sell the books and in introducing myself when lie came out on the porth porch from tile the house lie he had entered and motioned for me to join him I 1 quickly got rid of three more books and a few tracts and went down to see what the goell word vord was ile he said come on in she has invited us to dinner it sounded all right and I 1 went in in a short time a lady cattle came in saying how glad she was that we had come from her conversation I 1 soon discovered that she was a member of the holiness church we were soon invited to go to the kitchen and partake of dinner site she asked us its it we had prayer or askell tire the blessing before eating we assur ed her we lid did elder lewis began a and it I 1 she dropped down on her knees near the table and began to shout like his glory to god praise god bless jesus etc elder lewis was almost confounded but lie he kept on with the blessing she thus carrying on until lie he had finished I 1 tell you it was hard tor for me to hold back a smile but I 1 just had to do it all during tile the time we were vere eating she talked on and on oil telling us her whole lifes history even personal matters mailers how she had been a wicked sinner and expressed bow how glad she was that site she had found jesus and was saved and living above sin for the holiness people believe they are living above sin during all our conversation she continually kept up lip her p balses to god it was surely a rare experience and we hardly knew just how to take her we sold her tile three books though and she was glad to 0 get them I 1 hope when she reads them hem she will be converted tor for she would sure make a strong mormon were she as strong in its belief as site she Is in the holiness we meet with many who are so well vell read on the bible that we get into some pretty good arguments and conversations may alay the lord bless you with improved health and strength Is the prayer ot of your brother always elder joh john n P F west |