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Show ! ANNUAL WESTERN VISIT. i The I'renlilency Hold IntcrHtiii(r Icct-Everywhere Icct-Everywhere Crojf Go;d. Fihtok Bcot.kk: Herewith are forwarded for-warded you a few lines which may be of ! oi ne interest to your readers : Early i Saturday morion;;-, the l-'dh, the Slake presidency and company, ei'jht in nnm-; nnm-; her, left l'r;-ham City un Ibeir annual j visit among the Saints in the western part of Box Wider Comity. It proved n I lelihtltilday'H ride to Snowville. With I he cxeeplirii of the lirst few miles, the j roads were excellent, find the previous ! mi us had, Tor the remaining distance, onlv ecu led ths dust and refreshed vegetation. veg-etation. The nevet-ending hills, on either side of our winding road were heavily covered cover-ed wi'h grass, and not a few bond of toek in s-ight were -cropping its life-giving pioper tie.. Tens of thousands of ; acres of thi beautiful grass seem, how-I how-I ever, doomed I his year to yield it? ; strength to the parching summer tun. The quest ion spontaneously arises in the viewer's mind: Why ih not such food turned into beef or wool ? St rains of music, with frequent draeghLri on the lunch basket anil a trashing (low of conversation enlivened our company and surprised our previous calculation of the lengili of this day's diive. Snowville, a village of thirty families, 1 has a oroinisinir location ahiiiidnnr. nn- occupied land of excellent quality and with more water than is now uted. A prolusion of shade ami ore haul trees which have proven a f afe growth there, would hnppify ibis little village. The two days' meetings, were well attended, arid the doctrinal teaching.! and good counsel were well received. Brethren testified in the meeting and after its clo.-e, to the power of the Holy Spirit manifested in Fres't Cltiwson's closing remarks. The brothers and sisters reluctantly re-luctantly parted but with hearts full of peace and brotherly kindness. The labors lab-ors of the authorities bore early fruit. A member formerly negligent in bis duties, du-ties, ei:m forward and asked forgiveness of lb.; Bishop, his brethern and sisters j and desired their fellowship again, which was spontaneously extended, j Another member, having had a dillictil- j ty of old Htaii'ling, sent in a request Io have bis case adjudicated by the Stake I presidency. The district srhuol, under' care of Miss Helena Thompson, in in a' prosperous condition. Tuesday mor.i-mt; mor.i-mt; we took our departure and by even- 1 ing reached Bark Valley via. Kelton. 1 Soul) after arriving we were surrounded by awaiting friends whoso hospitality bisected oar little company, and we were switched oil into comfortable quarlers. On Wednesday three meet-ings meet-ings were held in Fark Vallev waad ; all well attended. Some changed in the Bishopric were proposed and unanimously received by the meinl crs of the ward. Bishop K. D. Mei chem was recommended to be ordained a Fatrinreh, and his sou, W. II. Meecbem. to he set apart, presiding Bishop. Bit-hop Meechem, so widely and favorably known, has acted for many years in this capacity, was one of the heroes of the Mormon Bala Hon where his health was impaired, and is well worthy ibis promotion. His Fon, Willii'.m. full of push, (rood judgment and spirit nail v inclined, is the right . man in the right place. Our p:irl v will stay over night in the west end uf ihe valley and ii not provident provi-dent inlly hindered, be at (i rouse Creek by l-'-iihiy next. Crop' here were never he:: "or nr more promising; good health i: p-i iiiiinir in the we.-tem parts. A. IVrk Vut;c . June lsih, 'tH. |