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Show THE MISSION FIELD The experience of one of our young men. MS IS TYRING TO 1)0 GOOD And do Iiis part in the work assigned Iii in . Kdltcr Hanmik: Knowing ttint tome of the leaders of your valuable theet nre interested in hearing from tlie various nilasiouaey fields, and how tlie good cattao is prospering, I therefore take the pleasure and opportunity o( writing n few lines. During the time h:io spent so far in tho missionary cHime 1 have cujoy-d myself wry much, and have bi.'u blessed in entertaining it Live mid deiirr to magnify my high and holy calling ( bavu had the piivilrge auddeslraoi my hcnit gratilled in mingling my testimony testi-mony with those of my fellow brcthein' in disseminating among tho people of this gital nation the principles of life ml salvation, and Initio dltine calling of tho Prophet Joseph. And I llnil the advice w Inch baa Itccn given by ninny who has had experience in the same labor is very prolltiible ard kIioiiIiI l-carried l-carried into ellect by those of lesser i perience That our fuslim-tinus slmiild bo not lo otlVud or niitiiKouixe in any resptct, mid i.ot to study upon or tiy lo explain iiiystprici to Ihe pcnple, itut in my short experience 1 hnv: noticed that tlie I hint way to get Ilia sympathy of Unpeople Un-people is by talking upon tho fundamental funda-mental pilmipffH of the gopel mid thojo subjects closly connected theie-wilh. theie-wilh. If we caiiuol conveit every poison we cn pcrluipi break through that dmk cloud of supcr-sliliition supcr-sliliition mid tradition tlmt has for ii-cs eucoiiipiUied Ihe mind ol fallen huinnnlly, and if wi luivewith usn spirit of love for lhoc witli wlmuiwe come In contact It will he no tiouhle for m lo alloy the ptejudlce vvhicli hns bein to long a persecutor of our people and make our enemies our fiiemN "iuiiy tiines in a inlsninmiry's life the way looks nark bofoui.liiin and appears as though nil hopes were lost in causing the pitiple to appreciate our message ; hut we still believe tint t our testimony will lie as biead east upon tho vrnter thai is seen nfli r i-miiy days. The elders in tills part of the country arc still sowing seeds in good earnest, for there yet remains good ground wherein itcaiiliiku root. They me energetic Horkcra ai'd have tho love of their missionary Inlxirs at heart. Tho work of the Lord In which wo are engaged is not only great but it is vvonderoust nud the.ro yet remains u mighty wo' 1 1 be performed j for we are loltl that this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all tho world for u witness unto nil nntions; and then shall the end pump. 1 tee Ihe pnpersnre full of letlcis frm I the various missionary Heidi report that I the labor of love fa fa-lug fprofil in po ir ill the diircreiit coiitliients mid ' irl unfa of the sea. Mire elders lire in the field lo-dnv than ever has been before be-fore and more a, u arriving continually Does not this look as though tbu 1ird was going t bring about those thiugi that have been pinllcted by his holy prophets? As your coiicspoiidiug mis"! inarlis liave written to)oit before, desctihliig different cities and plates of interest, 1 thought n few llm-s in this strain might be of interest. The weather fa veiy disagreeable at present. Tho great spiiukler bus been in operation everyday since the 1st of September, and the walery eleineut fa still (muring. The fuinius will BiiUVr tho loss of many thousands of buthcls of small grain this year on hciouiiI of the wet weather, 1 uih lold tint hist winter was n veiy mild one, hut I think by nil nppenratiKca we will linveveiy severo weather thfa winli r. Icloro with ninny thanks for on i valuable paper which 1 rcceivo every week. I remain oins in the cause ol truth, J F. lti'scoN, 12 llotand Koad, llandavvorlh It'hn.v, Oct. 19, Ulfl. |