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Show 'Letter From Heber J. Web Ray, Arizona, Fob. Cth, 192 Editor of tho Lohi Sun, Lohl, Utah. Dear Frank: I tako great pleasure In writing fow lines to you to show my npproc atlon for tho rocolpt of tho Lehl Su One doosn't appreciate his llttlo hon: paper until ho Is deprived tho o portunlty of associating with tho goc people of Lohl. But alnco I camo 1: to tho mission flold I look forwan with much nnxloty, to tho receipt t tho next edition and when it arrive I road Its contents with a great dei of satisfaction. It is tho only meat by which wo missionaries aro ablo 1 receive any nows of tho happeninj which occur among our friends an loved ones whom wo loft at horn Wo seo but vory llttlo Utah nows I the Arizona papers and bolng unabl to buy a Utah paper, you can posslbl Imagine to a small extent, how w crave for a llttlo nows from some our homo towns. My companions from Utah an Idaho scorn vory anxious also to rea tho llttlo paper which I receive ovc it it desn't portaln to their wolfar They hungor as I do for a llttlo nov from homo, I didn't realtzo that thoro wore i many good people lit Lehl until camo tlmo to loavo them and slm tho short tlmo I have beon away can truthfully say that they did r In their power to send mo away wl tho host of feelings toward ovo one, and thoy succeeded. This com tlon makes ono look forward for tl tlmo to come when ho can again ha tho prlvllogo of association wl thorn. d. m,00 JP8lUon nud porsecutloi all descriptions but it aooins tha lth must tasto tho bitter in order ay. rn'.nyMP.ropur,y appreciate tho s in this life. . Each day that I am away my I ' mony of tho truthfullneso of ok. religion which I represent, bocc strengthened and I learn to npp alt ato It more. I havo never onj, of bottor health and happiness than i nt present and I know that Go continually blessing mo that I m mt bo ablo to do that which was plai . for mo to do. I only wish that t wero moro of tho younger peopl Lohl, who caro only for tho woi pleasures, to seo nnd understand 1,0 tho worth of a missionary ox lth onco, and would havo a deslro could soo It possible to exporli two years as an Embassldor of an Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am lis : at lhoy would repeat many time I do, "That tho tlmo spont hor tho best tlmo of tholr llfo." When tho Saints of Arizona as somo of tho Eldors whoro their h us is, many of them say in Northori Southern Utah, if thoy aro asha of tholr llttlo town. But I am pi r., to toll them that my homo Is in I rl Utah. I havo said many tlmos I would like very much to movo f iy Lohl nover to return but I hav seen a placo In Arizona which I W rH- llko to movo from Lehl to. Lohl : od not bo tho host llttlo town In world to Hvo in but I bollevo it look protty good to mo after lool of at tho dosorts of Arizona for ay years. . Wishing to thank you again your kindness to me, and wis! you and your family and all tho po of Lohi tho choicest blessings ao health, success and happiness. iy I romaln, sincerely your brotho ve tho Causo of Truth, ELDER HEBER J. WEI Ray, Ariz |
