Show home again we have had the pleasure ofine of meeting et with elder mark hall who has returned from a mission to the eastern states during his absence elder hall visited the scenes of his childhood and saw many of his former friends kindre dand acquaintances in iowa some of whom he had not seen for 30 years he was warmly received by them and enjoyed many ale pleasant visits among them elder hall preached the gospel to them and explained many things relative to the situation of the people of utah his exola explanations nations removed a great deal of prejudice from cleir minds which they lad imbibed through hearing earing li the false reports of the enemies orthis of this people in regard to their social and religious status after visiting among hia his old friend friende sElder Elder mark hall went to the state of new york and labored preaching the gospel in a number of counties where wherever verlic lie had an opportunity to do so and although he c baptized but few he be succeeded in in removing much prejudice and making many warm fr friends i e n ds while in the state of new york he visited the hill hil I 1 cumorah where were deposited tile plates from which was translated the book of mormon here he enjoyed an extensive view of the surrounding country and reviewed much of its past history which was rendered the more interesting by reading while on cumorah from the book 0 of mormon the accounts of some of the battles that were fought by the Nep hites and others in that immediate vicinity hundreds of years I 1 ears a ago 0 elder lder wall hall looks well he ile en jo joyed ve himself during his mission bu but t is 9 glad lad to be once more among his friends in his mountain home to which ho lie returned on friday niba we bid him welcome |