Show missionary MESSAGES MESSAGE ofir utah elders IE idera matlins rat lins their sickle in the gospel field president william 11 II wright wr writing itin from S sheffield to the mill star sta r aeb feb alth says wo we have taken your advice given in the star and aro holding meetings in the saints houses and hold four week night meetings and two on the sabbath day at our mission koom all are well attended by tho the saints and strangers I 1 have lately baptized six person five of them new now mems mem bers Mylle my health alth keeps pretty good for this damp climate and I 1 have much to bo be grateful for thank god I 1 am counted worthy to be am a member ember in the church of jesus christ of lat ter day saints sainte elder wro win chappie chapple writing to the star from Sou South thery cry norfolk feb 6 1884 saya says among other things I 1 am not very well and may bay say I 1 j havo have not enjoyed good health since my landing in this country I 1 am subject to cald on my lungs and other ailments but I 1 do not wish you to think that I 1 am complaining or want to shrink hom nay my duty I 1 have bare labored with considerable pleasure and satisfaction in connection with brothers jex and reeve and have done considerable walking and preaching out of doors at every favorable opportunity I 1 have labored principally months in tajo catera parts ot of suffolk and norfolk I 1 cannot sav say my labors bave been w fruitful fraSt ful as I 1 would havo have desired according to the tho amount of time end stud labor labo r a spent pent but I 1 hope they have not been a altogether in vain espirit A spirit of adi indifference fforence seems to prevail with regard to religion generally especially aa taught by us excitement teems seems to be thAt theonder the order odthe of the day such as tha the salvation zal and other arbios afford in fact an anything thing but 11 tho the forrd world loveth its own and for in me e they arc are welcome to it truly the old prophet saw in a vision the present condition of mankind darkness covering verine co tho the earth as with v ith a mantle and a still till doner denser darkness the minds otho people I 1 think thesis this it the best beat part of the conference there is 9 quite alte a spi inquiry in and around bou sou thery wo hayo have some very good meetings both on an sundays and weekdays at the saints houses and have the uso use of a barn bain during the summer owned by an old lady not in the church but who attends our meet ings pretty regularly the salvation Saha tion army people have been for it but she nil will not let them have it I 1 have lave baptized but three new members a very compared red with the success of some soma of the tle mort elder but I 1 have ha c borne my tes timos ny from time to time and chopo the tile fruits will appear in in season I 1 1 have been blessed with the spirit of my mission thus fr far and I 1 hope lope and pray y that bit m my health will improve as fras I 1 de eire ir to fill imy my calling I 1 learn by tho the star of my release from froni this and appointment to the ham conference I 1 have just returned from a trip digi dis brict which I 1 wished to make before leaving in in order to h up matters generally I 1 expect t to levo leavo hero some soine time thue next week for my new field of labor s |