Show WELCOME HOME short account of the tile missionary nary labors of elder IV II 11 slit lit we had a pleasant call yesterday from elder wm win 11 wright who lately returned from a mission lu eo the united stated states and great britain of a little over two years elder wright left here april 11 82 his first labors commencing in wh wis cone coasin iii where lie preached preaCh NI the tile glad tidings of salvation for about fhe five months and was ingar instrumental uni in removing movin 9 r great deal of prejudice wid making a few fri friends ads although ile he was ref refused labed the privilege of public halls balls for lecturing purpose purposes and had to confine the bearing of his testimony to the fireside and way i side from wisconsin elder wright went directly to england edgland first sto stopping pin p g in the manchester conference where here ho lie visited the saint sain t amon among whom lie nv was s glad to meet severa several of his og ogden deai friends after this he was appointed to travel in the birmingham 1 conference where I 1 lie ie worked in in tho the ministry nine month months baptizing nine into the new and everlasting covenant owing to the scattered condition odthe saints in that region ho lie had a difficult time of it a good deal of walking to be done to reach the various points still he be e enjoyed it especially as his pilgrimages in the dispensation of the glad tidings tended to buoy his health and spirits api rits from Birmin birmingham bam conference our friend was transferred in iba may y to the london conference where he had the tb pleasure of associating some good friends from utah and assisted in disseminate disseminating ing the words of truth among an unbelieving generation his principal work in the summer season of 1883 however being on the isle of wight where he spent two months an account of his activity there having previously appeared in these columns hu his missionary labors were honorably and successfully crowned by elder wrights presidency over the sheffield conference during tho last eight months of his sojourn abroad in the gospel cause in that time tinge he baptized twelve and otherwise contributed vig vigorously krousl y and valiantly to the spreading of the gospel of the Latter days 0 enjoying a generally kind treatment by tho tile good saints of that part of the vineyard during all his travels on land and find sea elder W H wright was blessed by the lord and lie feels to acknowledge his ilia hand in all things lings ti he ile enjoyed constant good health and buoyant spir spirits iLs and his testimony to others of the truth of oatlie the gospel of jeus jesus christ as re rescaled reT caled through the prophet joseph smith was to him hini an all additional testimony for himself he ile returns with pleasure both at having made BO so many friends friend abroad and finding his old friends at hoine still so well veil diA disposed posed to him also at tit finding all his famil family y well weil and arid his business es prosperous ious aft but not lean he lie is highly gratified at seeing improvements the both ut of the tile city and the people herp here and feels determined to continue in assisting in the future progress odthe of the kingdom of god and the moral and material development of ogden city and weber weber county hence wo we unite unito with his numerous friends in bidding elder W H wright a hearty WELCOME HOME 1 |