Show missionary LETTER danville virginia aug 14 1916 mr alex aex rollo parowan carowan utah dear bra I 1 hope you will par don me for far den neglecting so long to tc thank aak you for sending me t the he times I 1 hae bate neglected this not because I 1 appreciated appreciate dit it but on account of hating been kept kepi so busy it m ny my missionary work even no now I 1 can an on only I 1 y half express my appreciation n for far our kind re membranes mem brance of one me I 1 look forward to the day aw on inch the times ar ri rives cs with a great deaice of ex pec tancy it cu bure re seems like a moss mes sage from home and I 1 assure you th that it it is red re d with no an small amount of of 1 p pleasure lei toure on my part th through burh it its co columns I 1 am kept posted con OR important Pt nt happenings of I 1 and surrounding tona many and varied have been my experiences S since innes I 1 left home but bul si far I 1 have passed through them all 11 with but one purpose in view u Z tat at of doing my duty and with th the e knowledge that fm each I 1 ai receiving biving sir strength nath ach will aid me memi battin tena Is in t those base exoe e nence yet in future and I 1 in p pre ef forming mi 5 duties with a greater degree of on cienci life is rather trying on a new and inexperienced hand and several times I 1 have made th the slate estate treat ment that were it not for the hope I 1 hae of an improvement prove mort which is greatly astren strengthened g bened by the fact that hundreds of f others hae under taken take a mission who he probably were no better prepa prepared red than I 1 I 1 would become became discouraged and rotor return 0 home but th the a th thought dug but c comes t to 0 me that others have succeeded so why e cant t 11 and I 1 know knew that il I 1 I 1 in fat faithful ahful and earnestly seek f for or divine afu guidance dance that I 1 can attain to at least a fair deliee of success so in all trying experiences I 1 say u who ho knows but that the greatest trials which we are called to go t through hr 0 ugh are but blessings in dis guise which god is showering upon our or heads daily and that too foi our own be benefit efat T sorrow build the solving ladder up hole golden rounds are our calamities and again I 1 agree with the engleh bard when hon he site sas a 1 sweet are t the he uses of adversity sa sq from ahse and the knowledge I 1 have that I 1 am engaged in gods work and c can n expect assistance from him I 1 gather agather strength and my determination is to contin continue IS to ta do my best until finally my efforts are crowned with at least ahonor an able release I 1 have se seen in it a great deal of down coun try since I 1 left home but nothing as tet et that compares with utah we of t the he we west t are prone to look upon our ell climatic to atle conditions as be mig ing a disadvantage to m and I 1 confess coning that at times a little more rain would be greatly appreciated but bul we have no need to complain I 1 it t rains S so 0 much out here that people are unable to save all their crop much a of f the wheat this year suta sprouted before it could be thrashed so t that hat th the dill actual proceeds from even an a acre 0 of I 1 dry land at he home are equal to those of an acre here and what water ter we ha e f fir I 1 gat purposes is juat that much to our advantage during the summer cloud bursts have been numerous in this vicinity the lie MO most t severe of which have il des troyed liscs liv cs slid and million of delta collais 8 war worth h of property having thus become acquainted with conditions here I 1 can appreciate and thank the lord for a home in dry old utah I 1 am getting along very well ell and although my exper experience ienco as yet jet is but limited I 1 am beginning to real of mission my ad I 1 ue le the value a would be accept vice to any one I 1 the h I 1 call if it is made of you and be thankful of that you have been deemed worthy of such I 1 call cail thanking sou again for youl kind remembrance of me I 1 am sincerely yoa no r friend elder edco J harold mitchell |