Show FROM SCOTT scon a 8 BAIN BOYS ME ARE IN NEW ORLEANS themselves TELL OF DF SEEING MUCH COUNTRY MEET MORMON mm ELDERS PRECIS THE GOSPEL new orleans la 1918 dat da t mthr M ither and father As you said in roar letter last it has been bc wide some days day amcey since I 1 let lasit rote to you but bu t I 1 am sure mom we have had bad excuse en enough 0 agh since last 1 I wrote we were removed from the out post at marshall camp into moorings g a port fort and thence to shree w which hach is afine a fine city and at last we are now in old new orleans and ad on t the he coast of the great gulf of mex mexico ca thi ahja is the must most wonderful place I 1 have ever seen I 1 figure that it is a chance of a I 1 in fe time tw t visit new orleans it is he paris pans of america noted in history and now one of the leading cities in corn coin merce and industry the city contains about seven hundred thousand people and many of the places remind cd one on of what old france would be I 1 used to read the history of new orleans in the district school I 1 learned of its possession by the french and so BO on down to andrew and ew jacksons stand and victory of years ago agn and as aa I 1 did so it admed some me t thins hing far away and and now as I 1 rne gee it with my own eyes and have stood on the docks where have landed so much of interest to america a thrill runs through me which causes me to wonder the world is not so large after all and is growing smaller under the ingenuity of man to make it more interesting bain soil and I 1 went with an aa old scotchman carrie who landed at new orleans on him hia first arrival to america and who made many trips on a vessel veasel into and out of the bay mans years ago he told us of it its growth in his time ani and told us of its likeke to the old country we ate enoy enjoy much time with old carrie came as he can tell tel us ua of walking doon the buckle makers wind we are seeing some wonderful wonder fu country mother and lots of it and I 1 could burn bum with things to tell you but will wait until I 1 get hime as 85 paper is scarce in time of war r and am valuable also we had bad rather a aa interesting brig ex denem while walking down cal C al street st S t here in new orleans lat lasi night or at leat least it seemed wonder 1 ful fill to me bain and carrie came and I 1 were together and as aa we passed by a corner where a meriting meeting was being held ft a young man handed me a pamphlet and I 1 noticed the speaker nas am a much younger man than one usually sees speaking on an t the a streets I 1 looked at the bon booklet klet it said aid Is baptism essential to salvation salvation by the elders elden of the church of jesus christ of Latt erda erday saints YOU cant imagine how I 1 felt to see a in reality the elders eldera 0 of f the church at work ia 12 the world rid as I 1 have hare often been told of I 1 stepped up to one of the young men and asked him if he be we was a mor mou moo missionary and snook him li the hand he said mid he was and I 1 told fold him that I 1 was also from utah and it a mormon mordou as a was waa adso at my brother just jnet then the meeting waa a over and in a minute we were surrounded by those mormon elders including their j conference president shaking hands until my arm ached and answering questions in abundance As aa I 1 said their president happened to be with them he was elder samuel 0 Be bennion rimon we had a great time for a while and parted with promises to we see them at their headquarters As aa I 1 said it was great to the me to we see them and I 1 told them of ms aj mothers sacrifice for the gospel and tout although we boys sometimes Bome times strayed from its ita taws laws and principles a seriousness nor its ita greatness ne nev er en was waa absent from our minds oh yes yea nearest parents we are b abing a wonderful experience we tire camped at present in the city park among the palm trees and lawns we wont be in this particular place long inner and I 1 dont know where we will go cc next but bat at pre sent we are as aa well and happy as we could care to be and ready for any move at any time lovingly IAIN SCOTT MATHESON |