Show LEITER FH 0 jl editor ot of the piute diute co news junction utah dear si sister ster swanson for some time tima I 1 hava intended to write to you but kept putting it off thinking n day would cnn ann w ien aen id have mare time to do so I 1 hive have azen absen receive ing the piute diute co news paper since you first began sending it to tome me I 1 enjoy reading it and wish to thank you for enabling me to do so I 1 appreciate it very much when one is nearly three thousand miles away from home lie he is anxious to know u hat is is happening in inthe the neighborhood that i is most dear to him because oi of ties lies of friendship 1 I 1 feel it to be a privilege lege and an opportunity to represent tile the Gar garfield fed stake of zion in the mission 1 on field and singerly sincerely sin cerly hops hop that while I 1 am out here I 1 imay may prove to be a worthy represent ive thus far I 1 have enjoyed my mission very much and feel anre that as time passes I 1 will experience greater enjoyment in the work when I 1 first firs arrived at the southern mission headquarters in atlanta I 1 wes az s a s gie gired d to labor in the georgia district and have spent mosi of the past twenty eight weeks laboring in the cit of Si sayannah vannah I 1 am at the present time birne this city appears to b be a city of many churches at least it seems there is a church building on almost every other street the catholic faith injates but protestant sects and of a broad vanity are also re ted thal thab perfect and distinctive religious system known as mormonism has a small branch organized here also and is endeavoring with the aid of missionaries from the stakes of zion to give everyone a an opportunity to accept the restored gospel the truth which jesus said atil make men free while at the present most people here do not care to investigate it baing satisfied with the religion they already have or gitlic without ut having any at all a marked change has and is taking place the toothsome booth some hatred and brej which once was so strong against mormonism is becoming a thing 0 the forgotten past not ilot over twenty years ago a gom much acl bess I 1 think the mor mormon mon elders laho attempted to do missionary work here were put in in prison and in much uch was done to prevent them from spreading the today we go about our work holding meetings tr trading acting etc unmolested true while tr acting occasionally a door slams rather violently iol antly in our faces but as a rule people receive our tracts and treat us courteously even through the majority of them do not care to converse with us only two erthree or three aimes have I 1 contracted men who were so against the cormons mormons mor mons that had I 1 not left immediately perhaps they py would have ar tempted to violent violenta tl y throw me away from brute force the time will come I 1 believe when mormon missioners ners will not have to spend so sc much of their time lime seeking to find people who will listen to their message but instead people will seek them mormonism is spreading its influence is becoming stronger stron gei in the world keople are beginning to recognize pr fris and the fruits of mormonism are good health industry aducat on prosperity and morality thee tl the e e are the five fundamental chamec te of a truely great pe people I 1 and according to reliable statistics the latter day saints posses them in a much higher degree than any other people by the their t fruits ye shall know them Mor mori in is best lecadre t produces the best people elder chas A collas who because a member of the quorum oi of twelve last year has said there people who bave have are many preached a funeral service ove mormonism and sung their mourn mournful ful dirges these people but now have gone rv ives it lives because it it is gods work I 1 feel that a great responsibility rests upon me as an aut autori orizes r representative of the Garfi garnell elc I 1 stake that a arsat responsibility rests upon all latter day saint where much is given much is expected mormonism does not no alke ae our free agency away frore us it will not force eslo us to be E people with the highest standard I 1 of any people on earthnut earth but it if wr wf whole wholeheartedly whole heartedly near gedly apply its princ brals in our lives we then become i an example to the world we experience peace aad in this life and will be blessedly bles blessed wl with th eternal peace and happiness in the life to come missionary life has its trials and discouragements discourage ments but it is a wonderful experience my testimony of the gospel has b been cen strengthened mu h since I 1 came out I 1 am very thankful that th this s opportunity ha has come into my life and wish it could come into more of the lives of the young people of the church sister swanson accept my thanks thank for sending me your paper may the lord bless and prosper the people of the garfied Gai fied stake sincerely M 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