Show FROM INDIANA interesting letter frona from nr elder rorry G sessions of woodruff ir ed editor 1 tor the ROUNDUP ROUND BOUND UP thinking that your many readers would like to hear a little of the state of indiana its people and the missionary work there I 1 will write brief briefly ay of the same I 1 left ni my y home at woodruff july 22 1897 six months ago today it seem like more than six weeks were it not for my little daughter at home whom I 1 have never seen as slie she was born since I 1 left I 1 was first sent to michigan where I 1 labored two months from there I 1 went to chicago where I 1 stayed one month prom from chicago I 1 came to indiana where I 1 have been the remainder of the time the state of indiana is a succession of rolling bills lwills but very low compared with our utah hills not the mountains there are no mountains in indiana the climate is very different from that of utah a little snow fell the fore part of winter but it only laid a few days it has been raining fur for some lays past and the result is mud it any of the boys I 1 expect to come here on missions no matter what time of the year they should bring a light summer suit a fan and heavy winter clothing for he may start out in the morning when it is freez eing hard and in a few short hours will need a fan the people are arc a good class although I 1 have heard of some that were more hospitable hospi table are very few elders here that have not had the opportunity of sleeping 0 out in the streets and woods tut but they have the consolation of knowing that our savior and ills apostles often did not know where to lay their heads when night came there was a lady here a short while ago from provo utah by the nama of rose glen webster she was traveling about the co country giving lectures on mormonism and vilifying the mor mons she held two meetings hero here and five of our elders attended one of them which was held in the alic baptist church I 1 wish she would return as she made many friends for us that we would not otherwise have had we have a great many friends in indiana and expect to baptise some honest souls in the near future as there are several strong investigators if there are any readers of the ROUNDUP ROUND UP who have relatives or friends in this conference and they will send names and addresses to me I 1 will be pleased to call upon them PERRY 0 SESSIONS franklin indiana january 22 1898 |