| Show FROM FLORIDA letter from elder A B D snowball of randolph editor trie TIIE ROUNDUP ROUND UP to the many readers of 0 your valuable paper I 1 thought a few items from this part ot of the vineyard would be of interest the advent of another spring finds me laboring between jacksonville and the picturesque city of st augustine the former is noted for its beautiful harbor in which can be seen vessels of all descriptions tourists coming to the land of flowers from north and cast are generally seen entering elterine ent erine port on deck gazing with amazed awe upon the beautiful residences and public buildings which line the shore share A stroll down the beautifully designed streets and the many varieties of delicious tropical fruits arouses the tourists interest st augustine is noted for its many scenes of antiquity one noted feature of this quaint old city is its narrow streets they are only s sixteen eteen feet wide the people so I 1 am told borrow and lend by passing the articles from window to window across the streets another historical feature is the old spanish fortress this was constructed by the spaniards in the sixteenth century now how leaving this description of these two places to the imagination to dwell upon I 1 will spend a few moments in describing the delightsome climate which in my estimation surpasses that of the west having experienced perien ced the lour four seasons of the year in florida I 1 find a great difference between the climates of the two places florida has a more uniform climate owing to its position the winters are mild during our coldest weather we experienced but light frosts the summer is very hot but it is made pleasant by the gentle breezes from the atlantic on the east and the gulf of mexico exico Nl on the west sunstrokes Sun Stin strokes are unknown here the missionary work in florida is nearing completion and the little stone is rolling on preparing the people for the celestial glory of god the blight or local prejudice which once was with the majority is now with the minority it is being eliminated in front of the humble elders like the sparkling dew chased by the sun on a calm may islay morning people are awakening to the fact that eliat the ridiculed and unpopular latter day saints have a gospel of truthful ua principles n without blemish that will stand scrutiny elders are now in south florida working new fields and the lord is crowning their humble efforts effort with success we are arc in need of more missionaries young utah must raun round d up her shoulders and assist in this glorious labor of love we have organized thirteen sunday schools an and six br branches anches your newsy paper is perused with much interest your brother ALLEN B SNOWBALL jacksonville florida march 22 98 |
