Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-14

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Meetings ssa oesa Prospects,
OLDHAM, Lancashire, England,
November Isi, 1890.


OAsbNNnf AsehNaAAhNI AHhk
November ist, 1890.
To he Editor
Having read many interesting reports
lfom our Elders travelling IN different
parts OF the world. aud having lahored
myself as an ambassador oil truth to
some Of the people OF the Manchester
conference, | thought that lew notes
from MY Journal would be OF Interest to
the readers OF your most valuable paper
| left my dear old mountain home IN
Utah on tie 5Id day OF April. 1896, hav.
ing pleasant trip both by land anu sea.
arrived 10 Liverpool on the llnd OF
Aprll, at noon We were there met by
three Elders from the oiiicein Liverpool
ON April s5rd, received my appoint
ment TO labor ia the Manchester con
terence, and from there 10 labor 10 the
Oldham district. Here met Elder
Joseph Nelson, but before finding him /
had my hst little experience OF being
out IN the world. Our president gave
me Elder Nelson's address, so | made
for there as soon as arrived In Oldham
About one mile from the station, and 10
my surprise, found that Elder Nelson
aud the family he was staying with had
moved the day before to another part OF
the town. / could not find out where, so
there | was In town OF acc, COO people
and knew not where to 20, being an
entire stranger, | asked the next door
neighbor II could leave my satchel In
their house, and l would Try TO find Elder
Nelson. The good lady consented, 80
started of knew moi where.
walked Tot about thirty minutes aud
Il began TO grow dark. AT this poin,
stood still lot few moments Offering
up silent prayer, asking the Lord TO
direct me where to 10. Al at once
name and number ol house came to
me M II some one spoke TO me.-"Go
to number z Radclif street. and there
you will find whom you are seeking" at
this turned right about, wen, back to
get my satchel, got In a cab aud told the
cab driver TO take me to the above adj
dres told him did not know where
the place was but that there was such a
place. lie said he thought not told
him there must be. Atthis he drove on
In search OF the place. Ailer about
forty minutes driving about town, he
found the exact address gave him /
got out and knocked at the door The
lady came aud asked me what wanted,
told her was looking Tor a Mormon
Elder or Latter.day Saint. WHO are
youl told her, and she said, "Comc
in,you have come just to the right place
expect Elder Nelson here IN a few
moments" lie soon came. This
taught that # we rely ON tue Lord lie
will never ilrsake as
have labored In oldham since my
arrival, and have doue my best TO spread
the truth oi the Gospel IN every way
possible. We have held large number
ri open.aif meetings. I can say thai
these have resulted In much 4. We
have mad 49, uH so peup ,fop ud
hs,ei TO our humble testimonies, and
Niln the blessings oi God We nave beer
quite successful In making many friend.
aud We have hopes OF great many &C
cepling the true plan Of salvation IN III,
near future
While holding one Of our open ali
meetings, a lady stopped and lisleneS
lor about one hour aud then said, "tha
Just What have been looking Tor io
the past three or four year., but coul,
not ind" She said she mad heard thl
Latter Gay Saints some thirty years az,
and had been thinking about thei
pfraehings ever since, and Of late la,