Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-04
TRIP OF A MISSIONARY,
p,yss Visit 10 Friends Of S.. Louis
and Elsewhere.
40. calls Upon David ~. smith NJ
rtrin-ssmo Interesting N"''s
By the Way.
MARION, ILL.,, DC 70 1895.

II Il no, lorg since you heard from
,h,t part and almost iear to write lest
i,,rude upon your valuable space
allotted better to others But, as have
,ome new features Of experience to re-
l,te. perhaps a few items may be at least
endurable.
by the kindly desire OF David K
Roberts. who was honorably released
from a most faithful two years mission
d, This conference, on December Ist, TO
rsiurn TO his home IN Logan, Utah, l
'rr"p,papied him as far as 81. LOUIS,
v9sour. where he took great interest
in introducing me to his relatives and
,,i,nJs / should state that number OF
,bem live on the east side OF the river
md as far south as Btfsnets and Bell
Vile Illinois. we also viiied, ard were
relved and treated very kind and cor
dially aud when leaving pressing invi'
t,tions were extended tot our return.
While al Be lvillc we were hosptibly
entertained by the presiding Elder oil
ibr Rtorgarized branch OF his town,
i,s.nb 4 Belts. lie has made more
man one trip to Utah, aud was not only
ippressed with us beautiful nca ness aud
,br ifugalny OF the Saints, butan ever
Lasting In preston was stamped upon
bis brain that although he may endeavor
Ia talk away, time nor ages will not
,T,rr ir. that the Utah Saints have the
povef.-ihc priesthood that binds ON
cath. and IN heaven, and causes multi
tudes. and kindreds. and nations, and
Tongues to be united into one harmon
ioug Wholesome as the Father aud the
Son arc one. lie was so much Impress
I'D with the truth OF our position that he
r1ndidly EXPRESSED TO Us that the only
lining he could do was To Give IN hopes"
lid he had mo way OF knowing which
was right" informed him that was
where we had the advantage OF him,
Iesus saws "Whusocyer shall 10 the will
N my Father, he shall know Of the
doctrine, whether II be OF God, or
whether spcal, OF myself" We, who
lave embraced the doctrine taught aud
administered BY the authority Of Heaven
know the path that IS marked ior Us TO
be the one leading TO and through the
strait gate.H lie reminded us that the
senpufes inform US that We must Tive
.n hopc.n We called his attention to
the fact that Peter declares that We shall
add to our faith, hope and virtue, and TO
virtue knowlcdge,-we had obeyed this,
and now had that knowledge that the
priesthood and power were with US. He
asked lot some outward evidences. /
told him they were too numerous 10 be
all mentioned In day or two's convcT-
sation, but 10 Illustrate some iorcible
outlines that the ohseryer,t though merely
casual in consideration, could not help
but see and mentally II not orally ac-
knowledge. called his attention to the
fact that while the Prophet Joseph lived,
his whole energy, souls ambition and
struggle was, from the very first, to
gather the Saints" and to build tenn
pies that the work OF redemption, for
The dead as well as the living might go
on, for, says he, "thefe Is not any too
much time" etc, This was the spirit OF
the Prophet. also illustrated this way:
II YOU should board the train at Bell.
vile, enroute to Salt Lake City, with the
perfect understanding that there was no
change OF cars,-that there was only one
road, aud no stop.overs allowed, and
when at 81. Louis there was a change OF
conductors, but at the "all aboard -
away the train speeds. nothing unusual
would be regarded as having occurred
management and plan had undergone no
change or variance. On the other hand,
teiofr the train left ST. Louis, some
when they realized that there was not
much slumber nor sleep enjoyed, that
Il was a through train, and being in
lluenced by hotel drummets and sharks
IN general that they could get good
sleep by staying, and take the next train
were thus led of, and had lived on such
promises ior over fifty yeafs-would YOU
not begin to think that perhaps those
who remained and followed otner con-
ductors have boarded the wrong trainl
Such is the case with the stone" OF
kingdom" tina, Daniel saw, filling the
whole earth. The change OF conductors
Brigham Young one other successor
TO the Prophet Joseph-has made no
lull or pause IN the work, but with great
rap dity the stone has moved and Il still
rolling the Saints have continued to
gather, springs and streams have burst
forth IN the desert and temples have not
ceased 10 be built, until now the "moun.
tain VI the Lords house is fully estab-
lished IN the tops OF the mountains, aud
some from every nation are saying
come, and let US 10 up to the mountain
OF tue Lord, and 10 the house OF the
God OF Jacob, as was clearly predicted
10y Isaiah and Micah both, to Iranspife in
The last days. While those who have
slept are now wandering, like she ~
without a shepherd, and, as you say, try.
ing TO encourage a faint "hopeD that
perhaps they can Climb up some other
way" etc We then asked our friend
u, when he could see all this striking
contrast, he did not feel as though he
had missed the lraln?"
This gentleman Is by no means the
only one that is candid enough to ex.
press doubt. On the same visit, while
IN conversation with Ann Edwards. who
once belonged to the church proper. in
England, with an honest expression told
Hl how warm she then felt, and what
unspeakable JOY at their meetings and
gatherings together then filed her hear,
Whlle now, II appeared calloused or
frozen She continued by saying that
she hoped the Lord would forgive her
Tor what she had done wrong. NV
humble prayer is that the honest In heart
among this people may speedily see
lheir error and come In at the door into
the sheepold.
On Saturday, December 7,h. Elder
Roberts and | babe each other fare.
WeU-such a one as only Mormon
missionaries can, he for home, and nm, :
sell having conference and other lusi'
ness to call me-also to try and improve
my health Tor Chicago.
Leaving ST. Louis at about 8 d. M. on
Tue c and A, road, reached the
famous city at about the same time S,n.