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the Gospel Preached In pnwsr e.
Crowds Of Eager Listeners.
cANrnELLviLLE, Taylor County,
Kentucky, August 5isi, 1890

hNNNANhlf AhhAeA oAhit a'nN'
To the Editor
send you a short account Of our Ia.
bors IN Taylor county since July SD,
aud trust IL will be Of sufficient interest
for publication.
On the 9o,h and stst Of June, the Ken.
lucky conference, which then had TWEEN
ty-cight Elders. met at or near Buiurd,
in ONO county. Elder Elias ). KIM.
ball, president OF the Southern States
mission, and Orson 5. Taylor met with
US, and among many other valuable in
suuctions given, was the direction to
travel from that time forth without purse
or scrip. This to those Elders who had
IN the past been relying more or less ON
money was trial, but the Sith section
OF the Doctrine and Covenants was read
to Us, and we then saw that we had TO
obey or else 20 home because OF DISC
bedienCc
Elder Ncphi Marincau aud were as.
signed 10 labor together, aud we LETT
conference fully determined TO carry out
Instructions. We arrived In our field OF
labor on the 3rd OF July. aud began to
hold meetings and visit among The peO'
pie. The blessings OF the Lord have
been with Us. Every want has been
supplied. even to handkgrchies aud tot
let soap.
We have found many friends
Clutches and school houses, as well Us
private residences. have been thrown
! open to US. We have not had to waste
very much Of cur time IN hunting up
trustees. They. on the other hand
have been coming or sending 10 ~ 10
come and preach TO thcm' In several
Instances money has been donated for
the purchase Of oil, our washing has
been done by our friends, who seem
pleased to minister TO our wants; friends
have been ON every hand, and IL seems
like nearly every family We visit want a.
to come in and explain the principles Of
the Gospel TO them. For weeks Eve
have only been able to visit few iam.
lies daily, because the people are 80
anxious TO hear Of the Gospel that our
conversations sometimes last Tor several
hours
Our instructions are and always have
| been not to offend or antagolize IN any
! respect. aud not TO study OF ny 10 cN.
plain mysteries to the people. We have
been trying to coniinc ourselves TO the
nrst four principles Of the Gospel aud
those subjects closely connected there.
with. While speaking on those punci.
pies the Spirit Of the Lord has been
with Us until our frames have trombled.
and people in brcathlcss silence and
with blanched faces have listened to Us
explain the Gospel, aud with mighty
power have we called them 10 rrpeni-
anee. Since July Ath Se have held II
meetings, nearly ali were very well at.
tended. We had series OF meetings,
holding from four to ten IN each district
or neighborhood. Last night We held
the last meeting oi series Of seven
teen. The house was packed, almost 10
suiloes,ion. aud crowds were gathered
around the door and windows. After
meeting dozens Of ilienda came up 70
shake hands aud bid us good bye. II
we were 10 visit every person VINO has
| invited rs to come aud visit them fear
We would no, leave this part for many
DAYS.
Elders need to hold eight or ten meet.
ings In a district, II possible, that the
people may get acquainted with them.
| After meeting the other night the post
master OF small country town In this
county came to us and said, "Nou have
some mail to send oil; come up to the
/ office In the morning and / will fix ID up
Tor you" Next day we did as directed,
/ aud he bought Us paper and gave Us
stamps aud envelopes; and how thank.
fol we were for these things, as we really
were in need Of them. lie also gave us
some money 10 help pay Tor a pair OF
shoes Tonight we are to preach IN an.
other neighbOfhood Several families
\ from that place have sent Tor US to come
and see them, though we have not yet
been there. We are receiving so many
invitations to call on people that we gen
orally have appointments out a day or
/ two ahead.
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