Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-07
GOOD NEWS FROM MONTANA.


ANACONDA, Mont, May 8, 1891.
10 the Editor:
Since writing you In february last
many changes have taken place Ia the
Montana mission field, some OF which
are worthy OF notice.
We have had ak Elders In the fl clio -,
anu five portion OF the time, which
is the present complement The opel =
ings Tor preaching the Gospel are such
that at the present time dozen Elders
are needed to initiate the work even to
| u small degree. The Elders all report
| kind treatment ana welcome reception
| everywhere they 20, with slight txcep.
lions. Meeting houses AM scnOol-
houses are opened to them more ireeiy
than can be accepted OF Ia some In
stances. Everywhere where meetings
are held the people turn out generously
to hear what these much talked about
MormJns have to say. Idle CutiOslty
| liz not all wnioh prompts the attend
ance OF many to listen to what
CHS strange people have 10 say. II 1t is,
We can only say, "GoI moves In
mysterI US way His wouders 10 pei
FORM" Many are IL vestigatiDg wnss
We teach. > me nave oOeyei by 60
ing into the waters OF baptism. Others
nave passed In their names aud Will
| he Immersed in due time. Four cal
uldstes VIII be addel by THIS Ordi.
nance tomorrow In AuacJnd'. These
| will make ten since last Dscsm0er.
OEuets are ready Ut net already
| psptlzeo) Ia another part VI tue state.
-
visil February 2Olh anu diJ some very
| elective preaching both In Anaconua
anu Deer IL dye valley. His services
were much appreciated. Siuce that
| time tue writer Mss visited JefieIsol
valley where Eluers q. J.. Black and
| Geo. >. Young have been labOring
since December last year. These
Eiuer' are doing u goOu work ana
.heir labors already have borne
| precious iTuit.
Pfeside t I. Il. Rlcks called on US
January 24ln, and set tae Gospel
work into ustler order than formerly.
| His counselois, W. +. RigDy anu 4. h.
| Bassett, nave been with W, the latter
on March 25ln, anu the former April
6.n; each OF them staying a lew days
aud preaching to tue peopie, as vol rs
stttlhg III more periecl orJer the atlgira
pertaining 10 the mission.
| Their arrival WAS duly noticed In the
| SlanuArJ ana Recorder, both OF which
treat our cAuse with the utmost couT-
tesy. On newspaper, tbs Whitehall
| "a spnyT, remembered us nicely ana
| printed our Articles of Faith In iulI.
such kin1ly acts az these deserve u
warm place III the heart OF all liberty
! loving people.
The railroads are not one whit be-
hind the time; they, too, extend the
| nospitalities over tueir tines 10 our
Eluers. Thus, we see Il spirit Of isii-
ness brooding over fair Montana, such
rs was never known before 10 the
history OF the latter.day work.
On the Sd instant, about forty
friends met 10 ether In appreclsti lion OF
tes LAHORE Of E.lItrs Willard johnson
aud VIM. THORNLEY, among them.
These brethren Lett Anaconda yestet.
day for Jefferson valley, intending TO
tract the cuuhry II N Gaylord to
Dillon and il ma.
Elders Young and Black Will labor
In Deer Lodge valley until the middle
| OF June.
Sunday, the 21d ins'., Relief
society was Organized in Anaconda
| LAVE WI
elected president, Maria :. SuOrt, first
counselor; second not chosen; bAran
Jane TIuscott, secretary.
rue fret Sunday OF each month 10
observed botn here, nj Lima, and al
Gaylord NJ fast days, among til.
on, nts, and meetings are well at.
tenueI.
In my letter to the DEsERET NEWS
last February l requested all tine
saints having frienus or relatives IN
Montana IT, write TO us go we could
look them up. La Iess than nine weeks
we received letter from Sweden,
Europe, replying to our request. Tai,
Is evidence that the letters 81 mission
aries appearing H. your paper are wei
read. To me those ietleis are tho mus
Interesting part OF tho paper. We re.
peat our request Tor letters OF inquiry
T.. TEMPEST,