Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-10
= Testimony Of the Gospel


Des Molnes. Iowa,
November %. 1895.
10 the Editor.
Thinking sumo Items Of my missions
ary experience may serve to strengthen
the falih ~ she Saints and encourage
my Fellow workers In the cause of the
Lltd. l shall relate some nf them.
Not long after reaching my field N
labor. and companion Elder Coon. ~
lNicr. Utah. were directed to g1 20
~ nccr. in Northern Iowa. IL is a
town " about a.o0q Inhabitants. We AZ
rived q little af.er 2 O'Clock Nm the after
noon OF May Il. 1876. Leaving our
heavy Nallses In the baggage room, W,
went 10 u grove north VI iho town and
sp.nt some time IN earnest prayer for
guidance. After prayer. We were led
iu 10 10 a certain Htrt % ANA nr .t was
now sunset. We distributed tracts and
sought lodgings. and were refused at a
few places.
Al One mex. house. my rap on tho door
Was anGwctcd by an elderly lady I
told her who We were. AMI explained
.hai W. were preaching the Gospel
WITHOUT purse or scrip
Aftrr an apparent effort 20 nn1 an
excuse tn turn ~ away che suddenly
said. Come Ia, i'll do the best can
Tor you"
Iier husband soon came IN. and In q
ahpr. tlmc We were converting on the
tufpCi Super over. We took ~ ihs
Bible. explained some or 10 truths rcll-
i've 60 prr-cvist 0ncr. and. before To-
tirlnr Tor ihn ulght wcr invited Co read
chapter ANA pray wth them. which
We did.
our hos, fhowod us 90 our room. and
babe ~ good niEhi. We bowed IN
prayer and thanked the Lord Tor lead
Ing us 60 thlr house. and prayed HIM 90
give our friends testimony uf ihg ituih
of our mofsaEc.
SoSi morning. after breakfast. wc
were given uefm.Hsiun 20 leave our bu1-
die or tracts, heavy N1llrcn ana cl1ii-
ing ai ihcit house. We brought them
from thr depot and lofi them In she
room whore we had slept. ana durins
our stay In that county We frequently
returned.
on ono occasion We were somewhat,
surprised 60 hear our hostess declare
,f1t III know she Gospel as taught by
ua was true
\ le.lc more than year afterwards
l 30 iin v.slifl spencer and my good
I frirHlt During my visit The lady .3ld
U. tha 1u thH Tires uIVhi wD spent 30
| ihcir house. ufi0r her husband hii
| .h1Wn uH ID uur rIom thty had gone
90 thr.r room. sp0r, ii;iic while read
inF lur tpgs. and then put out the
| lirhi uud gone io bod. She was puu-
iar.1E over our mrHanre. She relates
har experience CO., follnwHi Il stw she
I f10.u begin tn vrnw llEht, and 70 c0n-
] ilru,i tIil ]. seemed uH II the house wis
/ allied with mr.. ! rat up In bel to
make sure ! was awake. suddenly.
shore appeared near me a persnnlRr.
| ri..h'l lu robe of exquisite white
urIf. ilN c1unienance rhonc IKE The
suullflt Tie came ana aut 81 the
| edge 0f my bed near the flo: ~ A..
/ ana booking kindly ara earnestly AZ me.
/ fa.d. 'Thcfe. my brethren, toll you the
/ tfuih.' \ moment later ne vanished
/ from my rlFhi. the iiEh, gradually fad
| 10. ana the room was lofi .n darknesH,
! Ever since that. l have known thl the
Gospel ~ taught hy you IA true
In July, 1895. I was without a cum-
fln'0n Tor a while. one evening ! WAS
sent Tor 10 administer 20 q boy seven
years old. who had mnlnrlni fever.
| arrived about elgh, O'Clock In she even
| INK. and found him wi.h a high ftver
! ana iupld pulls. administered 90 him
/ and IN few minutes he was asleep.
ana next morning walked xix blocks To
/ where | was lodging, 10 show me he
was Nuii, he has been well ever since.
Many sick have been he iled, the lame
have walked wah ease. devils have been
/ east out. ami she Lord has vlrdlclto1
| tilH declaration that tlcHr signs shall
/ follow those tia. believe; yUi the hDaih-
On riEr and the people Imagine vain
things, JOSEPH r. THOMAS,