Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-19

Tho following excerpts are taken from
letters written hy Elder Farley Pratt
Musser Osou OF Elder 4. Milton Musse)
20 his young brothers. Arthur T. and
Leo T., MuHscr The letters are dated
respectively july 23 and %. from La
huiun ana knuauln. Mani Farley and
hlH wife, Martha Jane Patton MusHUri
are doing missionary work ON tho h.
TO Arthur he writes; 81 Outlines think
NJ what you are doing and N you are
studying hard 90 qualify yourself for
future Usefulness. have learned
more IN the last two years OF mission
AIRY ne than I knew before about Gud
and Ills Gospel I know now that there
u true and living God before I only
believed there was l have also learned
that we cannot Doe saved ana exalted In
90 tho presence of God unless we keep
and obey Ills laws We must keep Ills
commandments which he has given and
which lie may hereafter give 10 uH. We
must refrain from doing wrong. I hope
you are strictly observing the Word
Uf Wisdom To use tobacco, liquor and
other forbidden articles now used 20
universally by the world Is very In
luripua,
In reading the luhlc we learn how
very humble the Savior was. how ITO
luburud among the puur and that Ito
was Crucinod f1r tho sins ~ the world.
naughty. llr said, llr that humblHth
himself like littlo child viii be tho
greatest lu tho kingdom nj heaven. We
know that Christ CHOSE the humble and
dusplHpi fishermen and others 60 carry
forward Ills great work Read Cor.
chapter I, verses 2Ia2N. lu further clue
rliatinn uf this subject We must be-
pr1ycrful ANA humble in order 10 ODE
tain eternal llfU. Now. my dear boy.
thing seriously ~ these great matters
The time is near ut hand when Satan
viii br bound Cor thousand years. Ito
working very hard ~ induce the chill
drDu ut men Co follow him. That he
hIH l great and mighty following uu
over this earth. nn one viii attempt Co
dispute. Ills tDmptInEs are more poe
we're among the L1ttrr-luy Saints bee
cause be- knows that we arc doing "a
great deal uf good by preaching the
Gospel. thus bringing many people 10
u knowledge OF tho truth.
~ have been travelling alone Tor the
last two months I have boon visiting
the dlnoront branches NJ the Church
/ Last Saturday we went 90 Lanai In "a
I small boat The channel WINS very
rough, We rowed three hours before
oncountvrIuT wind. but when the wind
ana come We just How through tho wac
ter My companion was very sick and
helpless. We were six and a half hours
NIN NNNN NNNfN NNNINE NIN.N ANNMN NNN
miles. The boat was only fifteen feet
/ long. our return trim was made In
three hours.
I'VE have boon waiting FOR three
days Cor steamer Co take ua 10 tho
Topper settlement but us 20 docs not
COME we VIII defer the visit tul Sop
| TENDER.
II am wcil and happy and cannot
mako out o. meal unless I have plenty
OF poi"
no leo hc writes: 1--WE DO not got
] tho missionary experiences thnt other
Elders dO. We meet with but little up-
position. We Very seldom go without
] o. meal We ln not have enough nppu-
Iilln ur hurlsh|us tu make uH got down
| 90 real hIri work This 's o. lazy mans
country Or ONO don't guard himself nlI
tho time NuH ls Nkuly Go fnll into tho
WAYS off tUH natives. 40 rule the ma
| tlyyH urIsr coo daylight. then they ulk
and llo around ull IS %, On, ThHn thgy
will eat, About ton o'clock they tlke
[ % nap fOr several hours and then again
eat and urtDr while take another nap
before bed uWr, They are un easy
E1Iug people. They arc not easily wor-
rInl. Most AN tho natives nru expert
/ fishermen. N they have uu irh 200 store.
/ they eat uUl and salt straight some
natives cat dog meat They fattcn thom
lH $500 ut homo flttuu hogs I have
Hpcu them catch crabs, HhrImpa etc.,
and cat them while alive.
Hff you do what lH right and be-
prlyrrfuI tho Lord VIII bless and watch
over yuu,'