Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-27
NORTHERN STATES
MISSION NOTES

West Iowa Confcrcnce-Preside
Louis Fugal, 1888 W. Broadway, Council
Bluffs Ia--Prcsident Fugal relates tho
following pleasant experience.
While Elder Hunaker and I We're
tracing one afternoon iu Sioux City
we called at the home of person who
had been sick with a fever We intro
duced ourselves to him and he babe us
be seated We began talking TO him.
but he said Just wait a moment, ]
want all 20 hear so he told his two
lady steuographers to cease work and
come into the parlor; then called for
his sister, who was visiting from New
York. and also his wife and daughter
The gentleman interrupted us with
questions and the ladies followed suit;
one question was scarcely answered un-
.i another was asked. This was con-
tlnued I'M the time arrived for the stem
ographers 20 depart We were then
urgently requested TO remain TO supper,
which we did. When the girls We're
about TO leave the gentleman said:
Now haven't you all learned some
thing?
we gave the stenographers a Liza
bona. which they received and before
We fairly had time TO give them a plan
they requested one. The sister from
New York seemed 20 be somewhat OPP
posed and appeared 20 think she knew
an about us and several times wanted
to tell what she knew, but the kind
gentleman would say. Now hold on
sister, you have heard one side just
listen Goo the other
when the sons came home from
work our host introduced us and took
special pains TO tell them how We were
working and how 10 was expected OF
every male member Of the Church TO
devote two or more years Of their time
TO tho church preaching tho gospel
AFTER supper We conversed and am
svcred questions an hour OF so. When
wo vero about 20 leave we received "a
pressing invitation 10 return. We left
them CoWleys Talk on Doctrine and
q BOOK of Mormon
Summary Of West Iowa Conference,
t0Os-We had an average on 10 elders
in the West Iowa conference during
the year 1908 and they distributed 2.60l
/ Books OF Mormon, "a other standard
/ works. $3.50 other books 5Oo-i tracts,
3sgf copies Of Liahona; and received
no Hah0ua subscriptions; 36.02l fam
ules were visited; 2.955 families revisit
| ed. sueut 1902 hours tracing and
q.
5ig hours with saints. 40 59h gospel con-
versatons held lOl meetings, SO priest
hood meetings. "A fast meetings and six
children blessed.
There was no baptising during tho
year 1905. but prospects are very bright
l Tor "a good harvest in the spring. We
/ know vs shall go ahead OF our last
y.sr'a record In some lines and have
/ h.su successful iu meeting the people OF
/ West Iowa. especially the more iuteNi-
/ gent and thinking portion. the cuisines
/ men HT. beginning 90 teall1e lh'le H
/ something u Mormonism ana are Mi'-
/ ling r1 listen and obtain our literature.
We tioiua in the past year = Woih
and feel to thank our heavenly fatn'i
f0r the bless sings bestowed upon u.
/ We greatly rejoice that we have been
/ abb. Boo place so many Books OF Mormon
] In do. homes of the good people of thii
/ conference as thcy win result DOB muei
] good.
Northern Illinois C0nierence--J os
] Campbell president. $50 No"ln ,.,
/ Street. Chicago. LITTLE elders oi 1hl
| csro fave been visiting in the homes
| ~ tho Investigators holding cottag'
/ meetings and making preparations POI
| O. hauuamal service which VIII Dc hei'
! iU OBJ. near future.
ON sunday last our monthly priest
| hood meeting OF the Chicago oian'i
| was hold Tho elders and "a large mum
! bar of ro local priesthood and stuatnN
| wore present
Dn LIucolu's birthday members OF PM
b. ID Social club gave "a sketch entltle'
I "a Case ~ SUSPENSION Inc mouse W."
well nuUl and by the applause ana Do
terest shown hy the audience was tFi
deuDe chat all appreciated me pay
Much credit is due 90 the ones VINO tool
part and feel they should he ooinlilehu
sd for me excellent way IN which the.
performed their parts Al the conclu
sion NJ the play Elder Thomas MCKAY
| who Us ON bis way 20 take charge OF lh
ewlHs. German mission, Was celled up'I
% speak ON the life NJ Abraham IAN
| coin. and beautifully told of his sifee|
I at Gettysburg Many good gems wen
given hy the audience of the 600
| works uf Abraham Lincoln
| Tho following named elders lelpit.