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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 1 Page: 17 (~1830)

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17 PRAROSTINO, Pinerole, Italy, June 2, 1873.

Dear Brethren: What good news I have from the annual conference. I shed tears of joy in reading that God had been so gracious to make known his will unto you. I am here in Italy, in my native land, alone as a witness of the work in these latter days.

I must tell you of my experience in this part of the world, where Paul, the apostle of Christ, came in Rome, preaching what we should preach also; and in fact we preach what he wrote for the good of man.

I found many Mormons here, but they all returned back to the Protestant Church, (or Waldeneses' Church.) They had been so much cheated by the Brighamite elders, whose conduct had been bad. Many poor families who received their teaching, were willing to sustain them, with the prospect to be led to Utah. They left a bad name about polygamy too; so that you see what a hard mission I have. It requires an exemplary conduct to show the difference between our claim and Brigham's trickery.

The time is so hard in Europe, truly the hand of God is upon the nation; or the "hour of his judgment is come." The farmers have to work very hard to have a poor living; so many hundred families have gone to South America, and many more are ready to start for Buenos Ayres [Aires]; a great colony is established in Paraguay, called the Rosario colony, (of Waldenses.)

My prospect is now better, many are quite ready for baptism, so they said to me. If I had some means now to start something about translating some tracts and the Book of Covenants, the testimony of Jesus could be established here. I have not yet called for anything, because I saw it was not necessary; for I have earned my living by manual labor on the farm of my mother; and I spread the gospel in the evening time last winter; and on the Sunday I always preach in one way or the other by visiting from house to house, or preaching when I had an opportunity.-The Saints' Herald, vol. 20, p. 519.

A letter from Elder J. T. Davies, written June 24, from Cherokee, Kansas, announced that he left Europe, May 29, 1873, on board the Glamorgan from the port of Cardiff, arriving in New York, June 13, and home on the 18th. He states:

I left the work in Wales the best way I could, in the hands of presidents of districts; with Bro. Robert Evans traveling elder. I was not released-they would not do it. They want to hold me as president until I can return.-The Saints' Herald, vol. 20, p. 554.

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