14 [FIGURES] I received 3 letter from and the following is an extract from Br Fosters letter
We had a vary interesting report from Br
about the spirit that is working among the Lamanites of Late He
said there was one of the Lamanites that had been visited four
different times. And the Messengers gave him much valuable
instruction, and told him that the Mormons were their true friends
and that they must listen to their teachings for they were their
Brethren and would do them good and tell them what to do
That they had the History of your fathers forefathers. On one
occasion he was shown a large pile of Records and it was
told him to chuse one Book. He told the Messenger He could
not read but reached over and took one Book, and said He
would chuse that one, the Messenger said that was ^the^ right
one for that was the one that the of their forefathers
that the Mormons had. At another time He was shown the
Indians & the Mormons and the Devil between them
like a great Big Ox or Bull. He was hoofing pawing and
Bellowing trying to keep the Mormons from the Indians, but
he could not do it, for he saw the Mormons and Indians all
together and all living as one people, he also saw them rise
above their Enemies. It is plain to be seen that there is a good
spirit at work with the Lamanites for when they come around
they show it and it is growing in them. They sawy that they
know that there is a Better spirit with the Mormons than
with the Americans. They say they do not hear the Mormons
sware, and get Drunk and fight and abuse them as the Americans
do there is a good Many more of them visiting us than usual
[FIGURES] I dedicated the room at
on Sunday Dec 10.
14 [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to Bishop , , , & spent
most of the day in writing I met a party at his Maried I had a good
deal of conversation with Br & Br LGroesbeck
