Richfield, . Pres Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake City. Dear Brother: I will say in regard to the call that I received dated Jan. 13. That my labors was needed as a missinary to Samoa I will say that I accept of the call, and will be on hand at the apointed time. Your Brother in the gospel Wm T. Ogden Theo. Brandley Bishop

Logan, . President Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother! I have received your letter in which I am called to go on a mission to Scandinavia on April 2nd. I am willing and ready to go and fullfill the mission to the best of my ability. There is one circumstance I wish to mention, however, and that is that I have a sister, Mrs. Anna Mohr of Logan, who is going back to Sweden on a

Logan. Utah. Replying to yours of Presidents Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon Joseph F. Smith. Salt Lake. Dear Brethren:= with a promise that I would not inform anyone except the Church Authorities -I learned today noon, at the close of the morning session of our Conference, that Brother Thomas Moore, of Richmond, and until recently an officer of the Logan Temple, had today given information to our County Sheriff, F. Turner, against the President of the Logan Temple charging him with performing plural marriage contrary to law, giving times, dates etc. and requesting the sheriff to officially take the matter in hand. Sheriff Turner declined to do so, but himself informed me today that Moore is much worked up in his feelings, and will make public charges to prosecute Prest. Merrill soon, unless he ^(Moore)^ changes his purpose. I know nothing personally about the matter further than I saw Moore and

Logan, Utah, . Presidents Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Salt Lake. Dear Brethren:- With a promise that I would not inform any one but the church authorities I learned today noon, at the close of the morning session of our conference, that Bro. Thomas Moore, of Richmond, and until recently an officer of the Logan Temple, had today given informa- tion to our County Sheriff, F. Turner, against the President of the Logan Temple, charging him with performing plural marriages contrary to law, giving times, dates, &c., and requesting the sheriff to officially take the matter in hand. Sheriff Turner declined to do so m, but himself in- formed me today that Moore is much worked up in his feelings, and will make public charges to prosecute Prest. Merrill soon unless he (Moore) changes his purpose. I know nothing personally about the matter further than I saw Moore and Turner talking directly after meeting today noon, and afterwards was told by Turner what Moore wanted. I simply give you the benefit of the above that if there is anything in it you may be at once informed. At any rate I trust this trespass will do no harm. Very respectfully Your Brother, (Signed) Lyman R. Martineau. This is written without the knowledge of anyone here. L. R. M.

PRESIDENT WILFORD WOODRUFF. Before the meeting closes I feel dis- posed to make a few remarks to my friends. I had a very pleasant inter- view with Dr. Reiner at our office, and I related to him a certain principle which was presented by Joseph Smith at a conference in Illinois, before some fifteen thousand people. In speaking upon religious liberty, he said: "If I were the emperor of the world, and I had control of all the human family, I would sustain every man, woman and child on the face of the whole earth, in the enjoyment of their religion, let that religion be what it may." I have told the doctor that those were my sentiments. They are my sentiments today. I was much pleased with my interview with our friend, and I have been pleased with his address here to- day. I do not feel to find any fault with it. I will say, for his benefit and any others that may be present, that one reason why we are strenuous in our faith and belief with regard to this being the Church of Christ, is because the Gospel we have received is the Gos- pel that Paul taught, and he said: "Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." [Galatians 1:8] Another reason is that the gifts and graces which were in the Church in the days of Christ and the Apostles are with us today and have been with us since the organiza- tion of this Church. Now, I have a favor to ask of this congregation. This congregation is composed largely of Elders and mem- bers of the Church. There are many Elders here who have traveled abroad in the vineyard. Now, I say that many of the gifts and graces and miracles that were manifest in the days of Christ and the Apostles I have seen manifest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and so have you. Whoever has traveled as an Elder of Israel throughout the nations, and has been true and faithful unto God in ad- ministering in the ordinances of the house of God, has had the power of God upon him sufficient to receive those gifts and graces at the hands of the Lord. They have been with the Lat- ter-day Saints. Now, I want every Elder who has ever preached abroad, and every man and woman who has ever been present when any of these gifts and graces have been manifest— when the sick have been healed, devils cast out, the lame made to leap, the blind to see, the deaf to hear—I want every man and woman who have seen manifested any of these gifts and graces that were in the ancient Church, to raise their right hand. I do not want anybody to bear testimony of this ex- cept those who have seen it. -[In re- sponse to this request, a large majori- ty of the congregation raised their hands.]- I have seen the sick healed, I have seen devils cast out. The blind have seen, the deaf have heard; and all the gifts and graces have been with us. While I was in Herefordshire I helped carry a sister into the water who had not walked for twelve or fifteen years, and we baptized her. When we con- firmed her she said she believed she had faith sufficient to be healed. Presi- dent Young and Dr. Richards called up- on me and I told them of this case. I wanted them to administer to her with me in confirming her. We laid hands on her, and President Young was mouth. That woman rose to her feet,