Jan 4 [18]89 Jacob Spori. Rexburg, Idaho, Jan. 4. 1889. Red Jan 10 [18]89 and Jan 10 [18]89 President Wilford Woodruff! It is only by counsel of the Stake authority that I take the liberty to send this communication: Mischa (Michael) Markoff from Servia, living in Alexandria, Egypte in 1886/87, had a dream to sell out his barbershop and take the next Steamer for Constantinople. He did so. I happened to be on the ...

sidency of the Church. The following is the translation: "Elder J. Spori. Dear Brother! I let you know that I am now in Antwerp, Belgium and I have baptized 6 persons. Br. Hintze Missionary in Constantinope, or- dered me to send unto him all the names of those who are baptized by me. I have written to him but received no answer. I don't know whether he is still in Constple. or not. But you know Br. Hintze; we were all in Constantinople, Br.

of the baptized that you may forward them unto the President so that they might be recorded. These are the names: 1. Carl Beckhouse, baptized 17. Oct. [1]888 born 11 Oct. 1836 in Schwerte, Westphalia, Prussia. His paretns are Wilhelm Heinrich and Wilhelmine^a &?^ Kenhrmann. (Rohrmann (?) 2. Henriette Esselmann, baptized 16/10 [1]888 born 296/5 1849 in Werther, Westphalia, Prussia. Name of her father: Heinrich Esselmann, and name of her mother

6./ Mathilde Pieper, bapd. 19/10 1888, born 11/8 (11. August) 1879 in Lünen. Parents are there and they were Prote- stants before joining the Church. Dear Brother, I thank the allmighty God and Father in heaven who has shown [mg] by His servant the narrow path in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I thank Him all the time for instructing me to do His will. I wish you would give me answer, and also where Br. Hintze is. I wrote many letters to ...

2. This is Br. Markow's letter. I sent him a receipt for it, tried to write a good letter to him, at the same time suggesting he should stay where he is until he receives some instructions. His German reciting is somewhat deficient, as he had no schooling in this difficult language; he is better posted in his native langue, Servish, he talks some 3 or 4 other languages, spoken in South eastern Europe. As far as I could see I found his a good, honest young ...

turned from this habit the next day after baptism. Last evening when I was ad- vised to send this letter to the Presidency I was also told to make suggestions a bout Br. Markow, if I had any. I have nothing to say, only as those, whom he bap- tized are Germans, they might be repor- ted to Br. J. M. Stucki, Pres. of the German Mission, Postgasse 36, Bern, Switzerland. Respectfully I remain yours Jacob Spori. Rexburg, Idaho. ...