seen this people feel the importance of living their religion as much as
they have done, the past winter. I hope it will continue. the power
of God has been with in preaching and teaching in all the Quorum
and Ward meetings. I commenced with J. M. Grant before he died,
and after his death the burthen [burden] of the care of the Missionaries
rested upon me and bro. F. D. Richards; who was unwell consid-
erable but attended most of the time. L. Snow and O. Hyde
have been with me a part of the time. The Presidency and Twelv
(except myself) and about 100 others are expecting to go on a summer
Trip North to Salmon river.

This Spring A. Lyman & C. C. Rich will be with us about
the first of May. I expect they will take a European mission, some
missionaries will be called to Europe and to the islands. President
Young would like to send a mission to Siberia and the Japan-
ese islands. The Lamanites are doing well, Arrowpeene and
Kanosh with other chiefs, are making great improvement. Arrow-
peene preached a short discourse in the Tabernacle lately, it
was good.

We have given up the Lead mines after making about 10 or
12.00 lbs.; it is quite expensive and does not work as well as expected.
a cotton company are called to go to the Rio Virgin. We are going to
try the chinese Sugar cane this summer as far as we can get seed.

All is peace and prosperity with us throughout this Territory
some are going to California this Spring, several in the Southern
settlements have started on the short road, or cut off to go there,
and no doubt some others will follow them soon. Your family
are all well, you and the brethren associated with you are
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seen this people feel the importance of living their religion as much as they have done the past winter. I hope it will continue. the power of God has been with in preaching and teaching in all the Quorum and Ward meetings. I commenced with J. M. Grant before he died, and after his death the burden of the care of the Missionaries rested upon me and bro. F. D. Richards; who was unwell considerable but attended most of the time. L. Snow and O. Styde have been with me a part of the time. The Presidency and Twelv (except myself) and about 100 others are expecting to go on a summer Trip North to Salmon river.

This Spring A. Lyman & C. C. Rich will be with us about the first of May. I expect they will take a European mission, some missionaries will be called to Europe and to the islands. President Young would like to send a mission to Siberia and the Japanese islands. The Lamanites are doing well, Arrowpeene and Kanosh with other chiefs, are making great improvement. Arrowpeene preached a short discourse in the Tabernacle lately, it was good.

We have given up the Lead mines after making about 10 or 1200 lbs,; it is quite expensive and does not work as well as expected. a cotton company are called to go to the Rio Virgin. We are going to try the chinese Sugar cane this summer as far as we can get seed.

All is peace and prosperity with us throughout this Territory some are going to California this Spring, several in the Southern settlements have started on the short road, or cut off to go there and no doubt some others will follow them soon. Your family are all well, you and the brethren associated with you are