Letter from William Gardner, 2 August 1894
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Letter from William Gardner, 2 August 1894
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Excerpt:Woodville, New Zealand, Aug 2nd 1894. President Wilford Woodruff and members of the First Presidency. My dear brethren, I take pleasure in writing to you and reporting the condion and necessities of the Australasian Mission. The good work is progressing nicely, and the Elders are reporting satisfactory results. I am travelling continually, endeavoring to visit all the Maori districts, thus aiding the brethren laboring amongst the Natives, and visiting personally as many branches as possible. In addition to our Maori districts ... -
Excerpt:work, and I anticipate good results from their earnest efforts. We have also two European districts on the South Island, one of which I have recently visited, and the prospects there are very good. In view of these facts, I have just called the Mission Clerk, Elder B. Goddard, to make a few months tour of the colonies, visiting all the Europan districts, and assisting & encouraging the Elders laboring in the above mentioned fields. Adjacent to New Zealand ... -
Excerpt:1. I duly received draft for £50.16.4, as per your letter of April 2nd. I used the one fare on hand, as originally intended for Elder B. Hamblin, and paid the return fares of Elders Rasmussen, Douglas & Gibson, —£84.0.0 = equal to £28.0.0 each 2. I respectfully request you to forward me two return fares for Elders T. L. Cox and E. Ellertson, in case the latter has to ... -
Excerpt:If you can render us any assistance in this matter, with the next company of Elders, it will be a great favor. We need a large quantity of tracts, such as Morgan's No1 and 2. (No 3 is unsuitable here.) Roberts "Second Coming" and Character of Mormon people, Rich's "True v. False religion,—Budges 'Only true Gospel, Nicholsoen's tracts and any others that are suitable for general circulation on the First principles of the Gospel. If you have any spare ... -
Excerpt:Auckland, New Zealand, Nov. 21st [18]94 First Presidency Salt Lake City, Dear Brethren—Your letter of Oct 15th, and also a letter from Secretary Reynolds with $200.00/100 enclosed came duly to hand. I am also in receipt of literature sent by elders per "Monowai." For these accept my sincere thanks. The last company of elders reached Auckland safely and had had a health- ful and peaceful voyage. After a few days visit in this city, they received their appointments as ... -
Excerpt:leave room for those lately sent there. Many of our brethren labor under the false impression that, if they have suffi- cient money to land them in Auckland that such is all that is necessary. This is a mistaken idea, as most have from one hundred to five hundred miles to their respective fields of labor. If this were batter understood, much embarrassment and inconvenience could be avoided. Those called to labor amongst Europeans need more or less money as they go. Immediately after the Annual ... -
Excerpt:ed their fields at the Conference. I am gratified to be able to report that the condition of the Australasian "Missions is somewhat encouraging. Elders from all parts write that the Lord is open- ing up the way before them, and that many are manifesting much interest in the Gospel. This causes my heart to swell with joy, and I sincerely trust, that, as elders in Israel we may be guided by the spirit of Jehovah, and be instrumen- tal in His hands of searching out the honest in heart ... -
