the next hour was one of the best meetings we had. We all felt in-
spired, missionaries, Nephite men, women and children. I spoke and
Birother Tenney interpreted. I never felt the want of tongues more
than on this occasion. I taught the things of the kingdom of God
and found hearts capable of receiving it. All were deeply interest-
ed and the seeds we had sown in the hearts of that people will bring
forth fruit. At the close of the meeting, the man who spoke in the
meeting came to me and said, "WHhen you return, drive to my home and
all your wants will be supplied, (which we did do and held another
meeting on the Sunday following, and should have baptized him and the
Governor and many others, I think, if the Governor who had followed
us as did the spiritual advisor, some sixty miles to Islatus and had
not returned and the people did not wish to take any steps until their
Governor was with them.) On the following morning, my carriage was
surrounded by the Governor and people that we had talked to the night
before and some of them took breakfast with us and I had to talk to
them on the principles of the Gospel and their record and signs of
the times, until I left, and the leading men of the village foollowed
us sixty miles to Islatus and stopped with us most of the time we
were there. On the morning of the 26th of August, we drove through
Friscoe, crossed the Rio Del Norte, which we found very low and en-
tered Albequirke, containing about 3000 thousand inhabitants, Jews,
Gentiles, Americans and Mexicans. I was introduced to Judge Parks,
the U. S. District Judge of that District, from Illinois. I went
through the city or town. It is quite a place of business. I went
through the Catholic cathedral accompanied by an Italian (Padre) or
priest. He took great pains to show us everything in it. Robes of
the priests and deacons; some robes woven from pure gold thread that

the next hour was one of the best meetings we had. We all felt inspired, missionaries, Nephite men, women and children. I spoke and Brother Tenney interpreted. I never felt the want of tongues more than on this occasion. I taught the things of the kingdom of God and found hearts capable of receiving it. All were deeply interested and the seeds we had sown in the hearts of that people will bring forth fruit. At the close of the meeting, the man who spoke in the meeting came to me and said, "When you return, drive to my home and all your wants will be supplied, (which we did do and held another meeting on the Sunday following, and should have baptized him and the Governor and many others, I think, if the Governor who had followed us as did the spiritual advisor, some sixty miles to Islatus and had not returned and the people did not wish to take any steps until their Governor was with them.) On the following morning, my carriage was surrounded by the Governor and people that we had talked to the night before and some of them took breakfast with us and I had to talk to them on the principles of the Gospel and their record and signs of the times, until I left, and the leading men of the village followed us sixty miles to Islatus and stopped with us most of the time we were there. On the morning of the 26th of August, we drove through Friscoe, crossed the Rio Del Norte, which we found very low and entered Albequirke, containing about 3000 inhabitants, Jews, Gentiles, Americans and Mexicans. I was introduced to Judge Parks, the U. S. District Judge of that District, from Illinois. I went through the city or town. It is quite a place of business. I went through the Catholic cathedral accompanied by an Italian (Padre) or priest. He took great pains to show us everything in it. Robes of the priests and deacons; some robes woven from pure gold thread that