| Title |
Typescript Letters from John Morgan to Church leaders, 1878-1887, Part 9 |
| Creator |
Morgan, John (John Hamilton), 1842-1894 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1886 |
| Date Digital |
2013-04-09 |
| Description |
Scan of 11 letters from John Morgan, President of the Southern States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to Church President John Taylor and other Church officials: [1] Letter dated 10 August 1886 at Salt Lake City, Utah, from John Morgan to President John Taylor; [2 - 4] Letter dated 7 September 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to F. D. Richards; [5 - 6] Letter dated 9 September 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to President John Taylor; [7 - 8] Letter dated 10 September 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan, addressed "Dear Brother" (an unidentified Church official); [9] Letter dated 24 September 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to President John Taylor; [10] Letter dated 22 September 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to George Reynolds at Salt Lake City, Utah; [11 - 13] Letter dated 30 September 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to F. D. Richards; [14 - 15] Letter dated 4 October 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to President John Taylor; [16] Letter dated 13 October 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to George Reynolds at Salt Lake City, Utah; [17 - 19] Letter dated 31 October 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to President John Taylor; [20] Letter dated 15 November 1886 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, from John Morgan to George Reynolds at Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Southern States; Colorado |
| Subject |
Morgan, John (John Hamilton), 1842-1894--Correspondence; Taylor, John, 1808-1887--Correspondence; Latter Day Saint missionaries--Correspondence; Latter Day Saint missionaries--Southern States; Latter Day Saint churches--Southern States--History; Latter Day Saint churches--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--History; Richards, F. D. (Franklin Dewey), 1821-1899--Correspondence; Reynolds, George, 1842-1909--Correspondence |
| Type |
Text |
| Genre |
Correspondence |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| File Name |
1465_02_10.pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6tt5hf5 |
| Setname |
uum_jhmp |
| ID |
909391 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tt5hf5 |
| Title |
page 12 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_jhmp |
| ID |
909382 |
| OCR Text |
Show -2- injury than good, notwithstanding the fact that they could have been useful, had they placed themselves in a position to receive the spiritj~heir missions in this connection ,we deem it proper to state ~ that the brethren who come here, to keep out of the way of the ~. officers, do little or no goodt ~hese brethren were , of that clq:ss; and we find that they feey that their mission is to s i mply teep out of the way" instead of preach~e Gospel and seek1dr the conversion of the I-- r~ople. Another source of difficulty to us ha!S been, sending Elders here for a season and then transferring them to the British Mission or else whe r e~ We find that it takes from 12 to 18 months for an Elder to become efficient in his l a bors~and that just as he is getting in-to a condition to do good, he is taken away, and a new Elder t akes his place who has to pass through the same experience, t aking the same l ength of time before he can accom~lish muc~~ t also di sturbs other Elders associated with hi~ and causes a feeling of unrest to spread among them7often resulting ,very unpleasantly and often rendering their labors ~. We · have taken occasion to converse with these brethren, so trans - ferred1after their return home, and have found as a rul e t ha t t hey regretted the move made. The Elders in t hi s mission are allmost all of them young men, and 'f l acking ~ experience, do not com~end the results that flow from such changes, and we call your attention to this matter as much for their protection as anything else~ and to also maintain the efficiency of our force. Parents and friends sometimes solicit the change to be made, with- |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tt5hf5/909382 |
