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Show - 25 - School . 'l'hey visited all the classes and found them d oing excellent work . lie w~ s at home during.the afternoon, but ~..-.R~ attended evening meeting ~ listened to Elders ChBrl es H. Hyde and Jensen, . h ome Iv.iissionaries,_,.. speak . ~~e was invited to ...o~~ ~ "'f.v) .,.1 k~t f-~( , · follov;r tl!CH! fo¥ ta slqopt i\i:i:ifitiu Jan. 9 , 1888 Considerable corre spondence claimed his time in the ~'\...,.. •A f~·enoon . .tie "Irote a letter to Elder \villiau Spry notifying him of his appointraent to preside over the Southern States IVlission . On Decernber 6, lb87, he had recommended that Elder Spry be appointed to succeed him, but in a letter dated Dec . 12, 1887, President Woodruff wrote hi~ as follows : Elder John h organ Salt Lake City , Utah Dec . 12, 1887 mnassa, Conejos Co . , Colorado Dear Brother : ~our interesting favor of the 6th inst . has been re ceived . ~e are gratified to hear from you of the emigration of 131 souls from your v1ission to San Luis Valley, Colo .; Utah , Idaho., and Arizon~l and to learn that those vv'ho have located at San Luis hav1nearly all found houses to dwell in during the winter, and to at most of them will find employment more or less steady . You inform us, that they feel very we ll . Ve trust that they will continue to increase in good feeling the lon6er ~hey stay . Kesp ecting the appointment of Elder idlliam Spry as President of the Southern States hdssion, we think it proper to do nothing in relation to this until you come here after the holida.,J s, when it may be convenier: t for us to meet you and decide upon the proper course t o be pursued •',ith the rHs sion and the Elders laboring there . \:Vi th kind r'Ega~ds and praying the Lord to bless you and keep you out of the hands of your enemies, I am Your Lrother , vv . '1w oaruff |
