Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 67: June 1, 1905The Latter-day Saints in Chicago are thankful to the Lord for the goodly place they now possess in which to worship, and I bear witness that the means spent in Chicago for the obtaining Of a beautiful house to worship in was well spent. There are a number of members Of the Church who are students in Chicago, and they are proud to belong to that branch. They assist us in our work, and -we feel thankful for the labors they have performed and for the support they have given us. I believe that they ought to be encouraged, for they have gone out to battle with the world. One young man came to me three months ago. He had not been attending our services, and he felt, pos sibly, that he was not of much consequence. He roomed with a strong minded student, and thought he had so much work to do that he could not come and worship. After four months of isolation from the Church, by reading the many things that are written against us, he began to wonder if Zion was not astray. To-day, however, he feels better, having come under the in¿uence of faithful students and Elders there.In southern Illinois we have purchased another small church in which to worship, and the honest in heart, also the firm minded among them, are pleased to think that they are going to have an energetic, enterprising people live with them.My brethren and sisters, I am glad to have the privilege Of representing such a noble band of young men and young women as are the missionaries in the Northern States mission. I believe that their souls are filled with a desire to keep the commandments of the Lord, and to spread a knowledge Of these commandments among their fellowmen. I have of ten thought, if the mothers could see their sons out there, perhaps knowing scarcely a passage of Scrip ture from memory, and reading the Bible, find that it sustains the teachings of their mothers, their hearts would rejoice to note how their minds broaden, and how their souls are filled with joy when they see that the Bible sustains the teachings they have received at their mother's knee, and in their Sunday schools, and other good places. Many Of our young men are not as well acquainted with the Bible as they are with the fact that their mothers have taught them to believe in God, to repent and be baptized, and then to have hands laid upon them for the gift of the Holy Ghost. When they read about these principles they understand them, and instead of coming back weak in the faith, they return with their faith strengthened, and with the teachings Of their parents confirmed by the doctrines Of the Holy Scriptures.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.