BY EDWIN F. PARRY,
RECENTLY OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN MISSION,
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS.
AUTHOR OF "A PROPHET OK LATTER DAYS," ETC.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: GEORGE Q. CANNON & SONS CO.
PRINTERS.
1899.
The recital of incidnts in human experience is always interesting tothe young, and such recitals, if of a proper character, may be listenedto or read with profit as well as pleasure. Especially beneficialand interesting are stories of missionary life wherein the wonderfulprovidences of the Lord are shown. They serve to awaken faith andstrengthen confidence in God, and teach many valuable lessons.
The object sought in presenting this little work to the public is tosupply fresh reading matter of a wholesome character to the youth ofZion; and it is issued with the hope that its contents may stimulatefaith in the heart of the reader, and assist him in his efforts tobecome more useful in the Kingdom of God.
Most of the events and incidents herein related are of recentoccurrence, and many of them were narrated to or came under theobservation of the writer while engaged in missionary labors abroad.Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 1899.
Character of Men Called as Missionaries
First Temptation to Missionaries
Providential Aid Received
Leaving Home—The Journey
Firt Experience in the Field
Lack of Ability
Miraculous Help from the Lord
Presenting the Gospel to the People
Discouraging Prospects—Pleasing Results
Effect of Hearing the Gospel
Experiences in Holding Meetings
Divine Guidance and Protection
Friends Raised up
Signs that Follow Believers
Miscellaneous Experiences—Conclusion