Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSnow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey)
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Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Snow, Eliza R. (Eliza Roxey)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Snow family; Snow, Lorenzo, 1814-1901
The French, Italian and Danish missions, we are happy to state, are
each of them moving forward with a degree of prosperity which is truly
cheering. Elders Taylor and L. Snow arrived in Liverpool from their
fields of labor, last week, in good health and spirits.
Elder Lorenzo Snow has published two pamphlets in Piedmont, Italy,
which are being actively circulated by Elder Woodard in that vicinity,
and by Elder Stenhouse in Switzerland.
A spirit of inquiry is abroad to considerable extent. This mission
has been attended with much care and solicitude. Many have felt that
labors bestowed in that country would prove futile and unavailing--that
doctrines of present revelation would not be able to obtain credence
with that people. But Elder Snow is resolute in his purpose of
establishing the Church of Jesus Christ in those countries, upon the
most substantial basis--the rock of revelation. He is about to commence
the translation and publication of the Book of Mormon in the Italian
language immediately, with a view to push it on vigorously until its
completion.
Just in time for the present number of the _Star_, we are favored, by
Elder Lorenzo Snow, with the following soul-stirring account of the
work of the Lord in Italy, which will cause the heart-strings of every
Saint to vibrate with celestial tones of praise and thanksgiving to
Zion's God for His blessings to His people in Piedmont.
"The veil over Italy has begun to burst--the Alpine hills have
commenced to reverbate the tidings of salvation, the gift of the Holy
Ghost, to those who have wandered long in darkness, and the sound of
their cheering congratulations, in the new covenant of life, have
reached our ears. They speak like Saints. Their bosoms already burn
with love and fellowship towards their brethren in other lands. The
aged who has nearly numbered his threescore years and ten, scarely
expecting to meet his brethren generally, on earth, hopes to embrace
them in the resurrection, not far off; indeed, the spirit of the
Gospel seems to pervade their minds richly, as their salutations fully
bespeak, which also witness the purity and faith of those who have sown
this seed in their hearts."
LETTER FROM ELDER JABEZ WOODARD.
Italy, May 9TH, 1851.
_Dear President Snow_:
I am still alive and able to _climb_ mountains, if I cannot _move_
them. I have baptized one more since I wrote. This makes twenty-one
members, exclusive of those who are non-resident, as Brother Toronto
and yourself, and Brother Stenhouse.
I have sent an Elder to baptize at Pignerol, and if he has done his
duty, he has at least baptized one. I have ordained in all, two Elders,
one Priest and one Teacher. I send these details in case you may
require statistics for the Conference.
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