Sketches of Missionary Life

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 to the young, and such recitals, if of a proper character, may be listened to or read with profit as well as pleasure. Especially beneficial and interesting are stories of missionary life wherein the wonderful providences of the Lord are shown. They serve to awaken faith and strengthen confidence in God, and teach many valuable lessons.
The object sought in presenting this little work to the public is to supply fresh reading matter of a wholesome character to the youth of Zion; and it is issued with the hope that its contents may stimulate faith in the heart of the reader, and assist him in his efforts to become more useful in the Kingdom of God.
Most of the events and incidents herein related are of recent occurrence, and many of them were narrated to or came under the observation 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