Show scandinavian SERVICES scandinavian services were held field as usual in the tabernacle vestry last sunday morning at prest 0 N stohl presided counselor peter sorensen taking charge the choir sang 0 fader lad ad mit hjertta faa prayer by elder john olsen singing girds aana sorn som en lid nu begander begyn der at secretary anton nielsen read the ath chapter of st pauls first epistle to the corinthians elder emil hartman was the first speaker lie ile had always preferred to listen than to talk to which fact lie he attributed his lack of ability as a speaker ile he gave an interesting account of his conversion and emigration from his native land he had been taught from his mothers knee to mojie be prayerful but she died when lie he wa but seven years old and he was thus thrown more or less upon his own resources ile he never forgot her teachings however and upon reaching mans estate allied himself with the Y af C A it was while a member of this worthy organization that sister larsen now a member of tile the 2nd and ward began talking the gospel to him wisely refraining at first from labeling it mormonism lie he was a firm believer in the efficacy of prayer and when she assured him that by approaching pro aching his heavenly father in humility and faith he might know ot of the doctrine lie he acted upon her suggestion shortly thereafter he had a dream which impressed him so force ably that he was constrained to investigate vesti gate seriously ile he was very sick at the time and seemed unable to recover but the feeling that he ought to obey his impressions was so strong that he went out in the dead of winter and was baptised baptized sed and became a member or of the church the result was miraculous ile he was instantly healed and has remained well ever sIn sincere ceHe w was as told by the mission arles that lie he could do as much good ty by remaining where he was as by coming to utah so he purchased land with the purpose of building a home there when lie he had another dream in which he seemed to have entered the spirit world and where he met his rath biad arx de leai ad anuil U PW f vf 7 yr 1 wa ya rys x 1 l c 4 ber of years his father pointed p to of people whom lie he besig bated as relatives and said for all of these you will have to perform work mr hartman talked the matter over with his wife and they concluded that thai the dream had been giov them atheni to indicate that they should be where they could do work tor for their departed ancestors thereupon they packed up and came to america ile he felt well in the gospel and bore testimony to its truthfulness ful ness elder C bore testimony to the divinity of the work in which we are engaged and urged the saints to remain steadfast sin singing ing som en rosen saard elder N C christensen Chrls referred to the early hi history stOY of the prophet joseph smith and the effect upon him of that passage in the 1st ast chapter of the epistle of james wh which ach reads if any man lack wisdom let him ask of god the prop prophet liet took these words to heart never dreaming that thai the true church did not exist the speaker bore testimony to the divinity of the work in consequence elder peter Sr sorensen ensen referred to to the fact that many who walk the streets are dead spiritually dead they have partaken partaker par taken of 0 the sacrament ment of the lords supper unworthily and thereby eaten and drunk condemnation to their souls let us live the laws of the gospel or else not partake of the holy sacrament gods purpose in gathering his people is that they might learn more fully of his ways singing lad zion I 1 sin dragt up I 1 gaa benediction ly by elder ole petersen |