Show 1 A 1 ELDER P 0 ACCOUNT OF HIS mist SION TO DENMARK I 1 G S L CITY september 1 on the gih gib of october 1849 1349 1 I was appointed to taie take a ml to bin Din denmark benmark mark anler the tho direct director on ou cf ef elder snow how one oath of ins twelve and left lert this valley on the 1 the I he company numbered 33 wp and IS igor of inhere misi anns orl oll irles iries anes anea to europe we made roada our way in to liu lir missouri river in even an weeks an anino anine t we were emred lawre d beyond of eil lecta tion lion n ane one ince I 1 matt mait relate 1 ni as we were werm traveling tong along about sixty sity miles west vest of eort fort laramie lar imie imle a guli gull was fired L lom lorn om the higi hili oil our n tit g lit anti and ion ton 0 in after we stai stay pe ped red on tho the ban athe river niver for or ii aning V we e hid bd but bih bia jast just itis tits hitched unhitched au t r horses borses when when wu we saw mw a comi derail derall e numer nuver of or indians making their way wiy wry towards tuv tui vardi baat us at full speed of their horses givin giving us its b rely irely tinie time to forin firm aline allne a line irne to cover tha the camp this tins line ling fronted the I 1 fallin 44 I 1 i it and when they rhey carne caine within about two rod they halted tb the tha meri merl sli fh ok out their priming and put in fro fre shand shook their felti at us its but lilo tile oil lil of I 1 chieda chiefa or adored them to ba be still antl anti an 1 beuan bevan be tr mate elca e saying that thit when they iward li ard the fhe civial orthe ortho guard they thought tha corn comin vit li whom they were adwa r h I 1 t we made them tham arese prese according accor Jin din to our ability ahll aSsI ity liy after lifter which tiley invited d b hel hei taylor L snow to their camp an no I 1 wet wa back dacke the invited brethren returned tarn turn edat at night artlett ld u that they thay haj had betti ban uan treated very fae gru fiu ady 1 1 we lye ii camped an fn a crrea creek on tho tio oher ohen ltd aids a bradet and a tavy indrani were en 1 ived after anter n i thirteen borg bors borea 3 were stolen from that camp by the crows if it we had not kept kepi a barong giarth ve we di gilt havo hae hao shared the balne fate we lve hid it lil lit but buh two or three stormy da fj 4 kulil the day oil on which we reached old fort kearney it snowed during he whole aholo of loftlin thal day right in our faces and was the only real rough tough day that we had hid aften after alting waiting two diya nor fop river nver to become bec cuie iuie pis pia itie itle ve vie crossed it t on the ice which broke under the hind bind wheels olour of our oar last wagon I 1 thee then brethren in took us by land to rost st louis LOJIS where we arrived it iq about twenty twenty days tiya liero cere I 1 tarried nour four wess and wenton the in company with eder t jonew to new orleans in twelve welve days dass durs ducs where hr br mckinsey to get a 1 company coffi piny of six siz six siz iders ederd ris rit andave and ve caina cattle an t the number eight wo we left nom now xe orleans on n oe 1 2 of rew reb and the th nil nii n etith of tho the en on tiie ilie ahe lit X f llarch larch some of tha brethren had never berra gen t een a ship bip hip nor not the sea we vere were were I 1 sir sif weeks weaks cross croas crosing ng ng the kei sea tae the th e first three week weeks swe lwe hir hij pleasant sant we weather ithel uthel but bitt contrary alry airy winda winds nho pho ithe last three weola fair ibid aind but very ery rough rou h weather I 1 11 on the loli loti of april 1859 1 I sat fit my f t for far the first firs time on the hure hore of england on tha the t katr eder arrived per steamer I 1 received instruction 4 and left for glasgow on in the isih and arrived there elt fit the nil loii the president of the took me ineta to vilt the nearest branche 4 I 1 was warmly received re in each place preached to them a IV told them themo of if things lif 10 tha valley which seemed seen geen ed to encourage them greatly having been comfortably clothed I 1 wont went to edinburgh ort on the w here where I 1 tarried a faw days di and went per tean tear ier ler to nuil hull and from there in another eamier camier Fi i canier canler to copenhagen Copen ba en where I 1 arrived oritha on the lith of I 1 lay slay it was wa early in the morning when hen I 1 landed and my deello fe ello were very peculiar it peeked as at atoch onh h body inae chiy v anit unit everything dark until I 1 faund found the house of an all old friend and was very kindly ki lilg ece i if on the net next 4 il sun dav I 1 went to hir sir monsters meeting and hid 1114 a conversation avit ith h him and andreco rejoiced rejo i ed in in findan finding 9 hini hinl aboudi abou ii near right tight as he could be without the tila priesthood lie he had bad clear ideas 0 of the millennium ac ilia flock numbered about goy in the city and a few in inthe the country they wery were entirely emire I 1 ly independent cfall of all ali other baptists baptista and rather despised wherefore 1 I looked upon this act as a preparatory work for foi fol the c hurch church of god in that thit country i I 1 arota w f 6 te immediately to my president delit derit who wbk rejoiced ed in ir my illy report and told lord me to labor and make friends eimil until lie lle should come which I 1 did and tila HIB first friend orlend frietas I 1 made are now living in th s city next sabbath I 1 went to speak to my father tather butla butia but lie lle withdrew saying sayin that I 1 u mas maa as not his ins son but a disturber of the peace on the bf june elder sno snow arrived accompanied by elders ciders dykes and forsgren A few days diya after arter we visited mr air monster and had an interesting Inter eting interview with him n also aiso would come to us its aad and rejoyce rejo ce ike ibe pie mie a 1 1 child in learning the truth until the time when hert w WH c commenced gui put baptizing some of his members member then thea ho ha was wag overcome by the tempter an I 1 Is little by little became our out enemy and s unk sunk back into darkness dar knets s on the 2527 23 27 and 23 of july there were great battles battle between the danish and the dutch and the ho nera aera brought 1500 wounded danish soldiers to copenhagen and about 2000 prisons sontra on the of angust august prest snow baptized fifteen persons pe rons these were be the firsta and I 1 baptized some soon after meantime I 1 was translating tran eran a pamphlet pamp entitled ei titled alio tilo voice of truth 1 I ruth for prest predl Snow which was wils afterward arler afler aard ward printed and andi I 1 thin ethert kt hero hert have been about 1500 copies of it I 1 printed and sold I 1 was wis eno ent sent to the head mail man for ili ill all church and 1 affairs it ile lie wasa gool man and 60 no friend to the priests the fhe fast fist time tune ident I 1 went this abis to his hia oBIce office to get an answer whether wa we might preach organize ac or not he said sald ild rid laidhold iid hoid hold your inee tings in the mine gine of if god ans and isyou if you sou are careful none can forbid you at this time eime we had bad organized tho tha church chariet of latter day saints from front th s and ana durin dunns the whole coming winter I 1 iwai was wai steady at work with nuh my lr eident prep preparing anns the lh ii i in ili ill user apt of the book of mormon nur fur the tha press ac this thia wasa wad was i hovy work for him and me more ao so adwa a w ind bid tu to work wort nights for tor the sake sate of being alone lun iun the winter mi liaty y were added addid athe ta the church in the summer of 1851 1831 1 I was benfort sent on a mission mission to 1 i little chiv cily in jutland rutland called frederica Fre denci which the year previous had hid witnessed a great baale I 1 found the people le lerf lery veri very indifferent Indi Tarent excepting a few I 1 baptized two tio and unit was wag caled bated back bick to Ci copenhagen penha en and rent sent from there to ahlburg All burg irom which place elder dyke dykes and the tha prest of or tha tile branch bad fled tu to savo sava them thein selves from the mob nub I 1 got there aeter after a very rough dock deck cassago of miles collected the saints secretly cheered them up tip ordained orda inea ined some acid returned id tj heda heal quakers ers eis with the expectation expedition of going right orf off ta iceland but hs as the th captain of the esef esel vessel had found oui out that I 1 was ft as a mi rmon missionary bs be refused taking madli me on bt bard ard t t 1 I returned agam again to ahlburg and visited the brani branch branches hes heg ti in the country round about until I 1 was called tailed lyck back to ta copenhagen and set to iran statIng the history IliSt ory Dry of josei josel it smith inthe lathe in the fall we commenced translating and print rl 1 ing in tha book of doctrin and covenants CU and a belter better time I 1 never haye have experienced in in my life alth aith although bugh we labored most mot of r ilia night this thia was finished early in lit 1831 1851 and soon toon afler afier irest arest started lor for lor hom hum alith the blessings of the saints sainta fr fir f r what he hid dai fur for their country countr directly after his departure we vie were persecuted se severe vwe ly by wicked apostates apol apo tates aea this however did good rood g 0 I 1 ort tt the lile hurlet hurlot saints soon afier after this eloer ulcer willard snair wi appointed to preside over atiat mission add arld anil d there oil on tiia the goth oe ot april before tret vre pret iret t 11 S snow noy left ha he had established it ret routar dince lueda aueda pamphlet iri in entitled aga A voice voice from froni the land wid of zio i a I 1 hymn booke book and started a Us ur 11 star t ar 1 I 1 was waa ra s mimed aimed and lite live in the fie once and br wira wilard d snow cams came and aad up his abole aboia with ui u q becio ilef irk irk he lie sang gang ti tu u h ani and wished that th they ey couly could ee be translated his wish so me die that A t translated tran slated thein right off urr off and ho lie practised practiced singing them then arii arif arli ant awn woon knew them by heart hearl under his hu presidency I 1 had much to do in in the th ollace as well vell as in lit councile counci ibi lai lg lcy ecy fr lurton tile work wr greatly not guiv iii lri denmark but in sweden ant and norway the brethren had bad had to e encounter lucli inucci giitl imprisonment in the 1853 1333 ho he was waa taken ill and died under my hande hinde thu and other scenes of or a trying nature cause causo caused 1 ma ins ereau great sorrow and wore down my constitution at the ame ama time I 1 was ahto atto rushed to seo fee the hand of the tho in and strengthening ma oron from fron urne nine to timo time t ma 6 th it I 1 never was from perc pert my labai labo rii ril i my nett nest pros proa dent dout aas aaa A aa is 11 der de r john van cott cutt tt and bifid the third time I 1 had to ta be the tila interpreter and aiato at tho the krno sauls time lime tha work idere loc ioe roiel reiel L geal seal all aro armund around and ani ahe only heip help I 1 had turned away aay any from the tho fath and event ned t tanke 1 wali waki e war against me me and my pre X mach grief brt but bu the grane grare of god was sufficient clent ent and unit another year run around nicely till tiu wy my mission was waa I 1 va called to take charce charee t ifa ira fit large coin coln IT m pay f eral rating saints in crossin the great reat teat waters in lit mis wis I 1 biso also a as obliged oed ged to the hand hanl oath ift tir lir loid He hipped about souls on board tf tr a g sai allish nier r nh not room enough for nit alt ta to ua tie down at once for england on tr of november 1831 1851 but were foicey to seek slit silt shelter 1 fi i 1 ge on the erast of if norway and when 1 trag traz r f 1 9 a second time tima were forced back act ant and acl conga corla not everit everil get in there but bat had lo 10 ran clear back tu to denil Pein narl aarL and the third tiina tittle ua e were here forced to antti far Nor forvily vily mily all this thu the saints did not but callej callea ot on the lord ani ant gaeu bw bit holy name tiame and when hen lie ue sw that they were conten contented I 1 teJ ted pe ve changed the a ind suddenly arld and we m went cut ent in tu ur r way I 1 a england rejoicing thus our journeying from orom denmark to 0 o erst a whole moah and ond many dollars ollars extra ahead of 1 dayn without extra exin ex exlee pee T the e acrons across tile ibe alb ia ide in in ahr ix neek vt and twelve ner were emried I 1 in ll 11 the gea sea ghin ap the rivers we were n erg era uluth hil bil essed oh paa pa e wa but on landing in huhe t he ean kan ennas kanas as T territory orr many were taken j lck and not a few ciul died by we were nere organ acred under capto capt J F J ea rl I 1 st A iii lii ho sled shed soon goon dred died I 1 serving the company and br N T was n as chosen capt and brought Us safe to ibis place on the road I 1 was chosen to be a ser sergeant geant geRnt of of the guara guar q and interpreter and had hid plenty to tnt do and the abr lord did oid id bless me in it and unto him I 1 give give ali nii ull air the tl e praise praise honor and glory glor neeling feeling very thankful fur for my sata safa af return and fr for finding my family rejoicing in the midst of this people with whom 1 I desire to live lire and die and live again arnin for ever and ever amen SUMMIT CITY oitt sl oct fth 1855 1835 OF DESERET NEWS dear sin akin alln directed by proper authority to build a fort and rep replace laie lale the settlement formerly made at sum mit creek 1 utah county I 1 wish through your columns to invite to our assistance some gome of the new immigration immigration who are looking for a deil desirable rable rabie location or those of your city who purpose to leave for a co country unity residence thoe who are looking fir nur fur a gord go rd and understand the by which we are will it arrears to us require only the present welcome to determine efm to become our neighbors neigh bors borg to such ruch ai as are not acquainted in our vicinity we wi would say that summit creek Is about seventy seventy miles anth bouth south of a 0 S L city alty anfruns an jun xun upon the divide between utah plan and Juab vallas and for beauts beauty of situation and scenery is 1 perhaps riot not surpassed by 7 any habitable location within the TerrI territory tor toT y I 1 I 1 this crek affords sufficient clent water for all necessary purposes and for the irrigation of goma gome hundreds cf acres of I 1 and and Is skirted with a delightful grove of cotton cottonwood woody woods enters eased with ivits maie mrie box elder and oak our oun city plot and anid fort are located upon the state road leading through the southern settlement settlements upon which hun bun hundreds ot of citizen an and emigrants are constantly travel ing lug in and the U S mall mail pases passes every M u eek the soil Is of 0 the best quality and wholly free from an excess of 41 a 1 kall kail or other injurious element the range fr stock Is inexhaustible and our facilities for increase of flocia and herds are not surpassed at jt a distance of about two and a ahall halt half niles mue we have bare easy access to an alun atun abundance dance of mountain cedar and w within ith about the same distance there Is a large grove mf of apen po lesto 0 which it 11 will require but a few days faithful labor tabor to nike make a smooth rind and easy road standing upon ih th site for our fort we have a full view of the utah lake and adjacent country of i provo city twenty fie he piles miles distant and of and payson the latter being about st six x miles milts to the north at 4 f us I 1 many have 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