Show MRS KIRSTEN aars N DIES AT AGE OF 83 63 MANY missionaries IN IIER NATIVO NATIVE LAND mrs airs kirsten larsen mother ot at airs james anderson andersen passa peacefully into a quite sloop sleep of death last saturday evening at tho ripe old age of 83 years her death which occur od ad at tile tho lionia of her clr daughter mrs airs anderson was not preceded by any unusual Iii indisposition disposition and it seemed boomed that tile spirit took its easy flight iu tho most moat peaceful and quite way possible luci dont to a condition of bealle old ago age site she had been an invalid tor for fifteen years during which time she ebo lived with her daughter at Fill fillmore moro she sha came directly hero from lavan a tow few years after her husbands death at that place her body was taken to lavan where tt it was interred benido the grave of at her husband following funeral services at that place three of at her sons are still living at lavan and it Is tho the place where most moat of her close acquaintances live ilvo besides the three sons bons christian magnus and james larsen living at lu lavan van she is survived by two daught ers mrs charles copeley of vancouver bouier british columbia and mrs james andorson anderson of this place As a young lady mrs airs larson larsen became a convert in her native land of denmark she was one of the first converts in the particular sect lon jon in ili which she aho lived and popular lmont against the new faith ran high because of the many fictitious stories circulated about the morman people being almost the only member in ili that section in those early days site she boro bore the brunt of at a good deal of at persecution later through her elt eff oits 01 Is and those of missionaries the father and children became members ot of the tha church they remained in dan mark however until about twenty five years ago when they emigrated anti and in fit lavan utah the who Is now mrs airs james andersen came a few years earlier than tile rent of the family many a missionary to tile tho land of denmark blesses tho the name of mrs larsen sho she was a angol of mercy to them when friends wore tow few and hospitality from other sources was waa denied her har homo home was always alwais freely open to the elders who camo came that way and they made the larsen it a place of refugo and A ron ran avous for the missionaries from far und near many toll tell of her kindness and in those times ot of por per tei atlon among the missionaries who a enjoyed 1 I the hospitality of tho the larsen home in old denmark was wag peter 01 soil whose home la Is in scipio since tho the coming of the larsena to utah lie he has been most moat constant in repaying the ilia kindness ma phoan him in those old days daya lid ild has haa hoen bee n as a father to the children since their arrival in ili utah ile ho and others accompanied tile tho remains of mrs afro larsen to lavan and attended tile the funeral sou vices at that place A beautiful example of constancy and devotion to her mother has been shown by mra airs jarnes james andorson anderson in caring tor for her invalid mother during tile last fifteen years of at her life when she bho was confined to her room and had to depend upon her daughter for constant caro cara tins genuine service of loye love la is one ona of at the refreshing things we see BOO in this world that increases cri lases our faith in tho the goodness of humanity the passing of mrs larsen leaves with those who knew her a string of memories of her modest greatness that will bo be a constant inspiration toward nobler living sho she has tilled her nican in tho world well and her afo has made tile tho world better she goof good to a reward of glory richly earned |