Show HOME AGAIN elder andrew kundsen of provo re tarns from his mission to norway this morning we had a very pleasant visit from elder andrew kundsen who arrived from hia mission t norway by alie company of emigrants that got into fiovo this morning by a D A K G special at 1 brother knudsen left provo for his field of labor on the day of may 1881 arriving in christiana the capital of norway june he was first appointed to labor in the begreen branch where he stayed for about four this district is about the hardest field of labor in norway for the missionaries for the last twenty years the gospel has not met much elder knudsen and eoma of the brethren succeeded in converting one family in bergen but the priest of tho district worked up such an escate ment there that the police interfered and prohibited the brethren from holding any more meetings From bergen broth er kundsen went to labored daring the 8 the saints here are very much scattered and in consequence it was with great ty meetings could be bield no opposition except the fear of the people for the priest was met with here borne few were baptized and in some districts of this branch many were earnestly studying the gospel in the spring of 1888 elder kundsen way appointed to preside over the arendal branch here he labored until this spring meeting with many friends and being instrumental in considerable A hall was rented in which meetings were held on sundays and one day in the week many were baptized and a great many who were opposed to the truth have changed their mind this branch of the church comprises a number of important cities in norway laurvig beim among the number and bein the headquarters of the branch here was organized a fine for the benefit of the church many outside friends of brother knudsen joining in the singing and taking part in preaching Monnon ism to their numer ions acquaintances on two occasions did he have tae privilege of lecturing on church history to the good Temp lars while the total abstainers Abstain ers a invited him to lecture to them at ane aina conference brother knudsen was released from the arendal branch and appointed to the presidency of the uede marken branch where lie was permitted to visit relations and friends and trace up genealogy he was well received by his relatives and had many opportunities of bearing his testimony to them in private life A genealogy of about names were secured s by brother anu lsen before leakim district after being released from liis mission brother knudsen visited his cifes relatives in sweden frona here ve went to copenhagen where he met elder lars E eggertsen of the second ward whom he found to be enjoying who was desirous of being remembered to his many friends at home brother knedgen visited the tivoli in copenhagen where the finest music in the world is said to be discoursed on the i ath ef august brother knudten left alie shores of denmark for his mountain home in company ith emigrants under the presidency of elder J G A assisted by elders M jorgensen and A knudsen twelve other scandinavian missionaries returned home at the same time A pleasant voyage across the aea was experienced and the journey in the cars was made without any accident A two year old child died yesterday morning just as the company entered utah every and accommodation was shown tha saints by the agents of the several railroad lines brother knudsen returns home in the enjoyment of good health and the best of spirits in fact thia has been his lot ever since leaving homo |