| Show ai tahe desert pry dry I 1 31 e ti 1 hington t pied ghe the kremple tt ST tr udall 3rd 1877 we at once strike the ahe desert and ithe the teams imay vmay now be seon ascend through deep sand saud i the ithel whole of this part patt of theroun the country is isi band sandiland sandyland san dyland V and rocky but the I 1 sand is af pf that nature i e ing the dews rand land nd raidia rahla fromnes die dit avenand ave ve nand the toil bf to causel the entire wilderness ta blossom aaa as the rose indeed tha very boulders whose charred and black ened appearance bespeaks the fiey P ordeal theys have undergone seem eem tobb impregnated with the proper 0 aties of wey wei for or on their ibare abare i the cactus may be seen to flourish hud bloom when we reached handsbur Hanis bur where we dihe dined d and held a meet meeli i ingae thought thou that the athe tedious nes ne salofi tue the drive had been beel amply a the wild yet yeb ma g ite lie 4 t scenery of this desert country the proportions of American america dver never t fail to dm press the tuavi traveller eller elier with wilh ii it i i the tva and exten exien land tand it i especially is this ibis th ase i jhb came hera hero irom from thes the smaller malier boun trIe s of europe As a matter emitter of exhibits a variety of i scenery however which many think is b 10 of much of dhe Ahe scenery bof tot the west is totally unknown in 1 ouro ourt Dixie here the eya ig 19 4 feasting on t something I 1 marvelous and 11 11 1 grand tha whole country sd undergone wonderful chano 7 ged presenting iu ifa avery very unfinished f appearance aa if it had been thrown throw iv i 1 together by a combination of forces bort onias as though there woun have been it no country had there been no jio tol vl i canic eruptions while one is ad j mirlda thewl ld unfinished gran eherd Is ia it a feeling of astonish mant and wonder which creates a i craving desire to know something a D utin stiv u notwithstanding ing jhb exi gravels ravels ra veis vels 1 both at home our company acan can safely state slate that never did we exper experience lenc so overwhelmingly this feeling feelen as when gazing upon what is called the ordry dry oce ap situated B bome some am e five miles bey onu harris hsrris burg J bas dat As jat I 1 have lave attempted to des describe bribe alf but very little if any of bf the mceu seen been erlof this truly wonderful won derfl country I 1 surely would not attempt to pa por r i tray tho scene before lie ug the of thel company here bere ailigh ij 0 nga bout sixty feet of r sandstone rock h appeared t 1 ohp bobp 0 lyp lap the base of what once wain yai mai a mountain oun tain of alejo almost pt semi penal 11 orm looked bovyn about ee udon upon a bed hed orrock of some bulea in length and width whose arace ur ace in shapo abapo and color has haa all ail a th the 9 appearance 91 ocean oceans swells wells and wase waye while beyond and all ar LOUA gund 1 boer up parts of lofty mountains in 0 ot pa variety of shapes and ades hues the tho vrr v picture otic ocha ria tia otio otic giau gian grandeur deur deun while gazing one might have b been b beard heard ird ard to pay aid ail aud tf 01 iril 1 and add gra grand no are thy 4 varlis 0 lord 1 truly the god of nature is god the creator washington agton was reached in the evening looking fresh and gr gre enin fact particularly green Amt A meeting eting was held here which was crowded and ond addressed by elders smith pratt and taylor we remained over night and proceeded tv ta st george the next morning on reaching the curve cume of the m mountain 1 uner under which h lies the city th first shift fah hat arrests the attention temple I 1 cannot describe ta yoli the fe feeling eling 1 one experience peri perl ence which pram apts him intuitively will ively v di y f fo 0 u uncover n daver his ead bid on first looking upon that building bur bim having read of bf the temple which built wilt to the name of df uhe the md most st high hiob which hp be ac ae sd so mar marvelous I 1 f elous a 0 j man mannen manner n er adrid and hc heard ard of the temples mit built to hia bia holy nanie hamd in labs of dayi day work and how the lord tord tidied beings appeared within their walls walis to soi sor some ii b of the th epure pure in heart hiet having tf g t too 0 a faine faw idea of tile the nature u re a and h d importance of artes es uld and didzuhn ordinances i iee ibe ta be pe performed in such sueh such b ga aad and knowing that thit adase of bf god udd well ivell up from the fhe heart re elings feelings perhaps jye lye chao behal best expressed in id the wards rever Kever enice erice antl bud gratitude because of df its baer Bacr eddies edries A s and land ve because bause bauge of iti ehaste chaste appears rag as hs it floes like a monument of purity gratitude because of the privilege e of lne inc ine the ilni only place ton 12 earth tarth in n which the heartsol heart bof bor thy living can be bound to the and anu beloved 16 ved dead mad ad and which brt bit brings us i again into direct commit communication fildia tion with god our father and with him who bas has proved hinl hini himself self seif w worthy or of standing at the head of this mu ui lou LUU ui times these were the of feelings that pervaded our bosoms as we drove into this beautiful city and I 1 am satisfied that I 1 express x t though perhaps partially aa aud and nn imperfectly the feelings of all ali the tha latter day saints who inay may come here after us we were ere met by Us snow who extended to ident taylor taylon coni pany duy his kindle kindly gree greeting tink after which ho bilto us to proceed to the tup tip term tern pie ipie chichis which chis ia situated situate d on the wet western suburb of tile tiie city at the door r of the building stood I 1 president brigham young looking hale halb and hearty and we were privileged once more moro under the most moat favor favorable to shake hands bands with him i the president hins hini himself self seif and od elde e erastus snow showed us through the temple tempie the weather ia is delightfully plea piea pleasant the country been favored with rains and cloudy skie skies which makes the atmosphere very grateful especially to bur our northern visitors oja 1 i president wells elde elder cannon president hunter and many other brethren from the north have havear arrived all nil enjoying good he health altif with others from irom the south we llave slave elders eiders Lo and d Bal nal ballah leiv ger who have charge of colonies bolon le s which tire are being settled 0 on na subset sunset crossing on the little colorado river they look the picture of health ana and pioneer hardihood ps as though they were abundantly able to lo cope with the many difficulties attending the settlement of a new now v country they report the heath beath health of their be good some bome pt their grain already up and favorable prospects for fon harvest and the besof beiji of j feelings existing between the T and lind the tiie new settlers a F a address to ti the sean scan saints ST georbe april ah 1877 editor jeveret lea Jea eret mew with the approbation of the first presidency and especially under the supervision of brother erastus eratus Snow we the undersigned undersigner under signed have under undertaken jaken jahen to publish in the danish norwegian language the history of joseph jo ph smith the pro a series of monthly pamphlets pamphlet s to r realize this our wish immediate assistance i ion the martof those who are interested in the work is required and we therefore use the present opportunity to ad address dressi a few words to tol our scandinavian brethren and sisters in this thib and surrounding country our view in undertaking this re task has been beez toldo good and to promote th the welfare of the tha and especially tp benefit those of the scandinavian saints who are not capable ca p able abie of xea ding the english language one of pis jis hns has already visited several of the tl bettle settle settle ments salt lake fou found n 4 0 the p p people e 0 pie r responding e s very favorably to buri invitation by subscribing scribing freely for the work in this short notice edtice however we lejser per lo 10 make inake a p general call to alithe all ail the peoble people who are interested te work ork I eo fo coma come far forward forwand and subscribe 1 ps also to ifor ward a little means in advance to assist in printing the agents who have been i already appo appointed in the d different settlements will please act according ing to this and abd in tho those e places alch hav have e not yet been visited we would ake uke the presiding authorities to appoint point a rell reil reliable able ablo brother wiro who Is V sr llin g to act as a agent g nt and aud use his influence in aein in jas bas behalf ila iia lia lf of the work we will further fu state that ever even every y number num er consisting 0 16 pages es each andel and jipse in n a net cove will kill cot copt aboia t 0 cents postpaid io to any adil address ress tess in inthe aa united stater also aiso that the khe dirst first number wail will fujie M ue issued at about tb tor of tune ao aa e P that the pret i bren who v 0 act as a agents beup will hie bie please as e send bend fifthe in their ir orders and i names of subscribers to that time im ard aad to thet tha adar esai essi 0 f and andrew r evir jensan PI pleasant grove grovey utah County Utah we e remain yeun brethren in the gosp goso elof christ 1 ANDREW JENSON renson jon A bruun I 1 trust bur scandinavian pop lation will appreciate aur abr r koi kor I 1 this kind I 1 b by rendering i 91 material ida lag tag the I 1 authors are aie not naf in to tb expend means largely in the enterprise E teloiv |
