Show mona moud moua T Inte Interesting yunk dune rUng 1 prom copenhagen denmark 1 march 9 gissi 1981 issi dagret deseret news brother gustaf petterson the tran iran translator slator of the swedish star and general assistant at this tilla office was taken seriously sick about fiva five weeks ngo ago and is still confined to his bed very tery ery low his disease Is lung fever we wd have hute administered to him hipa with teet meet several times and we entertain now the best hopes of his t speedy sneedy y recovery although it is doubtful whether he will ever be able to recommence Ms his labors here in inthis this land laud any anymore more As soon boon mon as asi he becomes sufficiently strong sti ons we intend to send him bome home to zion he ile has labored very faithful faithfully 7 and true at this office about three years this unlooked unlocked for unpleasantness has multiplied aled the labors in the tho pub lishin sr arid and busi busl business tiesa department nt of this office veny very ver y much for the rest of us we have bave for r pome some ometine time had bad to work almost night and day and still it seems as if we are not able to accomplish everything so fast a as circumstances cum stances demand demand however we dont complain j wa take great in interest ter in our tabors and delight in using in g all that strength and ability which h ac athe the lord has given us for the th promotion of his cause upon the the earth our multiplied labors have to pome extent delayed the revising and PrInting of the book of mormon V thirty one sheets out 50 0 which the book wm will ge ever even already eady printed and the remainder der is 19 partly prepared for the press we have foland found that undertaking to cost much more labor than we llad lind any idea of bf when hen ben we wd commenced in the wore work wor kiatt k last fall A young swedish native ei brother of some education arrived here herb from stockholm sweden about a month aro ago and is now laboring at this office translating for the swedish li star slav if it seems as if he will answer the purpose especially after becoming a little moie conversant with me the english language throughout the entire mission the work makes progress individuals have been baptized during the last three monis monts and the nuru nuin ber would likely have been considerably more had not the severe frost and almost aim alm ost impenetrable ice made the perform rince ance 0 6 the ordinance possible in a great m many a n y cases aimi in the german part of the th e mission the brethren are also m making pretty good headway the newly organized branch in kiel ia a constantly increased by new now members and bro jiro L is doing his best to get a foothold in hamburg As he lip is to hold public meetings he gathers a vi small circle of hearers armund around him in th the e houses of friend 0 which he has hns made and preaches preached to them in a sitting position lon ion the law will not allow him ta to stand forth aa as a preacher but it does not forbid him to set bet set forth the principles of the gospel when he hp sits hi iii a chair what laws for such a free fre e city as hamburg When vill the yoke of bondage be broken and the laws in the great german gierman emp empire ire lre bo be so fo modified thau thai iho tho in la that land who now are we entirely ignorant of the principles of the gospel may ba have the opportunity of hearing the giad glad mea message ager of salv salvation atlon surely burely the present El bismarck policy olle lyof of the government must first be succeeded by byr a more freehearted free frea hearted one the winter in this country bas has been quite severe this season at least so far aa as hard and continued frost is concerned almost since new year i hat has ice lee in the sounds on both sides of this island liland I 1 impeded all communication very much A natural bridge of lee ice which nature some bome weeks ago constructed 6 oven over vig viz tha above 2 english miles wide widd Ore sund has bag made it possible Pbs sible sibie for bold pedestrian sto wend end their way to the shore shoie of sweden not however without great danger of los ios losiak jag their lives because of thelong the iong long winter winten and the great lack jack of em employment the condition of bf the poorer lorer classel clas cias ssi truly landen larden lamentable table tabie although the regulations for faking care odthe of the poor and sick are ard probably as good in t his country as anywhere else in eul Eui europe oi still the dis distress treks hs been and is yet deplorable and ananya marny mariy a poor family doea suffer greatly for the want of daily bread the hospitals are crowded to their utmost and many sufferers haxe have not even been able abie torget target admittance yesterday it commenced to thaw land and the general eueral hope 13 19 that spring now will soon open and business and en ter teri prise else iise be resumed in ata ats ta usual way many of the poor saints in this city are numbered ninon among the suffering and although our female relief belief docil socil society ety is doing all in its power erbor for relieving iel lel leving the most needy its limited means cannot reach far enon enough au r 0 oun our u i meetings in this city are still we well weil ll 11 i attended tended ti and good and faithful testimonies are constantly given disi dist disturbances ur bances occur but very seldom the saints generally feel well even if they are poor pool and fife uh favorably situated and m most 0 st of them are trying tb toji jive their th t religion r I 1 on the chesun sunday school under t he the direction of brother brothen hK other othen H F funk unk is in a prosperous condition the the best of ot feelings exist among us ail all a 1 I 1 the brethren breth reir at ht this thia office we a all nil 1 I 1 enjoy good beaith health and a portion of gods holy spirit irit and the lord nord sus ous sustains bains our feeble endeavors to promote the interests otris othis of his ris cause in this part of the vineyard E ever er praying for the welfare of won von and our beloved belowa anes in IA the land lanel of the saints 1 I 1 fa remain main maln your brother in n the gospel of christ ANDREW JENSEN |