| Show A LONG MISSION elder li V F monch me returns alter after an absence of four years in europe last evening we had the pleasure of meeting elder L F monch of ogden city who returned home on monday december from an unusually protracted mission to europe he left utah october 1884 on ar riving at liverpool he was appointed to labor in the swiss and german mission aud and first occupied the position of assistant secretary in the office at bern at the end of three months he was appointed a traveling elder in and operated principally around stuttgart he remained in that vicinity about three months the opportunities for spreading the gospel in th that atfield field are very limited the prejudice against the saints being unusually great greal from he went to the dukedom Duke dorc of baden there he be remained three months in the city of mannheim where there was a small branch and the brethren held heid meetings in t the woods on examination of ane law ho however weyer it was found that the department of justice permitted meetings aft be held but not the making of i arts and only native elders were permitted to conduct services elder monch then hired a hall meetings were held a relief society and sunday school were organized and the branch became one of the best beat in the mission and is still in good condition after three months stay in baden elder monch was appointed appoint ea secretary of the mission to labor in the office at bern H HA held beld that position until his release in that situation among his duties was wa that of translating articles from the ea english glish language and attending to the editorial work of the stern la in addition to this office work he still operated ODe rated in the missionary field traveling preaching assisting in organizing branches attending to emigration business and in 14 various ways making himself useful the reason why elder monch was retained so long abroad was that be was wag so familiar with the duties of his bis position that it was difficult to find an elder to fill it he has beet been succeeded now by eldey elder theodore Th brandley during his absence elder monch visited nearly every country on the continent of europe and had the pleasure of 01 baptizing f ty by eight souls a he left if t bern on the ath of november in atlantic on the S S arizona the first few days were pleasant but after that the great storm by which so many vessels were wrecked was entered the steamer rode through it safely but it was tossed about on the tremendous sea as if it had bad been a cork brother monco monch suffered very little from sea sickness and none at all from scare the latter ailment was retty pretty general among the P passengers as now that he has returned he fee feels Is well having performed a faithful falth tul and laborious mission and is cordially welcomed by his bis family and a host of friends elder monch is a professional teacher and we understand that since his return his bis services have been secured tor for the weber stake academy in connection with which he has been ted tendered the posit position loof of principal |
