| Show ELDER WORKMANS DEMISE I 1 elder antoo anton peterson Pete of koplo utah now on a mission to sweden where he be is ia laboring in the stockholm conference writes to a relative of this city under date or of august 31 1896 concerning the burial of the late eider andrew bjorkman BJork mao mau of this city who recently died in sweden while there one a mission elder peterson may aye A week ago saturday I 1 received from elder C A Abl AbI quist or of sugar huar house ward the president of this coule rence a message that elder andrew bjorkman of your city had bad died in IB delarna Da larna larns it was a shook to us elders here upsall Up as we had bad had no DO intimation that he be bad been ill sun day morning brother Abi quist went through ebis city on tile his way to attend the funeral of el elder der brother Abl ahlquist quist at the station be requested me to accompany him banu unu elder eider 0 E colun olem to dalanna Da larna which I 1 did though having only seven beven min utes in which to so got get ready arriving at gustat Oua taia s station we were met by elder lounberg of union salt lake jou bounty nty who was waa the missionary minlo nary companion of brother bjorkman on toot we ve proceeded to Salv arbo four miles distant arriving there here about 4 pm ibe people there requested us to holl hold a meeting with them which we did we bad a good meet ing the house being crowded and many patiently standing listening outside monday might we dressed elder bjorkman in proper robes for burial tuesday afternoon the funeral took place the following elders from utah were present president 01 0 t stockholm conference C A AbI quist 0 E oi of son on of mount pleasant and anton an top peterson Pe tenon besides many saints sainte aud and non nonmember members of the church after singing prayer was wa offered by blaer bluer than hen singing flinging again after which blab the four utah elders present spoke poke of she be good worth and labors of elder bjorkman Bjork mao mau elder Abi quist aro also spoke upon the me subject of the first resurrection A hearse heane carried the remains of elder bjorkman to the cemetery followed by the elders elder froan and many saints sod and stran gem A beautiful spot 18 x IS 18 feet bad been secured anere we tenderly ten darly laid brother bjorkman Bi to rest rear after the parish pariah priest had bad performed the burial rites to tine low law of mo labud brother Abl AbI quiet quist dedicated the be grave aft after or which we lour four utah boys boye rendered neater my god to thee the alnas of Salv Sali arbo brout if wreathea wrea thee and flowena fl owera also somo that were brought all the be way from S took holin so co the grave was beautifully decorated the saints saint here are going to plant trees grow around the grounds brother andrew Bl bjorkman was wa one of the first shut embraced emora oed the gospel to in upsall he was wag born in IB I 1 january 22 1838 baptized j may Mayl and emigrated toutan to utah in 1869 brother bjorkman had not 4 been sick at all he be was visiting some 1 saints one mile from Salv arbo at the time of hla his demise A blood vessel buret burat in his bla right side bide and before the he doctor arrived be bad expired it itwara was all a matter of but tew few winsten and brother bjorkman had been called away to cont continue lous lie his work in another sphere he was beloved here by halote and strangers angera alike and wui will be missed by anem he had been here little more tb aban an a year elder peterson paterson says the gospel to progressing where he be is ia laboring slow alow but sure aure s many are inquiring ioto the principles of the gospel byre bym quest the elders held another excel lent meeting 0 oa u the evening of the day of elder Bjerk mana funeral there are at present among the elders elder ot utah three americans only one of whom can as aa yet speak presentable swedish the others having recently arrived there is ia a continual need of more elders to in that laud laau the field to 10 great but the laborers laborera are few and far between |
