Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-11
Preaching The Gospel 10 The People
Of The Arctic Regions.
MORMON MISSIONARIES TRAVELS.
uardships Of a Journey Among Natives
Of Northern Swsdsn-Bearlng
the Gospel Message.
suxsDvALL, sweden, Europs,

of the world may be OF interest to tn
many readers Of your valuable payer
at least to those that are acauainie'
here, I will say the lac, twenty month
that l have spent In the missionary
field In Sweden, have enjoyed my
self exceedingly WELL The past yea
have bpont In tho northern part Q
Sweden, taking charge OF sune'vsl
branch, where I have labored VIII
great interest and have many friends
though we have not 20 many SAINT
here, and what there nre are poor bul
mos, Of them good and faithful.
win give you short report and
idea OF our labora In this branch dur
ing the pat i've weeks. Just A. my
companion, Elder john l.. Halborp.
and I were ready 10 start for long
Iourn ey through what Is called Jeml.
land, We received n letter from our
president, N. II. Biudahi, stockholm,
10 meet Elder Huglund on his fclufr
from Rysland ana Finland, when We
were pleased 10 do. We hlro1 tne
Temp.rance hall for him 10 preach In
In sundavali city, In the forenoon, and
had a very good moetinf. In the
afternoon We held or,h In tur own
hall nj Bkonsmon No. 81, where We
had n great tins together anu appro
ciated his visit very much.
We then continued our Journey
porthwafd tor Jemtlani, EldosHsibofn
and with our satchel full OF books anu
tracts, also ovefcoaia and umbrellas 10
pack. The fret day We walked about
twenty English miles and enjoyed
ourselves la ieasting ON the lovely ncf.
rlts that grow by iho roadsidc. We
got lodging at night, but our supper
consisted Of only hard bread and old
cheese which smellod very strong.
Next morning We continued thon
day after day nj missionary work AMI
Offering cur books anu trscts for so
but had very poor succcsa tai after W.
got above Ostcfsunu. We lett Ostrf.
sund on the 2ilh Of July and went
noIthward. About noon i lost Elder
Halborn and We were parted f0r two
days. | labored ~ n missionary oil
day and visited over twenty houses, but
received 10 welcome I'll | got lodging
atA prlest's sons residence, whetu We
had q very interesting time aud l was
very kindly received. had n good
supper and breakfast AMI II cost me
nothing. | continued on norlhwst1
aud ait.ra long chase caught up with
Elder HalborD.
We continued our labor, and walk
lug north III finally wo came no Tar
that there was no wagon road farther;
90 Wa followed u trail through the
woods aud swamps aud over moun-
taius, Of times hungry and tired but
Jolly and Interested. We then came 10
n town called VAllruni, where We were
very we'll treated and got the school
house 10 preach 10. Tue people ln-
formed us We were tho first Mormon
missionaries that had been there iof
twenty years.
We went from there up to Lhpland
and had tho privilege OF preaching
among these people for four days. We
we're treated very kindly ana they
wsro exceedingly we'll pleased 10 have
hn Amefiesn-norn young man among
them, talking Swedish TO them. These
people talk good Swedish M we'll M
their own Language. They resemble
the American Indians, although they
are more civllizsd. Some OF tnem live
In houses aud some Oi Them IN
wick-i-ups madetJ a. onblv the Indian
wick-l-ups In snhpV, uul out 90 pOi,s
covered with birch bsrk. They urtas
mostly IN skinp, tanned for summer,
but IN winter they have regular rein.
deer sklnp with hair on, when eiu
very warm and make them look very
cute.
Alter leaving this people We came
down to Ytturang anu hal the honor
OF staying over night with Olaf
BtafieTson, n millionaire. We were
treated very well, aud had the honor
OF eating supper at the same table with
The millionaire himself. Ths nekt
moTning We continued our Journey I'll
we reached Arcskutan, very high
mountain, ! expect the highest IN
Sweden. We went over II snd down
the other side then up 10 the Swedish
Niagara falls, where the water falls
1877 ioet IN one fall. We had the prlyi.
lege OF preaching In tue Temperance
hall.
We then started our journey home.
ward, having 10 20 200 English
mlles to our headquarters. When
We came out on the main road We
had very hHrd job TO get lodging and
luuug uuA we NtNN nuA nlAnA NlAhuuh
q be- nor day without fomoihing 10
cat, though sometimes II wsa but Que
meal day, and very poor one, aud
sometimes II was late nj night before
getting lodging.
On our trip We had considerable
rainy weather, anu many times
swamps 10 wade through aud noun.
tains 10 climb over etpecially among
The Laps. OF IN LaplanI, where II was
quite cold In July anu August.
can ttuihiully say that thoush II
has been quite tough at times, | would
not have missed this trip for consider
able, and trust We have done M
good and sOwei SONS seed that Wi,
grow ami bring forth good fruit. We
have had the privilege Of holding MINI
meetings aud have circulated gl6
books and traots; have visited 50J
house,, hAi i76 Gospel conversation,
ami on this trip have walked nearly
200 English milos.
1 can say, ~ rule the miseiOuafips
are doing u good wors In sweden ana
are enjoying tue spirit Of their calling.
On the 2lst and 22nd OF September W.
viii have tue privilege IT meeting in
conference Al Stockholm, wHsro a.
duuOt We will have good iimn 10.
gether II. Is. NIEIsEs.
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Idnhn Meathep aud lpnne