Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13
LETTER FROM STOCKHOLM.


4 a. "A
his home in this city, writes an inter
esting letter to a brother in this city.
Ii might here be mentioned that BROTH
err Anton Peterson has occupied sew
eral positions in the Scandinavian mis-
sion, among others having assisted in
the publishing department in the mis-
sion office at Copenhagen. Denmark
under the immediate supervision OF
President n. C. Lund, where Tor about
seven months he edited Nordst)erhan'
This is mentioned in explanation. I'll
der Peterson writes;
am happy to say that am IN pos,
session of good health and spirits, ana
feel like going ahead and filling my
mission to the best OF my abillty, anu
I hone that the few months left OF my
stay here in Scandinavia VIII pass us
well as the time gone since arrived
10 my Heavenly Father for the as
distance He has given me and my
loved ones at home. The time nave
been here 900 months) has passed.
quickly, and ] can truly say nave huu
n good mission. / could not nave mao
a better one could l nave picker my
own place or chosen my own helds Oh
labor. on coming back here to Stock
holm to conference in the company OF
President Lund. he asked me where !
wanted to work. told him 1 Wou,u
work wherever he thought could do
any good. Then ! want you 10 ,dpV 20
in the city of Stockholm. Ana 10
Stockholm 1 was assigned at our con-
ference. 60
preside over the meeting, the other
Utah Elders being out In the CONFER
ence They were expected back to the
city before Sunday. but did not put IN
nm appearance. and 30, while sitting on
the stand looking over the Intelligent
faces of the people that filled our hall'
I could not help but reflect OF the tin,e
at home when l used. in going TO meet
ing TO get into the farthest corner OF
the house and then hurry out as soon
ms the meeting was dismissed. Little
did then think that i should ever pre-
side over n meeting In this city; but
the ways of the Lord are many.
/ have been visiting relatives OF
father and mother, obtaining many OF
the genealogies of both. but the records
of the churches here are in bad shape.
come being lost entirely. by fire ana
otherwise. / have succeeded in getting
as far back as 17l4 on father SIDE
that being our great-great- grand
father.
since the foregoing was written. my
partners have left me again, and by
this time have reached their homes in
Utah. Brother Ahlquist was an old
and good companion of mine. Brother
Erikson was n new one, and good, ana
humble as humble can be. also good
natured and sociable: l only wish /
could have had him with me all winter.
But both had been here their time ana
had been honorably released. had
begun to wish that n good and expert
enced Elder would be appointed to pre-
side over this conference. but | was
disappointed In this. II the man picked
out will be able to fill the position, l
don't know. There were many other
Elders in the conference that could
have filled this responsible position.
However, when the call came, the man
selected felt pretty small, and had
good cry for half an hour. Well, dear
brother, II u man ever felt small and
humble, and felt his incapnbility of I'LL
ing this position, l did when | received
the appointment from Brother Lund.
and had dared, l would have refused.
but i dared not. But hope l will be
dictated and guided by the Lord
through His Spirit In all my doings; by
being prayerful, and II my near and
dear ones at home remember me in
their prayers. ] am satisfied the work
will go on and progress here and sue
cess follow me and my co-laborers
The Gospel has been making good
progress here and all the Elders are
working with zeal and energy in all
these lands for the spreading of the
truth.
A few nights since baptized young
lady here. She had never been to any
of our meetings, but Brother Carl
Erikson met her some months since,
both being out In mission labor, he
distributing tracts for the Murmons,
she for the Adventlsts. He had a con-
versation With her and gave her some
tracts to read, also the Ready Refer
ences. After that. while she was yet
selling tracts for the AdVentists, she
was preaching Mormon principles.
wanted her to wait little longer, so
as not to get in the Church too quick
and then perhaps get out us quick as
she came in; but no, she knew what
she was doing" What Is more
surprising to us Is that her
OF the principles of the Gospel, and on
the next evening. November 9Th, we
went down to the waters. where l my
self nearly fifteen years since was
baptized by Elder C. A. Elk of Salt
Lakeland she was baptized into the
Church. II was beautiful evening,
many OF the Saints and our choir We're
present-reudering several hymns--also
few young people whom we expect
Will be baptized soon.
few days ago three of us Utah
Elders went up to the National mu-
scum 10 take a look at the many and
costly presents given to King Oscar on
his jubilee and now on exhibition
there. Only the choicest and mostly
costly gifts were on exhibition. Herr
were things of gold, silver and precious
stones In the front when we entered
this particular hall, was q big hang
Ing lamp Of silver. and on each side
We're other costly presents from near
and far, and many from America. To
the left was show case, in the center
OF which was placed the onyx case and
the Book of Mormon, presented to the
King by Elder j. NJ, Sjoduhl, from the
ScandinaYians OF Utah on either
side of the case was another book of
line workmanship. The Book of Nor
mon was marked in the catalogue as
"fhe Mormon Bible, gift from the
Scondinavians of Utah" The box
was considered fine present by the
onAN-.ers, and we overheard express
slonE '.ke these; 40. what beautiful
easel" What lovely receptaclei" 30
now benutlful!' etc, and 20, this is
me so much talked OF Mormon Biblep'
Wen. our ''landsmen" of Utah may
well be proud of their gift, as IL was,
among those out OF hundreds that had
peen picked out to be shown. Among
all the beautiful things, nothing was
equal to the Utah gift In theslght OF the
Mormon boys.
In glass cases placed In a half circle
Were "addres9es' OF all kinds and de-
tcrlplions, in both print and handwrit-
ing. The address from the First presi-
qehcy was also there. In the cns,.