The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-10
AUCKLAND, y. o., MAY IS. 1925

lett my dear mountain home Oct,
IL. 1897, In company with Elder IIaur
Of West Jordan, in obedience to q call
from the Authorities Of the Church. Ia
MI mission 10 Australasia. Az this
mission at that time included New
Zealand, Australia, Tasmania and other
Islands, We didn't know when we left
salt Lake City which Of these Island,
would be our Geld Of labor however. we
started Tor Auckland y. H.. the head.
quarters.
Our trip from beginning to end was
was one OF great pleasure. A. we
Travelled farther west. seeing new sights
every hour, We were almost led to re-.
mark the boy did who went a. far
east as Castle Rock, III the world /. a.
big the other eide Of Coalville as iti,
this, sho'sa whopper."
All seemed like u dream IA wo were
carried swiftly through the states Of
Oregon and Washington, both states
being clothed with robe Of beautiful
pines, towering hundreds Of feet above
u'iall Of this seemed too good to be
real.
One could hardly help snoticing,the
contrast between the appearance Of
Idaho and that Of Oregon: still they
both are attractive. one because Of il.
grandeur. the other because of it,
barrenncss. The cities In these state.
are worthy Of mention, but will not
take time to tell of hem now.
We left Vancouver per :. <. "Nio.
vera" large powerful boat ofthe
Canadian Australian line, bound for
Wellington In company with many other
passengers. was kind Ind generous
Iat times,) feeding the poor little fishes
with nice, warm and partly digested
lood, though itcaused much displeasure.
but In usinga phrase from Ulah. III was
not the only can In the alley"
We had q death on the ocean and |
witnessed the funeral and burial. MANY
thoughts passed through my mind as
watched the proceedings, the priest
rnading his sermon and prayer which
was 30 cold and formal that chills crept
over mo and made me Ahudder. When
the ceremony was over. the board oil
which the dead lay, WAS raised aud out
she shot into the sea. thus going 10 A
watery grave. TWAS indeed touching
scene, which caused gloom TO stay
with the ship for several days.
We landed At Honolulu. II. l., also At
sewa. FIJI islands; aud then ON 10
Wellington iwhere We met President
Richards, who had been informed Of our
coming. lie sent Us on to Auckland To
labor there untilhis return from Sydney
20 which place he was then bound ON
business pertaining to the mission.
We arrived at Auckland November
18Th. just o days after landing AZ
Wellington. 40 soon a. we stepped off
the boat an old gentleman stepped up 10 I
u and said, "Aie you missionaries ,
DO you want l45 Gray Streot7r We \
in the Affirmative, but was |
rather puzzled to think hr should 90 I
address rs, but afterwards when we had {
looked ourselves over, we decided Il was
not much Of trick TO tell who we were |
aud whore We wished to go. We rode c
through Queen 81. In an old English /
iump'carl, all the while holding on for
lear life, thinking every minute TO tin ,
over backwards
few days after urarrival we started 4
% work In earnest distributing tracts |
rom house to house which was worse [ d
believe than selling water.cress In the
COUNTRY would go to house, knock I
Il the door, and with all the politeness {
could muster would ask them n they u
would accepta Gospel tract. Sometimes
could get rid Of one and sometimes
o'' l went t1a house one day aud left u
tract telling the Ia y would call for IL o
nd leave another II she desired 10 read X
lriher' Well--she didn't wish TO read Il
lrlher, Tor when I called for the tract
he said, Get out Of here don't want n,
b have word to say To YOU" so she AT
damned the dior In my face and left ga
ne standing there feeling as silly "a the Nj
tile boy did who let a little bird 6y u,
ut Of his hand unexpectedly. Itell ia
on my friends those are times when Sc
on think Of home and mother, and an
ish you we're back in your old II
! iuntain home. Those are times when Ne
ne has to rely on the Spirit oiGod TO Sc,
him 10 withstand the scoils
nd scorns OF the wicked. When An
lder Is 20 treated he looks around 10 ".
'e Il any one has seen the performance, w
ien he sneaks down the back steIs o u
nd walks away like whipped hound ~
can tell You all ia rot sunshine in the v ,.h
Missionary field, but just enough dark.
co 20 cause us to appreciate the sun.
'lne when it comes. dn,
nave been to two conferences where ed,
enjoyed myself immensely. The ers
'ug's are bound together with such a the
'"u u rove thatit is only amldlt tears Fol