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! tster gave MIN protection against tue
persecution instigated by the Swedish
consul at that place. In company with
The American minister he arrived iu
Copenhagen on the 18th Of September
1850
Not TN 1852 was another attempt
made 10 bring the message Of salvation
10 the Inhabitants OF the famous gam
Ia sverige In the spring Of that year
| Elder Alkael Johnson, a native of
sweden, who had embraced the Gospel
| In Denmark, was sent to GeHe the
scene Of Elder Forsgren's labOrs. he
found that the Saints had remained
| faithful, and they rejoiced greatly,
| when he came Elder Johnson soon
baptized a few persons when he was ar
! rested and sent TO Stockholm. He was
denied a trial and was simply trans
ported IN chains, as dangerous crimi-
| nal, from the capital TO the city Of NAL
/ mo In the southern province OF the
! kingdom His suferIngs on the road
| were great In MalmO aLutheran clergy
man visited him. and asked him to re-
! nounce MOrmOnism.' promising him
/ preferment IN the Lutheran church
! But the martyr refused TO listen to the
| tempter and reminded him OF the gen
/ ueman' that approached Jesus, when
| He was hungry IN the wilderness.
What the indignant minister eX-
| claimed do you compare me TO the
| devll'' Elder Johnson was subsequent
/ ~ sent over Oresund and delivered TO
the police IN Copehagen a proceeding
which was peculiarly irregular. since
Brother Johnson was a Swedish sub
/ Jet and had not even had a trial. He
arrived IN Copenhagen on the 9Th OF
September 1852.
II seemed as II every effort 10 preach
the Gospel OF Jesus IN Sweden would
be In vain against the acts Of persecu-
ton 90 which the clergy resorted with
| such persistency and seemingly hendish
| delight But the TX was slowly de-
velopng At the spring conference held
IN Copenhagen In 1852. previous TO the
departure home Of Elder Erastus Snow.
the Apostle. Elders Anders W. Winberg
ana MIS- CdusOn were sent as mission
aries TO the province OF Skane Elder
Wnberg left Copenhagen on the 2lst
OF April, 1852 and went 10 the city
Of Lund, where his parents were liv- |
ing. Here be- met with success. and on /
the eth OF June the same year. he bap- |
uzed his sister and brother-lu-law |
Peter Peterson and wife. On the 10th |
Of August he baptized Carl Capson and /
Fredrlk Lundblad. The two mission
aries then went 10 Copenhagen for a |
short Visit, but IL Tired TO their fci1 |
Of llhd Ia company with Elder Him. |
sued These thfe l'hCred with Ld'cn |
diligence, and success Some Of tha |
converts went TO Copenhagen To be |
baptized In order 90 ayOil Legal cnin- |
pIcatons in Sweden. The persecution |
sim ieRe1 out the work continued |
spreading, and on the sith Of April. |
1903 the first branch of the Church i'm
sweden was organized on the estate
Skurup. II was called the Sk0nahaCk 4
branch. ana numbered SO members. Eli
der Peter Peterson presided A second
branch was Organized In the city of
Malmo ON the 25th Of April Hans
Lundblad was appointed president. A
third branch was organized In a village
called LOmma over which Elder A.
Jonson presided. The fourth branch
was organized in the city Of Lund. on
the 3Qth OF April. over which Elder Carl
Capson was appointed president.
on Saturday evening. the 25th Of
June. 1853, a meeting was held I'm the
city Of Lund, In a barn belonging 10
Carl Capson and four branches were
combined into the so-called Skane con-
ference. over which Elder Hans Lund-
blad was appointed president. About
one hundred persons were present on |
this occasion and among them were
the late Elder Peter O. Hanson. and
Elder o. LillenQuist, now patriarch.
The Gospel seed had been planted In
Sweden. II has yielded an abundant
harvest Of precious souls.
THE MESSAGE IN NORWAY.
When the time was ripe for the in
PRODUCTION Of the Gospel to Norway, |
the Lord opened the way As anciently |
He led Peter TO the house Of Cornelius. |
or Philip 10 tho wagon OF the dev0ut
Ethiopian, so He directed the first
Norwegian Saints TO His servants.
A Norwegian Sklpperwho often sailed
between OsterriS0r and Aalborg Den-
mark heard through a friend named
olsen, resident Of the latter place.
about the new doctrine. and at once
desire was kndled In his heart to
learn more about IT, At the same time
the Spirit Impressed Erastus Snow. the
Apostle 60 make "a visit TO Aalbopg. lie
arrived al this place on the 9th Of Aug
ust, 1881, and the following week re-
celved visit from Mr. Larsen Elder
snow writes While stopping with
Brother Hans Peter Jensen In Norre |
Sundby a Norwegian by the name Of
Svend Larsen, the master Of a small /
/
lie said he had heard Of me. and my |
religion, aud had come With a view 10
learn more about u. ! improved the !
opportunity TO explain 10 him the prln-
cples Of the Gospel and the order Of the !
kingdom OF God. as Il had been revealed |
from the Lord he received my testl- |
mony with gladness His vessel being !
ready 20 san for Norway. I called and |
appointed Elder Hans r. Petersen To !
go With Mr.. Larsen home 10 open up
the Gospel door In Norway The two |
sailed together on the 4th OF September.
well supplied with Books OF Mormon !
and tracts The vessel encountered |
fearful storms and had 20 seek shelter
twice IN the harbor OF Fredcrlkshavn. |
IL seemed az II the adversary was bent
upon destroying the frail craft that
carried the Gospel messengers across
the water. but the hand Of the Lord
was over His servants. and they landed
safely in OsterrisOr on the nth Of SEN
TENDER, 1851
The next day Elder Petersen COM
menoed 90 visit the people and distri-
butte tracts Having no passport he
was soon summoned 20 appear before
the authorities 20 render an account
OF himself He explained the object OF
his coming and added that n II was
contrary 10 the law 10 hold public meet
ings, he would conhne his work TO pri-
waite conversations. He was then per-
mitted 20 go, with the understanding
that he was 20 procure his passport.
and he continued 20 hold conversations
with people that visited him. Soon he
found Il necessary, however 20 return
10 Aalborg. lie took passage for that
place IN Captain Larsens ves-
sci, and arrived there on the 23rd
Df September. In the evening
lf that day Captain Larsen was
baptized by Elder Ole Christian Mel
sen, and was The fret Norwegian 10 en-
ter the Church In the old country.
on the 9TH OF October Elder Petersen.
IN company with Elder Johan August
Ahmansen. embarked for the second
lime for Osterrisor IN Norway. They !
.ound shelter this time al the home OF
lne John Olsen, and here the Elders
soon found an opportunity 10 preach /
he Gospel 10 a large crowd which un-