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Show - .. , (:.., - arn as ne·:;.r heaven as t he best of them. Or Sunda~/ t ! e 1 9 t }l t e 8_t-1ip re o -, () soe 1~1unn , with J o.hn Duke Capts, i n larded. S~e had on board 32() L,..r_Jtter ~ · .. JJay oa i nts on tteir way t o Zion. ~0 G· erTan° ond 3no Dl f ~ ""'J · '·' o o. .1 • ~ anes rom Denmark and No rw a~r . T1ere are onl.;"- 3 or 4 tllc'l.t k 11 - c a.n s :pea~ .. .c.ngli sh and they understand ver~ little b e ~t er. Leader's nane is Christian I jarsen. rr e n I ~r.r e 11 t on l.:o a rcl.. .. tJ-1e s · .ip on honday and introd.uced myself to t~ eir le~d er ard ~ e i n: rod uced me to t he co ~pany it \'\fas traly i nt eresti 1~g t·l hear t err1 i 1 t.heir broken language exclrt irn, rr Our br Jther h ~1 s c .:Jme from t '·: e l and of Zion to help u.s. rr Wi t ' i,,ieir hands r a iser.. . to heaven , my heart was overflow-i ng and I b lessed t' em i n t ~1 e name of the IJord, laid hands on t;eir sicl nnd felt to rejoi ce t hat I was where I could do good to t j e people of God . I feel to pray a ll the time for tr··,_e Saints of God and especi c..lly for those 'J1,o e.re jollrneying by sea ancl land for Z1· .o.n, r" or t·'r-1ey t1 1ave :nany -_p erils to .n.. a ss throu,.g...., h and I never forget ~~-ou, m::,' fa.21ily, t.he.t lies so ne a r to my heart . ljive near tr--e Lorcl t~. 1e.t ~ o r pra~- er r::: rna;, be h e ~1rd and. :pray for me t h.s:1 t I may be helped i n all my l c"bors and live to return home ir.. peace, for t_!·, ereis not· i ng ·but t he poner of God. to s~1.sta.in me in tl-- i s ls..nd. of wick edn es s and death. I hr.ve c c·.artered a ·boi:-:t t ,:-..nd. laid. in provisions for t he Cn ~ pan,~ . T.:~es will start for St . I:Otlis on the 25 th. Thmne is onl~v one 1~1orm on fc.dni l y in t ..:.is place. He is ~lLl i te poor ai~d. ::Jot able to do a.n;yt _~ i l g for t 1 e SD.ints , not even boarcl me ·wh ile I am 1·:.ere. |
