Letter from George Teasdale, 17 August 1889
President Wilford Woodruff
Salt Lake City U. T.
Dear Brother:
A company of
Saints from Scandinavia leave Liverpool to-day
in charge of Elder J. C. A. Weibye of Manti.
with Elder Mads Jorgensen, of Provo, and Andrew
Knudsen, of Provo, as his 1st and 2nd Counsellors Elder J. P.
Toolsen, of Smithfield, as clerk & recorder. The other elders
returning are Andrus Mortensen, of West Porterville, Jas.
Anderson, of Spanish Fork, Ole Petersen, of Bennington,
Hans Sarrensen, of Orderville, Ola Jonson of Logan
(who has added Nordberg to his name) Jas. Thompson of Brig-
ham City, Hans Larson, of Kamas, Ole Olesen of Lewis-
ton, O. J. Johnson, of Plain City, and Oluf Jensen of
Brigham City. H. P. Jensen, of Provo. The company
without counting the returning missionaries num-
ber 176 souls 93 adults and 83 children (There
is one amongst them who was baptized when
eight years old—he says—who has been sent for
by his twin brother who is likely to be sent back
his appearance is so much against him ragged
and rough. It is much to be regretted this kind
of people are sent for, surely we have enough
of the vagobond element amongst us. The saints
have objected to his company so we have had