[sideways text] Aug 17 [18]89
Prest Geo Teasdale
Liverpool
Recd Aug 29 [18]89
Ansd Sepr 27 [18]89 [end of sideways text]
LATTER-DAY SAINTS',
EUROPEAN PRINTING PUBLISHING
AND EMIGRATION OFFICE.
42 Islington, Liverpool,
.
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
to berth him with the gentiles. We cannot be
responsible for this class. His name is Adolph
Peter Hansen aged 21, Booked for Salt Lake City.
All this I learn by representation which should
be reliable. It has pleased our heavenly Father
to draw into His fold a young man who is
the son of a clergyman of the established Church
of England. He has been an earnest worker
in education and in faith relying upon God
to provide the necessary means, for the inde
gent. His name is Thomas Richard Galbraith.
He has been in the office a good deal and I
have taken to him as an honest man. He is
going to work his passage to New York hav-
ing obtained a situation on the S. S. Wyoming
He is a sailor having been apprenticed to the
sea and travelled a good deal. He entered
as a sailor but the captain has placed him
amongst the stewards. He was going to work
until he obtained sufficient means to go
to Utah but I have advanced him the money
feeling that his labors will be more valua
ble to us amongst the rising generation.
He appears to be a gentleman, humble,
prayerful and willing. Has quite a good
faith and trust in God and improves
upon acquaintance although he has quite
the ministerial expression that he has been
trained in which will ^doubtless^ give way before the
natural education he will obtain through
association in the Kingdom of God. I should
have used him here in the work of the min
istry, and he was quite willing, but I have
reflected that it would be better for him
to get a home in Zion and better educated
in true principle, with some experience in
the gospel to better qualify him for that
labor. I have given him a letter of intro-
duction to yourself so you may see him
and if you think proper for him to
engage in school keeping in the Latter-
day Saints schools that he can do so. I
have also given him a letter of introduc-
tion to Bro. James Jack who could intro-
duce him to yourself when convenient.
This has been entirely my own arrange
ment Bro. Galbraith never asked such
a thing. He said if he could reach Utah
he was satisfied he could make his
living and was going trusting in
the Lord, and this is what the Lord has
done for him, for my natural suspicious
nature would have prompted me to take
no such course. I tell him he need not
thank me for this but Him who has
so wrought upon me to take this step.
The future will unfold whether I have been
led right or not. So far as I am concerned
I am willing to risk it for my impressions
are he will prove true blue. I regret to
inform you that Bro Payne from Filmore
now laboring in London will have to re-
turn through delicate health. With regard
to Bro. Jos. Leaing he is the best missionary
we have in the field. He is doing an
excellent work in London presiding over
that Conference and if it would be
agreeable to all we should be pleased
to keep him until next spring but if it
is necessary he should return, why he
will leave in October. Bro. Payne is a
worker, he is a first class missionary, and
has done a good work. Bro. Wm Kelson
will have to return through ill health
He is hardly capable for the hardships
of missionary life in the British Isles.
I am happy to say we are all reasonably
well at 42 and join in kind love to
yourself Counsellors and brethren with
you. Hoping and praying for the re-
demption of Zion I remain as ever:
Yours very affectionately in the Gospel
George Teasdale