My Dear Father, Mother and Clara:
As I am owing you all letters perhaps
you will allow me to write an
excuse to you all. My dear ones if
I neglect your letters it is not because
I wish to but because business has
been crowding onto me so I could find
no time to attend to my correspondence.
It may be if you do not get a letter
for some time you begin to get anxious
so I want to tell you I am feeling
fine in the good work and do not
feel to complain of anything but make
good use of every moment during the
remainder of my time. Bro. Wilkins will
go home in April and you may look
out for me I think a few months
later. It would be a great pleasure to
me if I could accompany Prest. A. H.
Lund home but do not have any
idea when he will return to good,
old America or when I will get
my release. There is going to be a
great fair here in Berlin which will
in many ways almost equal the
Chicago Fair; it commences on the 1st
of may, I would like to get a glimpse
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of that, pay Frankfurt-on-the-Main a
visit and then when they say "it is
enough" I will go down the Rhein
to Mainz, Borgen, Cablenz and to Cologne
& in less than two days I could be
in London. The Route I have named
is not out of my way & I trust we
may be able to arrange it for Bro. J. M. Weiler and I to be released
at the same time & go via the
route I have mentioned. Of course
have seen the Rhein but the Saints
in Frankfurt are very anxious for me
to visit them again & it would be
a great satisfaction for me to do so.
It would not be nice to go home
untill about the first of May anyway
as the ocean voyage, would not be
as pleasant, By Jove it will be
great to be tossed about on the white
caps again and I am sure I shall
enjoy my voyage this time. Well
the good work in Berlin is progress-
ing, we had a baptism Friday night
& expect some more next week & some
in the near future in the Sorau
district where I have been at work.
I tell you it makes us boys happy
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when we find an honest soul that
is willing to embrace the Gospel of Christ.
We are all feeling good in our work
& want to do our duty. The movement from
the police had not bad effect & I
think it will benefit rather than
hinder us. Our U. S. Embassy who
sighned my new pass I wrote you
about has died and gone to where
he will know really what, that
which the world called "Mormanism"
is. He died with but a few moments
notice and I understand his body
will be take to America by a man-
of-war. No doubt if he could come
back he would not be so afraid to
have us proclaim the doctrine of
Christ as it appears he was so
short a time before he died. The
is an astonshing ammount of sickness
& death in Berlin; it is almost enough
to make one heart sick to hear of
the misery that exhists. You have
like read an account of the death
& burial of Elder Jos. A. Ott in
the news. Well my dear father I have
many happy times and many times
it seems as if the devil was
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determined to destroy me but I believe the
power of God is mightier than the
power of darkness & although I am a
weak stick I believe through the help
of God we can all conquer. When
I get blue I read one of Pa's letters
grit my teeth and take a fresh
half.
Have about four or six letters which
must be answered to day & two
familys to visit so I know you
will excuse me. My correspendence
is now mostly limited to missionary
work but I must find time to
let you know how I am.
Do not worry about me but keep on
praying & we will come out with
a glorious victory, Am feeling fine &
trust God will grant you all his
choicest blessings in all ways.
Held two fine meetings yesterday & spoke
in both of them. Love from my
Colaborers. My love to you all & my
Brothers & sisters