Jepsen, who lifestyle from the a few miles away from Bunnythorpe
Saturday, November 30
Thursday, November 28. Elder Heber C. Jex and i began by walking on a primary missionary visit to Bunnythorpe, a beneficial European area 7 miles off Ashurst, making Elderly Gardner to go ahead of the train in order to Palmerston North. Shortly after the coming inside Bunnythorpe, i visited numerous Scandinavian family staying in the area, several of who had revealed significant demand for this new gospel and you may got type into the elders, as well as in the night time i kept a little meeting on the home out-of good Mr. We addressed the tiny congregation when you look at the Danish and you will talked that have significant freedom; but the majority, if not all, of those introduce were reluctant to undertake possible, the old Lutheran creed that it followed being good enough for them. There are a large number of Scandinavians from inside the New Zealand who, like their countrymen in america, create a great settlers, but not all the of these worry much to have faith; and people who manage are sticklers on creed from their ancestors. After the meeting we moved back again to Bunnythorpe, where an excellent Mr. B. Tremewan, a vendor, gotten united states which have kindness and you will leftover you right away. The guy along with his estimable spouse try detectives of “Mormonism.”
Monday, November 30. Elderly Jex, who got a keen overdose from Danish about conference yesterday, are sick yesterday, and it also try with significant difficulties which he strolled with me the new half a dozen miles in order to Palmerston North. However, towards the coming around, we had been welcome and you may treated with much generosity of the Sis Mette Katrine Jepsen, who, also Sibling Jepsen, had waited a few days for people. (suite…)