. . . I again took leave of my family 2 hours after my arrival at Hals and sailed off for Copenhagen on the 3rd with some brethren. Had a gentle wind from northwest and arrived at Copenhagen on the 6th in the evening. Labored for sometime among the Saints and among non- member strangers. Again sailed away, with Brother and Sister H. P. Jensen [POSSIBLY: Hans] to Hals, where we arrived September 26, and found my family well, and happy at my arrival. Stayed for a few days and sailed on October 4th for Copenhagen with a cargo of Saints, where we arrived on the 7th; had storm and contrary wind. I now the [-], after having offered it for sale at many places, left it with Brother Van Cott to sell; was called to take a mission tour in Jutland; preached in Randers and vicinity and unto my wife's 9 relatives, who lived at 2 [10 English] miles north of Randers; baptized [-] Marie [-] on Nov. 24th, and later Fredrick [-]. On the 27th I arrived at Hals and found my family in the best of conditions. On December 1st we took farewell of the Saints in Hals and I set off to Aalborg with my family, where we departed on the following day with the steamer "Iris" for Copenhagen and arrived on the 3rd; were lodged in a [-] hall where 172 Saints were now living. On the 22nd we were embarked with a number of the Saints on the steamship "Slasvig" for Kiel (here our journey to Zion is commenced), where we arrived on the next day and continued to journey to Glückstadt where we embarked on this steamship "Queen of Scotland" and sailed for Kiel on the 25th, where we arrived on the 27th, and continued the journey to Liverpool on the next day by railroad. Were shown to the Hotel Inn[-] in Paradise Street, from where we were embarked aboard the mailship [p.10] Jesse Munn, Captain John [-]. Brother Christian Larson was appointed president of the company of emigrants, I and Brent Eileen his counselors. We sailed from Liverpool on the 3rd of January, 1854, and arrived at New Orleans on the 20th of February. Had about 14 persons die on the journey. We started out for the city of St. Louis with the steamboat company, several took sick and died. On March 5th we arrived at St. Louis. On the 19th my wife died; three of the children had died before her. Two children and the wife are buried at St. Louis. On April 17th we left St. Louis and came to Kansas City on the 18th some month. We pitched our camp about two miles from the city, where we tarried about two months, and thereupon left with [--] team train for Salt Lake City. Out of about 700 Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, there were more than 200 that had died on the journey. Of my family which consisted of seven members, we were three living who came to Zion on the 5th of October, 1854.

S. Larsen

I do not expect that all this will be published in the Stjerne.

On October 6th, in the morning, I hoisted from the wagon on a tent pole the white banner with the 'coat-of-arms' "The Lion of Zion", which brought to me which brought to me [SIC] many visitors and I had to make explanation about the meaning of the symbol. I was kindly received by a resident Norwegian family and in their company I attended conference for three happy days. At sight of God's prophet and apostles my mind was penetrated by a strange good feelings ever that I had been favored by the Lord to live in a time when a telegraph line has again opened between heaven and earth, by means of which the kingdom will forever remain. The Lion with the radiant eye in its gilded halberd [-] during these three days, whereupon a brother whose means I have forgotten took a liking to the symbol and paid me one dollar for the same. It was continuously in my mind to travel southward in order to seek work. Where upon it full to my let to be offered work at the place of Brother [-] Phelps in Alpine City 30 miles south of Salt Lake City, and waited for him during the autumn and winter, in building a house, cutting down logs and [-] lumber. [p.11]

BIB: Larsen, Svend. Extracts from my Autobiography. (Ms 2943) item 2, pp.10-11 (typescript translation). (CHL)
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