Messages from the Missions

232 IMPROVEMENT ERA. there that had the courage to say, ' 'There is a silvery lining behind this dark cloud?" At length an aged veteran of Nauvoo arose and commenced to talk. He was bald and bowed with age, no one thought then he could possibly live very long. He stood with his face to the south, his right hand to the west. He commenced to exhort the people to have faith in God, who delivered Israel of old; spoke of the quails that came at the right time, of the cruse of oil, also of the raven feeding Elijah, and then began to prophesy. He said that God would provide, and that none would die of starvation. He said, "In the name of Israel's God, I shall live to see these val- leys populated from north to south. I shall live to see the great- est prosperity spread on all the face of the land. Yes; [ shall live to see a railroad run north and south from one end of this valley to the other," throwing his right hand in line with his declaration; then, turning his face to the west, he said, "Yes; I shall live to see another railroad run east and west, up and down this street, through into Sanpete." I must confess that your humble servant became skeptical when the railroad was named. I immediately sized up the ox teams crossing the plains, twenty-five cents per pound for freight, and I said to myself, '"Brother Heywood, like Brother Heber C. Kimball admitted he sometimes did, you have this time over-shot the mark, for at longest, you can't expect to hold out twenty years more, and how could such a prophecy be fulfilled? I did not doubt that some of us might live that long, but that railroad in his life was a little too much for me. Now, I think I can bring a dozen witnesses who heard that prophecy. I am ready to prove by thousands that he lived to see the fulfilment, and I believe that he is still living in Panguitch, this state. Joseph L. Heywood was the man. He was president of the Juab county ward at the time. Samuel L. Adams. St. George, Utah.

MESSAGES FROM THE MISSIONS. Secretary Willard R. Smith, of the Christiania conference, Norway, over which Elder Soren Rasmu33en presides, writes November 17: "We have in this conference 27 missionaries laboring in ten different branches."

ED 'TORS TABLE. 233 Elder J. P. L. Breinholt, whose home is in Ephraim, and who returned from his mission on December 6, says that the gospel is making constant progress in Northern Denmark especially in Aalborg and Hjorring. The new Latter-day Saints meeting house in Aalborg is progressing nicely, and it is expected will be finished in the spring at a cost of about $8,000. We learn from Nordstjarnan, of November 15, that during October, 1906, in the five conferences of Sweden there were 10,924 strangers' houses visited and 1,578 gospel conversations held, with 268 meetings, and six baptisms. The following brethren were conference presidents: August Carlson, at Stockholm; Geo. C. Smith, at Goteborg; A. O. Inglestrom, at Skone; Gustaf A. Hoglund, at Sundsvall; and Carl P. Anderson, at Norrkoping. From Skandinaviens Stjerne of November 15, we learn that the following brethren preside in the six conferences of the Scandinavian mission, the first three being in Denmark, and the latter three in Norway: J. P. L. Breinholt, Aalborg; Jos. L. Peterson, Aarhus; Niels L. Lund, Copenhagen, Adolph M. Niehon, Bergen; Soren Rasmussen, Christiania; and Matthias J. Benson,Trondhjetn. During October 22,581 strangers' homes were visited, by the 61 missionaries in Denmark and the 70 missionaries in Norway; 472 meetings were held; 21 baptisms were performed, and eight children blessed. Elder Jos. A. Fife, president of the Leeds conference, Bradford, England, writes under date of November 13: "The manuals are very useful to us. This is the first time that the manuals have been introduced, and the people are very interested in the Book of Mormon study. We have organized a class of the Lesser Priesthood among the local brethren in Bradford branch, and have taken up the Book of Mormon manual study, and are meeting with success. We feel encour- aged in our labors in this part of the world." Elder Leslie M. Coombs of Ozumba, Dist. of Chalco, Mexico, writes under date of November 13, 1906: "In the little Indian town of Tecalco, on the third of November, was witnessed the baptism of eight new members of the Church, Elders Rowley and Whetton officiating. We held meeting in the morning with some of the Saints and non-members, explaining the first principles of the gospel to them. The next day (Sunday) we confirmed those who had been baptized the day before, after which we had testimony-bearing; many natives bore their testimonies to the truth of the gospel. The cause of truth is being spread among the Lamanites, and many are having the opportunity of learning the gospel." Elder Le Roy G. Pickering writes from Brussels, Belgium, November 21: "TheEEA is the best young men's magazine that I have as yet read. It is of great assistance to us elders, and we look forward to its reception with joy. Just a line about how we are progressing in Belgium. We are nine elders working in five branches of the Liege, or Belgium,conference, and a more united number were never found. Our meetings are well attended by both Saints and friends, especi- ally the latter. Like all missionaries, we have our trials, but the Lord is greatly blessing us in our labors. The reported arrest of President Smith caused quite a