--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Chipman, Stephen H. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 15 number: 8 published: 1912-06 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Stephen H. Chipman, "Scenes in Denmark," *Improvement Era* 15, no. 8 (June 1912): 707–709.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1508unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera1508unse start_page: 707 end_page: 709 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1912-06) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1508unse publication_year: 1912 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1912, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Scenes in Denmark Scenes in Denmark BY ELDER STEPHEN 11. c 1 1 1 I'M A N Owing to the dubious help received from some of our enemies to "Mormonism," in the way of slanderous lectures and degrading picture shows, and particularly one entitled "A 'Mormon' Victim," the giving away of literature urging the driving away of the Latter-day Saints from Denmark, and the attitude toAN ANCIENT DANISH MONASTERY wards us by ministers who profess to be the teachers of the humble doctrines of our Lord and Savior,— thinking people have been awakened to an investigation of our doctrines, and the result is that we have added many to our ranks. Any honest person may easily recognize the contrast between the offensive spirit directed against us and the spirit of our Savior in the parable of the good Samaritan. The Danish people as a rule arc too honest and independent to hear of and believe persecutions of this kind 708 IMPROVEMENT ERA without investigating; and when they do investigate the doctrines of Jesus Christ as taught by the Latter-day Saints, the people are found to be too good and noble to be affected by mean attacks of unprincipled men. Picture No. 1 represents one of the many ancient monasteries now remaining which remind us of the history of No. 2 the forefathers of this country and their mode of life. (See cut at head of article.) Number 2 is one of the trenches or moats built around one of these convents for protection against foes in times of war. These foes were mostly Germans and Swedes. Number 3 is a typical country home, showing the mode of dress, and the low-roofed houses found everywhere scattered throughout the country. A little string of fish shown in the picture reminds us that Denmark is a fishing country. Picture 4 is a fishing craft being started on a trip upon the ■ . -, i m i'VL No. 3 No. 5 SCENES IN DENMARK 709 uneasy waters of the North Sea, on the west coast of Denmark. (See the end piece.) N umber 5 shows one of the beautiful forests with which Denmark is dotted. These forests furnish hunting and other amusements for thousands of pleasure-loving people, in summer time. The picture shows a deer which 1 succeeded in reaching close enough to photograph, after an effort of two hours spent mostly on my hands and knees. No. 7 Picture number 7 shows Elders Christian Anderson and Stephen H. Chipman, dressed in the every-day garb of Danish workmen. Picture number 8 shows the elders laboring in Brovst, Aalborg conference: Christian Mortensen, Salem, Idaho, and Stephen H. Chipman, American Fork, Utah. AALBORG, DENMARK. No. 8 FISHING CRAFT ON THE SHORE OF THE NORTH SEA