The Best Football Defense Ever

Joseph August Anderson—probably May-June 1891

wi [sic] held a Meeting on the 28th at Harmon Mattson Munkbo Norberke [maybe somewhere in either Munkbogatan or Norberg, Sweden or ] su. I spoke the hole [sic] time and treated on the Gospell [sic] of the Kingdom matthew 24 Chapt. and showed up to them that those sions [sic] of the times that the Savior told his desiples [sic] should preside [sic] his siecond [sic] comming [sic] or [are?] the Sions [sic] of the Times as [?} being fullfilled [sic] Right-along when wi [sic] Consider the Conditions of the nation of the Earth. and explained the first principles of the Gospell as plain as I culd [sic]. a Good spirit prevaled [sic] and those present where [sic] wery [sic] atentive [sic] and I felt well I was led by the spirit of God in mi [sic] remarks. after meeting was out did I sell good many trakts [sic]. I was promised to hold another Meeting there some other time. the same evening was a sacramented Meeting held at br C. Jansons house with those that belongd [sic] to the Church and we hade [sic] a good time together. I spoke upon the dutis [sic] of the saints and about the law of Tithing and of the word of wisdom br Nymon and Janson and three of his family bore their testamony [sic] to the Gospell about 6 o. Clock that same Evening was a daugther [sic] of C. Janson baptized she was 12 years old I baptized her and Confermed [sic] her also the 29th tock [sic] live [sic] of the saints and started back towards Solvarbo [maybe Solvarbo, Säter Municipality, 23.7 km (14.73 miles) northwest of Munkbogatan or 51.8 km (32.19 miles) northwest of Norberg]. in a plase [sic] called Morgerden Iron Works a Shoemaker by name of C.J. Blomquist came and stoped [sic] us hi [sic] wanted information regarding the Gospell [sic] and wi [sic] spoke to him for about an our [sic] and a half. hi [sic] Bought a good deal of books or tracks [sic] of us. hi [sic] has studied the Relions [sic] for many years. hi [sic] was interested to know about our Belif [sic] hi [sic] atended [sic] de [sic] Meeting held by us at Herman Mattsons plase [sic]. Munkbo wi pased [sic] Smedje backen on our way back wi [sic] tried hard to get to stop ofver [sic] night at many plases [sic] but wi [sic] failed in 11 at the 12 house we [sic] was alowed [sic] to stay and this was at Ostunds Bondhyltan Silvberg as wi [sic] called at Miller H.E. Dahlstroms house the Brethren use to stop there and holl [sic] Meetings but this time they could not take us in. but were promised to holl Meeting there in the future. it cost us 25 vee togather for the bed and the same day did wi [sic] try to get somthing [sic] to eate [sic] but could not get it at one house nither [sic] would they talke [sic] about the Gospell but we met with a Ladee [sic] in an other house and thise [sic] did wi [sic] get what wi [sic] wanted bor [sic] testamony [sic] to her about the Gospell. sold one track [sic] to her. At Busgorden at P. Hillstons Plase [sic] they Received us well and promised us to come there and holl [sic] meeting any time when wi [sic] would wiite arrived in Solvarbo the 30th saturday hade [sic] Two Meetings on Sunday in the hal [sic] at Solvarbo in the for noon there was mostly Saints and I spoke upon the duties of the members of the Church that it was nessesary [sic] to kip [sic] the Spirit of God in order that wi [sic] may retain the nolege [sic] that wi [sic] have received and Continue to receive more said that it was the Spiritt [sic] that gives nolege [sic] and if wi [sic] loose [sic] the Spirit of God and fall in sin and live [sic] this Church wi will then to a Great extent loose the nolege [sic] that wi [sic] once possesed [sic] admonished the Saints not to be dillatory [sic] concerning the work of God but be diligent to carry out His commandmens [sic] and live by the revelation becose [sic] that is the life of this Church. I felt much blessed and lead [sic] by the Spirit of God in the afternoon spoke about the first princip. of the Gospell [sic] and showed up the difference bitwin [sic] us and the Sickts [?] of to day. I was ledd [sic] by the Spirit of God. Monday morning the 1st of June Nyman and I took live [sic] of the saints in Solvarbo and went first to Sater [maybe Säter, 8.3 km (5.16 miles) southeast of Solvarbo] visited a Syster [sic] Anderson there she felt well in the Gospell and new [sic] that it was from God but her husband is not so faithfull [sic] as he shuld so she said.

from joseph august anderson's 2d mission—1891

[O]n the 22d did we anoint a sick woman that had been confined to bed for about a year and hundreds of crowns had been paid out for medicine but to no avail. She having faith in the Gospell [sic] but could not get out of the house in order to receive baptism was the cause of us administering the ordinance of healing to her. wi [sic] fasted and prayed all day and the Lord heard and answered our prayers to the efect [sic] that the woman went up directly and dressed and took in food. She got well as soon as wi [sic] were through. and wi [sic] felt thankfull [sic] to God for his kindness towards and the woman she will be baptized as soon as she can obtain strength in her body to go out to the river.