We have received the following from Elder Louis P. Lund, dated at Pleasant Grove, Utah, May 2, 1885:

"Since writing you from Queenstown, I add these few lines, giving you a brief account of our voyage, and journey across the continent. At Queenstown we took on board 130 souls more, making, all told, 767 passengers, without the crew. A great many of the former were very bitter towards our people at first, but their wrath was changed to praise, and they acknowledged that we were a God-fearing people, through our prayers and devotion to him, which were attended to, night and morning. The voyage was a pleasant one, with the exception of a little seasickness, which lasted a day or two, when all recovered and could be seen on deck. The captain and purser did all they could for our comfort and were very kind indeed. We were ten days and a half on the ocean, and arriving in New York, the custom house officers went very carefully through our luggage, and some parties had to pay quite heavily, more particularly the cabin passengers. At the railway station our baggage was weighed up, and those that had more than 100 lbs had to pay for it there at eight cents a lb., or leave it behind. The railway officers along the road were very kind and obliging to us, and we made the trip across the continent in less than five days to Salt Lake City. On entering our mountain home we found everything green and lovely; the apple and peach trees were out in bloom, and the weather was pleasant. The company of Saints have gone to various parts of the territory.

While I was writing to you this morning, I was aroused by the brass band and the Sunday School, who had come to welcome me home from my foreign mission. It brought tears of joy to my eyes to know my friends had not forgotten me." [p.352]

BIB: Lund, Louis P. [Letter], The Latter-day Saints' Millennial
Star 47:22, (June 1, 1885) p. 352. (CHL)
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