. . . We visited members and prepared our journey. I bought two woolen blankets and some clothes. I think I spent a lot of money though I had most of what I needed for my journey. I visited my family to say goodbye. As usual, they would not talk about the gospel.

February 20 - At noon some of us emigrants left and arrived the same night in Korsor where we met some Saints. President Wiederborg told us if we decided to go via Kiel, this was not possible because the ice was too packed. We decided to travel over the Isle of Fyn. I.N. Iverson was our leader, C.A. Matson and C.O. Folgtman [were] his counselors. Fjelsted was clerk and Wiederborg would go with us to Hamburg. Even though it was really cold we decided that three brethren and I should go by boat to Fyn the same night and we arrived in Nyborg 21 February at noon. Some members arrived and we left for Odense and then Assens, where we stayed.

February 22 - [Went] by steamboat to Aaresund and from there to Haderslev and then to Flensborg where we stayed from morning to noon. Here we found a man who was very bad for us. He asked for sixty five rbd. [UNCLEAR] for a cup of coffee, crackers, and a cup of beer for each of us and some had beer in [that] the night. But the Lord will pay him. We went by train from Flensborg to Hamburg where we arrived February 23rd happy and joyful. We stayed at a hotel where we were treated well. We paid three [-] for food a day.

February 26 - Wrote a letter to G. Gudmundson. The ice is still packed and it does not look good for us to continue the journey. We go sightseeing and we are happy.

February 28, Sunday - We had two meetings.

March 1 - Brother Rasmussen, his wife, and daughter arrive.

March 2 - We decided to go to Bremmerhaven because it is impossible to leave Hamburg for ice. Same day we were divided into eight groups, ten in each. I was a leader for the third group.

March 3 - We left on wagons and arrived in Bremmerhaven March 4th and boarded the steamboat, "Moen."

March 5 - We left for England, but a terrible storm met us and we had to return to Bremmerhaven, where we arrived saved in the evening, March 9th.

March 10 - We rested and received coal and our beloved Sister Matson, who got sick on board, died. We walked around in Bremmerhaven and bought things we needed for the journey.

March 11 - We tried to leave again but the ship could not move for ice.

March 12 - We left in beautiful weather and arrived in Hull, March 14th in the late afternoon.

March 15 - At ten forty five a.m., we left by wagon for Liverpool where we arrived at six p.m. and we stayed overnight in an emigration hotel. We had a nice meal and visited places in the city. We saw many nice things and we saw really [UNCLEAR] poverty.

March 18 - Golkmann and Elsie Funk got married by J.N. Iverson. In the afternoon we entered the big emigration ship John Bright where we were settled on deck three. We were towed out of the dock and received provisions which were biscuits, sugar, tea, peas, flour, oat flour, beef, pork, salt, mustard, pepper, vinegar, potatoes, and rice. [p.27]

Sunday, March 21 - Iverson went on shore.

March 22 - A boat towed us out.

March 23 - We had to wait because of the wind.

March 24 - Another boat towed us out.

March 27 - We began to feel seasick.

April 1 - Strong wind.

The night between April 2nd and 3rd - Poulsen dreamt that Helga died.

Sunday, April 4 - Easter. Nice weather. Peder Jorgensen's son, sixteen weeks old, died and was buried in the ocean.

April 5 - Members gathered together and we gave a prayer. The wind was tolerable.

Monday, April 19 - The strong wind, the yard, the topsail, and the [-] sails broke but no one was hurt. We were all well and nothing serious happened before April 15th when Karen Marie Svendson died, twenty two years old. She was buried the same day. April 16th I got really sick during the night of stomach spasm but I was well again soon.

April 21 - Several little birds came on board which means that we were near America.

April 23 - Fog, but clear. Later on and we could see the coast. Much joy went through our hearts when we saw the promised land. A steamboat towed us in and Saturday, April 24th we went on shore. We found a hotel where we paid a dollar a day for board and lodging. In a counsel conducted by Iverson we decided to give Omand and Poulsen fifteen dollars each for their work as cooks and we paid two dollars each.

April 26 - We went by train to New York, [-], Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Davenport. We paid a dollar in Chicago. We arrived May 1st and met Haight who was left here to lead a group. We had several meetings Sunday, May 2nd.

Monday, May 3rd - The sisters washed our clothes. We should go to Zion with Haight. Iverson conducted a counsel. He settled our accounts and Davidson paid thirty dollars for his trip on the train. We decided that fourteen brethren should follow Haight but we did not have enough money. But we got help and I borrowed six dollars...

In the afternoon of May 8th, fourteen brethren, Haight, and Hoer left and the ward was in a bad condition. We settled in the field and slept in our wagons.

May 12 - Joseph Young and L. came.

May 19 - They left us again to go to Fort M. The sisters followed them. Our journey went well because the road got better. We passed several rivers and cities.

May 21 - We arrived at our camp near Council Bluff. . . . [p.28]

[July 9]. . . In the evening we arrived in Salt Lake. . . .[p.29]

BIB: Lund, Hans Peter. Journals (Ms 1420), typescript translation, pp. 27-29. (CHL)
(source abbreviations)