Carl Anderson Frank Day Journal from November 6, 1856 to November 11, 1872

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The 23rd of June, I and my wife visited my brother at Sjuntorp, 6 Swedish miles from Göteborg. The day after my arrival, my brother Elias was so drunk and was very quarrelsome, my wife got very scarred of him so we had to leave for home. Visited Lilla Edet on our way home, where I had an uncle and we were very kindly received. The 25th, my wife and I left for Göteborg. The 30th, President Van Cott from Copenhagen arrived, and the 1st of June, a conference was held in Göteborg. The conference was continued as an open air meeting in the mountains on the 2nd. The 7th, I received a letter from my brother Elias stating that he wanted to accept Mormonism. Also, my wife had declared she was willing to accept the Gospel. During the month of August, I had visited the Saints in "Tollered" two times and one time in Alingsas Branches. The 1st of October, we moved from Redbergslid to Spannalsgatan 23 where our new meetinghouse is to be. On the 23rd two of the 12 apostles and President John Van Cott visited us, and we had a good meeting in the evening. On the 26th of November, I was disfellowshiped from the Church for drinking. The 7th of December, I traveled to Lilla Edet to visit my brother and on a little mission to Trollhättan. On the 12th to Hael one mile from Winsberg. On the 13th, to Woursberg and Brinkesgaskulle via Lilla Edet and visited a cousin in Westlanda District, again to Lilla Edet. The 18th, traveled to the city of Göteborg but did not come any further than Kungälv where the steamer became stuck fast in the ice, the next day I walked to the city of Göteborg.

1862

During the month of January, I had my mission in Halmstad, but could not work there because a complaint was made in Göteborg against me and the rest of the Brethren for preaching the Gospel. Poverty to a great extent was in the city amongst the Saints, many of them were without work. The 27th, I left for the city of Halmstad, and arrived there on the 31st, conditions amongst the saints was very good. The 7th February, I left for Göteborg to answer in the trial in the police court and I arrived on the 8th. From the 8th to the 12th in court. In March, the decision from the court was that all of the Brethren were acquitted, and those that had sworn to the complaint should pay the court expenses and 6 dollars to me for the time spent in court. On the 6th of March, I left for Halmstad again and arrived there on the 9th.

On the 16th, I left Göteborg and arrived there on the 20th. On the 26th I left Göteborg for Dalsland, a new mission, I had been called to labor there. Arrived in Trollhättan on the 27th, visited Brinkebergskulle on the 28th. Heden, 3 miles from Trollhättan till Ottebyn, I was picked up by the Sheriff with instruction to leave that part of the country which I obeyed. But went back again right straight, much suffering on my body on count of poor food and bad weather. A big emigration company left Copenhagen with the Steamship "Kronprinsessan Louise", destination America. The 6th of April, I left for Göteborg again. The 17th, to Dalsland again, during this time the people were very rebellious, and still 2 persons had been baptized in the 4 branches that I presided over. On the 15 day of May conference. President Soderberg arrived in Rostock branch on a visit, was picked up by the sheriff and brought to Vänersborg and put in jail by Sheriff P. Stockman. After three days was set free. I followed him to Trollhättan and went back to my field of labor. The rest of the month was spent in Sandals County District Court. On the first of June, I started a long unknown travel through a wooded country, and practically no roads traveled through Dalsko, Tilsko, Steneby, Artmarks, and Nossemark counties, and arrived in Fredrikshald, Norway on the 7th of June. There I found two Elders from Zion, Anthon H. Lund and Dorius, I traveled with them to the city of Fredrikstad where a district meeting was held, and then I left for my mission. On the 11th, I traveled to Göteborg. The 24th, I visited Molnlycke, stayed there 2 days. The 8th of July, I went back to Dalsland where my mission district was. On the 15th, on the county road, I was assaulted and whipped, and my belongings were taken from me and my books destroyed. I was fortunate to find some of my belongings in the woods. On the 29th, I visited Fredrikshald again. There lived some good saints, and then again to my mission district. On the 1st of August, I traveled to Göteborg to attend the conference meetings. The President from Rostock's Branch was incarcerated in a county jail to serve out a sentence of 28 days on water and bread for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The 30th of September, I left again for the city of Göteborg. The 15th of October, I left for my mission and attended to the work in the office and attended to court proceedings in Gjordhems District Court for the Brethren. On the 19th of November, I traveled back to Göteborg and stayed there for the winter.

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