March 30 Arrival in Tahiti

Thur. 30. We are but little closer to Tahiti than the day before, and still under daldrum. A light wind rose about noon which increased at 3 oclock P.M. and we sailed rapidly toward the light house and point veners. We were met by 18 Mar. 1899 Papeete Tahiti tug boat which was sigd signeled by the flying of the american blue jack flown at half mast. We were drawn up to the wharf at Papeete at 6 oclock PM. The night was very beautifull as we sailed into the harbor of Papeete. With a line of white foaming watters on one side as the waves dashed over the coral reef which soround the Island, And the thick growth of drouping palm trees on the other, under which were nesteled many native huts & white painted cottages. There were quite a number of people on the shor waiting the arival of the ship. Among them we met Prest. D.T. Miller & Elder Crope. We walked to the mission head quarter about 2 Kelos East of the city, calling on several native families on the way who were deurous of seeing the new elders. We found the following Elder her at Tahiti, some of whoam had came in for confrence.

X Prest. Daniel T Miller. Farmington Ut.

X David Neff. East Mill Creek Utah. 19 

Alex. R. Curtis, Sugar house Ward. S. L. Uta

Leonidas Kennard, Farmington, Utah.

X Isreal E. Willey, Bountiful Utah.

Ezra T. Hatch “ “

X Edgar L. Cropper. Deseret Utah

X Wm: H. Chamberlin. S. L. City

Wm. C Mc. Gregor. valley Idaho

X Geant Andrews S. L. City Ut.

Ammon T. Rappleye, Kanosh Utah.

Fredrick T. Yeates, Willville Cache Co. Ut.

X Osborne Widtsoe, Logan “ “ “

X Wm. B. Taylor, Holliday, S. L. Co. Utah.

Andrew Mortensen, Brighton, “

G. Brown S. L. City “

X Isaac L. Wright, Richfield “

X Mervin W. Davis, S. L. City “

X Eli Holten, Farmington “

Those names proceeded by a X are those who wher were her at Papeete at the time Elder Hansen & I arived the others were on the sourounding islands.

We spent the evening ansuring many questions put to us by the elders who were anxious to here from Utah.
20 April 1899 Papeete Tahiti
At a late hour we spread our blankets on the floar of the meeting hous, and lied down for the night upon hard bed but I feld thankfull that it was under the roof of the house of God. And that we were among his survents.