May 2 to May 7 1899

Tues: 2: Elders Davis and Widtsoe started on a trip around the island Elder Hansen and I went to Papeete Also did some washing of clothes 33 May 1899 Papeete Tahiti

Wens. 3: I did some studying on the language. Passed through a drill on the same to under Elder Tylor.

Thur. 4: Studied language in fore noon. The American ship: Tropic Bird arived in the afternoon, which we had been anxously waiting for, for two or three days. Elder Willey and I went to the City for mail. Returned about 7 in the evening wated down with papers & letters The letter from home that I had longed for never came. I kept my self buisy till a late hour reading the Utah news papers.

Fri. 5: Elder Chamberlin and I went to the City to get the mail that had not been destributed the night before. Elder Chamberlin had recieved word of the death of his Sister, I had recieved no word from home and to gether we walked, same wahat down hearted. I spent the remander of the day reading News papers & magizens. 34 May 1899 Papeete Tahiti

Sat. 6: Studied sone little on language. Elder Hansen and I cleaned up the houses for our porton of the weeks work. We gave the kitshen a good moping. Elder A. R. Curtis arived from the leward grop of islands, where he had been laboring. He brought a good report of the labor being don there.

Sun. 7: This being the regular fast day of the church it was obsurved by all us elders. Two meetings were held in the morning Elder Curtis took up the time at both meetings. I class was conducted by Elder Neff at noon. Sacrement meeting was held in the after noon. Prest. D. T. Miller was the speaker. Sacrement adminestered by Tamaiti, Elders Taylor, Hansen and I went to City in the evening, spent about an hour on board the Ship Tropic Bird.