Farewell to my friend
A failed engagement and the last minute defiance by her sister has Catherine Erichsen questioning everything she once believed Catherine plucks up the remnants of her broken heart as she her parents and hundreds of other Mormon converts leave their homes and almost everything they hold dear to begin their journey across the Atlantic She hasn t had nearly enough time to recover when overheard words send a shiver of dread through her soul an arranged marriage Catherine doesn t want to marry someone she needs the Lord s help to love She s searching for a relationship as sweet and enduring as her parents With thievery aboard ship near starvation and death threats focused on her and her family Catherine fears she won t live long enough to fulfill the desires of her heart Inspired by the true accounts of Scandinavian immigrants aboard the John J Boyd in 1863 Farewell My Denmark
Pioneer storyA good pioneer love story how the answers our prayers choice the right I am ready for the next book 0989158101 Well Worth ReadingI thoroughly enjoyed this story It offered an insight into Danish Mormon emigration The characters were well portrayed I felt annoyed over the parents refusal to hear their daughter out and take her seriously but unfortunately it was probably a typical attitude of the times The opportunities for romance kept me guessing but I was happy how it ended Sweet 0989158101 Farewell My Denmark by Tina Peterson Scott is the story of a group of Danish converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints who leave their beloved homes in Denmark to travel to America in 1863 What sets this story apart from other LDS Pioneer stories is that instead of giving us another version of crossing the plains to the Utah Valley it takes place entirely in Denmark and on the ship that brings these new converts to America. Farewell my lovely ebook Catherine the young narrator receives a conviction in her heart through prayer that immigrating to the United States is what the Lord desires her and her family to do She sets out in faith but discovers that faith and conviction do not guarantee an easy path to the goal Her heart is full of love for her country of Denmark and for loved ones left behind The journey aboard ship is challenging and sometimes heartbreaking LDS readers are familiar with stories of mothers and fathers who buried children who died along the trail as they crossed the plains But what would it have been like to lose a child while confined to a ship in the middle on an ocean To see a loved one not buried along the trail but buried at sea This book opened my eyes to challenges I had never before considered faced by Pioneers immigrating from Europe in the 19th Century. Farewell my lovely ebook This book is extremely well researched as attested by the research notes in the back of the book One feels the author s love for her Danish ancestors throughout the story If you are interested in reading a different take on the LDS Pioneer experience I highly recommend Farewell My Denmark 0989158101 loved the concept but writing style was tedious 0989158101
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