"And so we parted.
"Christmas-time in Norway is a time of great feasting, hospitality, and good-will toward all.
"How light was my heart as I entered the old home and received the warm welcome of my parents and sisters!
"'We've certainly missed you, Mon,' they all agreed. 'But now we'll have such a splendid Yule-tide to make up for it.'
"'Splendid Yule-tide,—yes!' I thought exultingly, 'They little know what a wonderful gift I am bringing home to them all.'
"The first evening that we were gathered together, I told them of the great change that had come into my life. I began the story at the beginning, and soon got them interested. But when my father asked me, 'Were the missoinaries "Lutheran" and how did it happen that they were arrested?' I answered, 'No, they were "Mormons" from America, preaching the restored Gospel.
"Then the storm came. My poor father exclaimed horrified,
"'You don't mean that you saved two Mormons to do more of Satan's work?'
"'They do the Lord's work, father,' I returned quietly.
"'You have not listened to their wicked preaching, have you?' asked my father angrily, rising from his chair, while my mother and sisters looked on in dismay.