Gems of Reminiscence: Seventeenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
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Gems of Reminiscence: Seventeenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions
Suffering from Gold Weather--Anson Visits Elk Horn--Captured and
Ill-Treated by a Mob--Treats the Mob to Whiskey, and Escapes--Tiresome
Journey to Far West--Visits His Farm Contrary to Counsel--Finds his
Property in Possession of Mobocrats, who Assault Him--Apostates Try to
Use Anson to Discredit the Prophet--Anson's Fidelity.
CHAPTER III.
Removal to Illinois--A Perilous Journey--Overtaken by the Prophet While
Escaping from Missouri Prison--Anson and Wife Visit in Ohio--Locate
in Macedonia--Remove to Nauvoo--Mission to Ohio--Prophet's Vision and
Prediction as to Saints Locating in West--Judge Thomas' Advice--Service
as a Delegate.
CHAPTER IV.
Judge Thomas' Willingness to Sacrifice the Prophet--Vain Efforts
to See and Report to the Prophet--Perfidy of Reynolds Cahoon and
Alpheus Cutler--Prophet's Last Speech--News of the Martyrdom--Its
Effect--Atrocities of Mob.
CHAPTER V.
Preparations for Abandonment of Nauvoo--Journey Westward--Winter
Near Indian Camp--Test of Fealty--Westward Journey Temporarily
Abandoned--Employment in Missouri--Journey to Utah--Choice
of Home--Mission to Colonize Parowan--Mission to Colonize
Fillmore--Massacre of Gunnison Party.
CHAPTER VI.
Call's Fort Established--Acts as Deputy U. S. Marshal--Mission
to Colonize Carson Valley--Prepares to Burn Home--The "Move"
South--Brother Killed by Indians--Call's Landing Established--His Last
Days.
ELDER BROWN'S EXPERIENCE
Frigid Trip on Lonely Road--Team Exhausted--Agony of Freezing--Prayer
for Deliverance--Friend Inspired to Go to His Relief--Sheep Herder
Inspired to Move Camp--Effects of Freezing on Feet.
CHAPTER II.
Sent on a Mission--Stricken with Chills and Fever--President of
Mission Proffers to Release Him--Unwilling to be Released--Instantly
Healed when Administered to--Twin Boys Healed in Answer to Elder
Brown's Prayer--Elder Brown Has a Relapse--Instantly Healed when Again
Administered to--Again Urged to Accept His Release--Field of Labor
Changed--Health Fails, and He is Sent Home--Reproved by President
Woodruff--Victim of a Street Car Accident--Healed in Answer to Prayer.
REMARKABLE PATRIARCHAL BLESSING.
Dr. Gledhill's Wife Operated Upon Repeatedly for Internal
Tumor--Blessed by a Patriarch--Promised that She Should Recover and
Give Birth to More Children--Scientific Opinions Upset by Fulfillment
of Inspired Promise.
LAMBERT REMINISCENCE.
Applies for Work Upon Nauvoo Temple--Accepts Work Without Prospect of
Pay--His Hat Stoned--Offered Work by Lucifer, who Displays Abundance of
Gold--Journey Westward--Money Providentially Furnished for Completion
of Wagon--Money for Medicine Obtained in Like Mysterious Way--Arrival
in Winter Quarters--Ambition to Go West With Pioneers--Plan Foiled by
Indians Killing Team Animals--President Young's Confidence--New Shoes
Providentially Found--Dislocated Arm Providentially Restored to Use.
A TIMELY WARNING.
Visit to a Volcano--Madam Pele's Hair--Narrow Escape from Falling into
Volcano.
ONE OF NATURE'S GENTLEMEN.
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