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
Anson Call never betrayed a trust. When he gave his promise or
conceived it to be his duty to do anything it was as good as done. If
he had adopted "Do it now" as his motto he could scarcely have been
more prompt in action throughout life. He was the very embodiment of
probity. The Church authorities understood his character, and when they
required anything of him they had the utmost confidence that he would
not only do it promptly but well, for it was his habit to give his very
best service to whatever task he undertook. He was not a theorist,
not given to much meditation; but quick in deciding and instant in
executing. He was essentially a man who did things. His energy was
boundless; his perseverance unlimited.
Elder Brown's Experience
CHAPTER I.
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.
Brother Jedediah M. Brown, of South Bountiful, is a man of great faith.
He feels that he has inherited the gift of faith, for he does not
remember the time when he did not possess it. When he is in need of
anything it is just as natural for him to appeal to the Lord therefor
as it is to work for it, and he is an industrious man, who never fails
when possible to combine works with faith.
When he was twenty-three years old he was employed by a co-operative
sheep company, as superintendent of its three large sheep herds, that
ranged during the winter on the Western Utah desert. One part of his
duty was to furnish supplies to the several sheep camps, and for this
purpose he made occasional trips to the nearest settlements.
In the early part of January, 1888, he started, with a horse team, from
one of the sheep camps, to drive to Grantsville, forty miles distant.
His intention was to drive to the settlement the first day, buy his
supplies and rest his team during the next day, and return to the sheep
camp the third day, and so informed the men at the sheep camp before
starting.
Having no load, he drove through the first day without trouble, and
secured his load, and, fearing some change in the weather might occur
that would hinder his return, if he delayed starting, he decided to
start back the next morning.
The weather had been mild and thawing, but soon after he started it
became terribly cold, and the wagon was so hard to pull, because of the
wheels breaking through the frozen crust, that one of the horses gave
out before the journey was half accomplished. He had no matches with
which to light a fire, nor bedding with which to keep warm, so he did
not dare to camp. His only hope was to keep on traveling. The cold was
so intense that he suffered the utmost agony, even while trying to keep
his blood in circulation by walking.
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