Labors in the Vineyard: Twelfth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints.Various
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Labors in the Vineyard: Twelfth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-Day Saints.
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I said to him, "Brother John Said," for that was his name, "this is a
trial of our faith, and after the bitter then comes the sweet."
While we were thus conversing, I looked ahead some distance and saw
a confectioner's shop with the door open. I said to my companion "we
will try to stay there." As we drew near to the place we saw a man come
out of the shop and walk into the middle of the street. He came down
the street towards us. He and I met first, as I was in advance of my
companion, and he said: "Good evening, friends. I have been waiting for
you some time. What has made you so late?" As I answered his questions
I drew close to him, and looked him in the face to see if I could
recognize him; but I could not.
He asked: "Where are you going to stay to-night."
I said: "We do not know."
He then put his hand into his pocket and gave me some money, and went
to my companion and did the same; and then said:
"Boys, do you see that large four-story house on the corner?"
We replied that we did.
"Well," said he, "you go there and tell the landlord that you have been
sent there to occupy the green room to-night, and he will conduct you
to it, and give you all the accommodations that he can afford."
After saying this the stranger left us, and passed on out of our sight,
in the dark. We then proceeded to the house, and found all things as
the stranger had represented. The landlord conducted us to the green
room, it was in the fourth story of the house, and while going up the
long stairs my companion said to me, "Stop;" I stopped and he said in
a low voice, "I fear that this is a plan laid to destroy us." I told
him not to fear, for we had suffered enough, and the Lord was about
to bless us. Arriving at the room we found it a beautiful place, but
we were not fit tenants for such a fine room, as our clothing was wet
through and muddy. We found everything as the stranger who met us in
the street had told us. There was dry clothing for us to put on, and
a good bed to sleep in, and the landlord sent us up a warm supper. We
then looked at the money that the man gave us in the street and found
it to be English money of the denominations ranging from a crown down
to the smallest coin in silver, and what seemed strange to us was that
both of us had the same amount and pieces just alike; the man seemed
to have a pocket nearly full of money, and it was dark when he gave
it to us. After supper we went to bed and had a good night's rest
and pleasant dreams. The next morning we got up and partook of the
hospitalities of the house and asked the landlord our bill. He answered
that "there was no charge," so we went on our way rejoicing.
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