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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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions
The next morning while I was settling with the man for whom I had
worked, a messenger came on horse-back with the news that this young
Miss Green was not expected to live an hour. She had a putrid sore
throat and had been asking for me all night. I had a few miles to go
before reaching the house and on my way I purchased a bottle of sweet
oil and went on a hill in the woods and there consecrated it for the
anointing of the sick. About eleven o'clock I arrived at the house and
found it full of strangers, most of whom were Irish Catholics. When it
was announced that I had come the young lady aroused from her stupor
which all pronounced as death. She reached out her hand to me and in
a whisper said, "Thank God I have seen you before I die." She tried
to speak further, but could not. I then told all in the house to sit
down. They did so, and I then knelt by the side of the bed and asked
the Lord to spare her a short time. I then anointed her with oil to her
burial. At this she sat up in bed and said, "Give me some water." After
drinking a little water she conversed on the gospel for half an hour,
to the amazement of all in the house. She said she had hoped to live
to gather with the Saints, but now she was going home to her God. I
had taught these people the principle of baptism for the dead, and her
last words were, "Remember me in the day that you are baptized for the
dead;" thus saying she sank down again and her noble spirit fled to the
paradise of God.
The next day I filled my valise with books and started for the mines,
stopping frequently by the way to talk to the people. I experienced
much opposition from the people and was about to return without doing
much good when I was impressed to go in another direction. I came to a
small settlement where I traveled a few days and sold some books. One
family by the name of Millgate made me welcome at their house. I stayed
there one week and the last night I stayed with them I took the family
at midnight and baptized them in a reservoir near at hand. The time
had now arrived for us to start home, and having purchased a spring
wagon and a pair of horses three of us started for home. Three and a
half years had now past since I received my blessing under the hands of
President H. C. Kimball and all that had been predicted was fulfilled
when I arrived home in safety.
RESULTS OF DISOBEDIENCE.
BY T. E. DANIELS.
HOW OUR MISSIONARIES ARE SUSPECTED--CHILDREN LOST--SUPPOSED
CASE OF KIDNAPPING--MYSELF AND COMPANION
ARE ACCUSED--THE DEAD BODIES ARE FOUND--DISOBEDIENCE
BRINGS ITS OWN REWARD.
In the winter of 1869-70, while I was on a mission to the Eastern
States, the incidents which I am about to relate occurred. They will
serve to show the strong prejudice and superstitious dread with which
many people regard the Latter-day Saints, or, as they are commonly
called, "Mormons."
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