Precious Memories: Sixteenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
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Precious Memories: Sixteenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
Briggs, Thomas, 1832-1917; Farrell, George L.; Latter Day Saints -- Missionary experiences
The next morning when the mail came it brought some letters for Elder
Farrell, one of which was from Liverpool. On opening it he learned that
President Brigham Young had sent word to the President of the mission
to release him to return home, as the person who had succeeded him as
tithing clerk for Cache valley was unable to attend to the work, and
they wanted Elder Farrell home to resume his position in that respect.
Mr Clark was about to leave home for his work, and when he approached
Elder Farrell to bid him good bye, the latter said, "Wait a moment; I
want to read this letter to you," meaning the letter he had received
concerning his release.
When he had heard it he said, "Well, Elder Farrell, I think more of you
than any 'Mormon' Elder I ever met in my life, and if there is anything
in my house that you want, all you have to do is to name it, and it
shall be yours."
The Elder replied, "Thank you, that is all I want you to say; I don't
want your property but here are your two daughters, Annie and Lilla;
they want me to baptize them before I leave, and I would not do so
without your permission. All I want you to say is 'Yes.'"
He dropped his head into his hands for about one half minute, then
said: "Mr. Farrell, if they believe 'Mormonism' with all their hearts,
and they want you to baptize them, I say Yes."
The girls and their mother who had been in the next room, listening,
rushed in crying for joy, and thanked him for his kindness, and then he
cried too, and Elder Farrell couldn't help shedding tears of joy also.
Controlling his feelings, he said, "Mr. Clark, you remember the last
five persons I baptized down in the pond of water. Some of the people
announced in the newspaper that if I ever baptized any more there they
would duck me as long as I had breath. These people know that you don't
like the 'Mormons,' and I want you to go out in another direction and
find a good place to baptize the girls, and when evening comes you and
I can go down and the girls may follow us, and be baptized without the
people knowing anything about it."
He replied, "All right, Mr. Farrell. I'll not work to-day, but will go
and find a suitable place."
He returned some time later saying he had found a place about a mile
and a half east. He spent the rest of the day mostly in conversation
with Elder Farrell. In the meantime a thunder storm occurred and a
heavy shower followed.
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