Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Missions; Latter Day Saints -- Missionary experiences
"We did so and were hardly seated when a gentleman who had overheard us
stepped in and asked us if we were not 'Mormons.' We told him we were.
He said he was the mayor of the town, and asked if we would not preach
for the people, as he thought they would like to hear a 'Mormon,'
having never heard one. It was getting rather late, but we told him
that if we could get a house and have the people notified, we would.
He told us to remain at the hotel and get our supper and he would
get the court house for us. In less than two hours he had the news
spread all over town, so that when meeting time arrived we had over
sixty people to talk to, and they paid us very respectful attention.
The sheriff told us we had nothing to fear as he would insure us
protection. We gave out another meeting for next evening and then went
back to the hotel, where Mr. Moore, (the mayor) introduced us to some
of the leading ladies and gentlemen of the town. Some young people were
singing and playing in an adjoining room and we were taken in to hear
them.
"It was soon bed-time, and we were taken to our room--the best in the
hotel. Before retiring, my companion and I knelt in humble prayer to
thank the Giver of all good for this manifestation of His goodness, and
to ask Him to bless the man who had befriended us and assisted us in
getting to preach to so many people.
"The following evening we had over one hundred listeners upon whom we
made a good impression with our remarks. We lodged at the hotel that
night also."
The experience of Elder Peterson, above related, is not unlike that of
other missionaries engaged in the same work, and is here given as an
illustration of the manner in which the Lord's servants are provided
for when they rely upon him. Even their simplest needs are often
supplied in an unusual and remarkable manner, as the following incident
will show:
Two missionaries recently laboring in Norway were one Sabbath without
money, and had received no invitation to dine that day, so they
passed the whole time without eating. They had held meetings during
the day, and after returning to their lodging place at night one of
them remarked that he was real hungry. The other replied that he was
hungry also, and added the words, "but I believe the Lord will remember
us." It was then ten o'clock--a rather late hour to expect to receive
anything to eat that night--but just as they were speaking a knock was
heard at the door, and a young lady came in with a basket of nice food
for them. They inquired what led her to bring them food so late at
night. Her answer was that she and her mother were preparing to retire
when they were impressed to send the Elders something to eat, and they
could not rest until they had done so.
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