The Latter-Day Prophet: History of Joseph Smith Written for Young PeopleCannon, George Q. (George Quayle)
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The Latter-Day Prophet: History of Joseph Smith Written for Young People
Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle)
Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844 -- Juvenile literature
ZION'S CAMP ON THE WAY--MIRACLE OF BRINGING FORTH WATER--ZELPH, THE
WHITE LAMANITE--REBELLION IN THE CAMP--STOP FOR THE NIGHT ON FISHING
RIVER--CAMPBELL'S THREAT--THE MOB AROUSED.
On the evening of the 8th of May, 1834, Zion's Camp slowly made its
way into a beautiful grove at the end of its first day's journey. Each
captain chose a camping spot for his company, the firemen builded
up crackling fires, the cooks began to prepare food, the horsemen
unhitched the horses and tended them, the watermen brought pure water
from the brook, the tentmakers pitched the tents and the runners went
on errands or carried messages. You see that each man had his own work
and all was orderly.
After supper was over and darkness had come, the Camp gathered about
the fires--for the spring air was chilly--and talked of the great work
before them. They may have looked up at the glorious stars and thought
of the splendor and the power of the One who made these great bodies
and set them in their place, and rejoiced that they were giving up much
to do His work.
Suddenly a trumpet sounded, the hour of prayer and sleep had come. In
a moment each man was on his knees thanking God for the blessings of
the day, asking Him for the blessings of the night, praying Him for the
suffering Saints of Zion, for His work everywhere, and for the loved
ones at home. Then they lay down to rest and the Camp of Zion was still.
When the spring morning dawned, before the sun rose over the Ohio
hills, the men were again astir, each busy at his own work. Again the
trumpet sounded and again each kneeled and offered prayer. Breakfast
was prepared and eaten, the horses were hitched to the wagons and at a
given signal the Camp moved forward on its way.
And thus they went, filled for the most part with zeal and brotherly
love, and willing to endure all things. Sometimes they walked in the
heat of the day until their feet bled. Often their enemies were thick
about them, and guards had to be set at night to keep the Camp from
those who would fall upon it in the darkness. But angels traveled with
them, as the Lord had promised, and they saw them. Their enemies were
often frightened and at one place counted five hundred, although at the
time the Camp numbered less than two hundred men.
The blessings of the Lord were shown in many other ways. Once, at the
end of a hot June day, they pitched their tents on a broad, treeless
prairie, over which they had traveled all day long. They were very
thirsty, for the plain had no water upon it and the supply they carried
had been gone since morning. When Joseph saw the suffering about him
he called for a spade, and picking out a place which all could easily
reach, he dug a shallow well. Water at once flowed into it and the two
hundred men and fifty or more horses and mules drank from it. Plenty of
water was in the well as long as the Camp stayed there.
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