The Women of MormondomTullidge, Edward W. (Edward William)
History
The Women of Mormondom
Tullidge, Edward W. (Edward William)
Latter Day Saint churches -- History; Latter Day Saints -- History; Polygamy
"Just as we had become settled in our own new house the saints prepared
to leave San Bernardino in the winter of '56-7. We sold our home at
great sacrifice, and, six of us in one wagon, with two yoke of Spanish
oxen, started for Utah. On the desert our oxen grew weak and our
supplies began to give out. We, who at home in India had servants at
every turn, now had to walk many weary miles, through desert sands, and
in climbing mountains. My sister and I would, in the morning, bind our
cashmere scarfs around our waists, take each a staff, and with a small
piece of bread each, we would walk ahead of the train. At noon we would
rest, ask a blessing upon the bread, and go on. Weary, footsore and
hungry, we never regretted leaving our luxurious homes, nor longed to
return. We were thankful for the knowledge that had led us away, and
trusted God to sustain us in our trials and lead us to a resting-place
among the saints. After our journey ended, we began anew to build a
home.
"I am, after twenty years among this people, willing to finish my days
with them, whatever their lot and trials may be, and I pray God for his
holy spirit to continue with me to the end."
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Nor should we omit to mention Mrs. Willmirth East, now in her 64th
year, who was converted to Mormonism while residing with her father's
family in Texas, in 1853. Her ancestors fought in the Revolutionary
war, and her father, Nathaniel H. Greer, was a member of the
legislature of Georgia, and also a member of the legislature of Texas,
after his removal to that State. She has long resided in Utah, is a
living witness of many miracles of healing, and has often manifested in
her own person the remarkable gifts of this dispensation. She may be
accounted one of the most enthusiastic and steadfast of the saints.
CHAPTER XLVIII.
A LEADER FROM ENGLAND--MRS HANNAH T. KING--A MACDONALD FROM
SCOTLAND--THE "WELSH QUEEN"--A REPRESENTATIVE WOMAN FROM
IRELAND--SISTER HOWARD--A GALAXY OF THE SISTERHOOD, FROM "MANY NATIONS
AND TONGUES"--INCIDENTS AND TESTIMONIALS.
Here the reader meets an illustration of women from many nations
baptized into one spirit, and bearing the same testimony.
Mrs. Hannah T. King, a leader from England, shall now speak. She says:
"In 1849, while living in my home in Dernford Dale, Cambridgeshire,
England, my attention was first brought to the serious consideration of
Mormonism by my seamstress. She was a simple-minded girl, but her tact
and respectful ingenuity in presenting the subject won my attention,
and I listened, not thinking or even dreaming that her words were about
to revolutionize my life.
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