Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-03

knew not where. In May, isi5, I
started down the river with some two
OF three TO obtain an outfit preparatory
70 foiiowing the pioneers. 7 ex.
changed considerable property such as
clothing, watch, etc. | was blessed In
obtaining bread Stuff, etc. In the
midtue Of June, isi7, I left my little
home that iiau wintereJ In and felt
inil OF the faith of the most high God.
! Joined the main camp on the Horn
River, there being about $50 wagons,
teams, cows, etc. We travelled up the
Plat River In companies of5O ana iOO
wagons, having captains Over tens, ~.
Ties and hundreds. Sometimes all the
wagons would be In sight ut one tune. I,
truly was n wonder TO all, and could
our foes have seen us, they certainly
would have acknowledged We deserved
salvation, temporal nnu eternal, 10 see
hundreds " men, women aud children
rejoicing TO leave houses and lands
which they hnj bought anu paid for,
trusting In God u bring us SAFE through
TO our journeys end"
The record goes on. ave continued
our journey over the deserts. high
mountains, following the track Of
the Pioneers. That path was al.
most, In places, impossible. Going
through narrow passes Of the mOuu.
tains, at last we bufst forth In an
open spact-n beautiful valley, the
place where Gods servants have led
the way By Inspiration, n place apart
from our Toes. ON October -, lsi5,
we arrived nj the Old Fort, Salt Lake
City--a day ever 10 be remembered
by mo and my wife Alice, who had 10
carry, Ia many places, because Of the
dnngvtous road IN the mountains, her
two little children, "a burden endured
without utterance " complaint, but re-.
oicing In tribulntion."
Brother Greenwood remained In Salt
Lake CITY until 1861. He was con.
spicuousiy identified with the growth
aud development u this city ~ 10 his
departure thorcfrom. Leaving this
place he moved TO American Fork.
lie buih one VI tho first
houses on the stream, aud by hl.
physical, monl and intellectual en-.
ergies assisted Ia the settlement and
development Of American Fork, I'm.
ancially, socially, morally anu Intel.
lcctually.
July Let, 1860, he was chosen coun.
selor TO Bishop l.. l.. Harrington and
remained In that position until the
death OF Bishop Harrington.
In company with Elders John Hind.
ley and Washb0rn Chapman, he IA
1871 performed mission TO the United
states, returning September 18th i $40.
On September sih, 1874, he started on
n mission TO England, returning home
In March, 1879. On March 9th, 1874,
he was ordained u High Priest by
President A. q. Smoot, and on
the reorganization Of the Bishopric
he was again chosen as counselor Ia
Bishop w. NJ. bromley.
Some two years prior TO his death, q
dreaded disease prevalent Ia this ~.
gion OF country caused by the mineral
In the water, fastened upon him aud
continued until II wore him away,
Inch by inch. on Monday, January 20,
1891, Mt r.m, he succumbed 10 this
fell destroyer with portion Of his
numerous iamily around HIM 10 close
his eyes In death.
During bis many days and ionp
weary nights OF constant and continual
paln and suffering murmur never
passed his lips. He bore his burden
with the patience Of Job, the couTag,
OF Paul, tho love Of John tho beloved
and the faith Of Abraham.
He was tho fnther Of nineteen chill.
drcn, fifteen Of whom survive him
He was also the grandfather OF sixty
four grandchildren, hfty-one Of whom
are stili alive.-AnlsrfcdH Fork hide
pendent.