Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-04

TOR Utah, having accumulated enough
money 10 90 indep endcut We came a'
iar Hs omaha then called FIoroucgl 10y
steamboat. While thore, waiting for q
train TO be made up 90 cross tho plains
wild st6ors were being yokod up, and
] sgUiug them run, jump ana near
ing them blwl. made father
wonder what kind of "a drvoi
be would make, as DO had never
] driven team ~ any Kind. When night
came father felt rather gloomy. No her
asked him 10 lot her offer up the fam ly
] prayer. 10 that prayer she used these
/ words. sob. Lord, we IRE willing 60
| undertake the Journey PIT up with all
] trials, laud -n0f complain, ii Thou %
/ Lord, will not forHake ug.n Tho long
and tirosome Journey was made wl D OK
teams, and not once dld wo hear mother
complain.
when wo got to Utah ourhardshirs did
not end. The same inl we won't To- uear
the mouth OF Bingham canyon Wo
lived thoro in % small thlnIN without
door. floor or winduws. iur two years.
The first two winters wH liyUi ON bran
bread, with nothing 90 hoIp Do down
During this time thoro was ono moro
child added TO fh1 then TEN children.
Mother endured HIl wi bout % murmur
and whom any of tho family iOIt diEcnur-
aged and blue, Hho was always
on hand 10 make peace and cheer
Ms mp. From that time 60
the present and so long us we can romom-
Dor sho always had some good counsel 20
give us. Nothing did her moro good
than 10 get some ~ us children together
and tOarh us the Gospel. Her mind and
her ideas wore ns lofiy uH the heavens,
vet ahu was hs humble as ~ liulo child.
She was ns true as steel 60 tho Guspn.
Sho wa. nu nneotionato wife, "a hind and
loving mo her. Many are the limos We
have heard her bear v humble testimony
20 The truth OF tho Gospel that will ring
In our ears NJ long AZ we live She not
only thought OF her family hero, but Tor
years she has been sending money 10
Germany 20 got records " hur dead roia-
tiyes, and she has obtained ~ complete "a
record, dating back 900 years a. % BE-
possible TO get. She has done consider
able work in the Tomplo lu fact she, iu
connection with father, have done thor
duty towards thoIr doid kindred.
ON the 10Th Of las October she was
ovcriakon with paralysis which complete
ly parnlyzod hOr right slide, affecting her
tongue aud throat so she could not eat
and could only speak q word or two at n
tlmo. Tho only Thing that she could tako
was n little water; she could not take any
nourishmont She lived just forty days,
really closing hor useful life with a forty
days fast, ~ she WIS hearty and strong
IN other wnya She would have been
eighty Year, old noXt June.
She was mother tD n childroui she has
~ grandchildren and 80 grea-gmud.
children, making u total of no descond-
ants AZ present OH are firm lu the faith.
Many moro good things could DO said
of mother, but suffice it to say no moro
good and noble woman over lived on this
earth. Whiloou her death bed shO called
as 10 her side and said, "DCar children,
you are living In wicked world Lot
the wicked do ~ they like, / want my
children 10 do what IL right undor all
circumstances, aud do II Ia the name OF
JoHuH.n
Tho funeral wnH largely attended The
house WAS beautifully decorated. Words
OF praise were spoken by Bishop u. %.
Anderson, who conducted tho services;
bishop Turner, Of South Morgan; Bishop
sccrlst, of farmingtlni Elder W. q.
smith aud Counselor r. Fry, OF Morgan
Stake; also Sisters Rich aud Wnrlton.
Elder Angus NJ. Cannon, president ~
tho Salt Lake Stake, had made his homo,
whllo ON mission forty years ago, at
our house. lie was present and delivered
n most Impressive address. Tho singing
was beautifully rendered by tho South
Morgan choir, the iirs. hymn bong 80,
My Father"
Written by ono OF her sons In behalf OF
tho chlldron.