Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-03

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eight children, six boys and two girls
His vile was stout, healthy woman
Sne was somewhat pr,jldiced at first,
having heard so much evil spoken
against the Mormons, but she proved to
be good, steady woman. Their chill.
dren were all healthy. except their cid.
eat son, who had recently returned from
| Kansas SILK. There was plenty oil good
clear water here among the hills. which
we appreciated alter leaving Nevada,
where the wafer is very poor.
W saw the trustees and Outlined
| their consent to hod one meeting Ia the
schouihous., which we did; and, al
though 1t was showing, there were eight
or ten came out to Rear us. We spoke
upon the su cts Of apostasy ard res
| toration, We held four other meetings
at Mr.. Christensen's house, and spoke
upon the subj cts OF the atom ,ment,
faith, roper tince, Baptism, Holy Ghost
and divine authority. Mr. Christensen
said that that was the frs; time that he
had heard true Gospel sermon. An
other man, who had attended our meet
ings, said that he was surprised at US;
he had expected to hear It's run other
denominations down; uu, he said, you
don't do that. We told him that that
was not our object We did not wish TO
tear any mans reli9 zion down; but we
would Guild our own up. ana people
could then either accept or reject 1t, IS
they pleased.
Aittr Spending two weeks in the coun.
try, we returned to the city to canvass
there. We visited the mayor and gained
his go,d will and consent to canvass the
town. We went to Mr.. l. y's and got
our dinner, and there met Mrs. Tucker,
also a member OF the Reorganization,
who invited us TO take dinner with her
the following day. We stlrted out to
find a place to hold meeting, but were
unable to find such place that nigat,
We made several inquiries Tor accom-.
modations TO stay over night, and were
refused seven lines, but tinally came to
poor man, who pfo!essei no religion.
He excused himself at first, stating that
he was too poorly situated to keep us;
but alter considerable explanation, he
took us in and made us welcome TO the
best he had. We told him Of the test-
mony Ct the Prophet Joseph S Nth, and
he BOOK OF Mormon, and gave HIM a
Voice OF Warming He took grtat in
terest and replied that perhaps this IS
Just what Will suit me-" He had an
oibdni anu DiOtuSl NOItGuSJH Dldbtu
and sang some songs; and, in the morn
ing he got his violin GU, and we had an
enjoyable time. Ever since this. when
we would go in town, he would come to
us and ask us TO 20 home with him; and
when he won d get in conversation with
his stepfather. he would take up our
side of the question.
on February I4th we went to Mrs.
Tn. babe ,t,uttattA,, M.
her TO be a very interesting and fair
talked with her, until, before we scarce
ly realized 1t, 1t was supper time. After
supper we got out our hymn books anu
sang few songs.
Alter breakfast the next morning, and
after reading some SAINTS Heralds, we
started out again TO find place TO mold
meeting. We saw the trustees OF the
Grand Army hall, and engaged that
place for four nights. We then saw Mr..
Tucker, and asked the privilege OF stop
ping with him while we were holding
meetings, which was willingly granted
to US. We distributed tracts during the
day and held meeting in the evening.
AiIer we got through tracing the town,
We went TO MIS-. Lay and thanked her
for her kindness to us, and then to Mrs.
Tucker. She told us we were welcome,
and asked us to call again when we
came to town. She said mat as long as
she was there, we would always have
some one to cook for us, and as long as
they had anything to eat we were wei.
come ~ part Of 1t.
We next went out to Mr.. Christen.
sens, where we were warmly received
by the whole family. We held several
meetings and conversations. 1t is diff
cult for Mrs. Christensen to read Eng.
lish; so we would read great deal to
her from our books. She always mani
iesled a deep interest although it was
hard tor her to understand some things,
and when we lefG on March 5ib, to go
to town to make few visits, she asked
US to come back and baptize them.
Ga sunday, March 7lh, we arrived at
| NJ 5. fuckers IN time for dinner. After
this was over with. she told US that she
| had had dream while we were away;
and, alter she got the dishes washed,
she would relate It t. us, Tor she desired
to know what we thought of il. We
went to the poslofiice and mailed our
letters while she washed her dishes
and after we got back she related her
dream to us. 1t was as follows, as near
as | remember it: Sne dreamed tina,
she was standing on the edge of pond
OF water, and on the opposite side were
two men, one Of them holding an iror
rod in his hand. She said her little cir
was out in the water little WAYS, when
large serpent started across the ponc
toward her girl, when she jumped tC
eaten her, but, instead, she caught tn,
serpent around the neck with bott
hands. 1t was a very large serp mt, bu
sic held it fast and prevented il from
biting her or poisoning her with it
langs. Then, she said, the men from
the opposite side of the pond came owe
and asked her to let them take tn,
serpent and kill it for her. She was yer
glad TO get rid oil il; and the one witt
the iron rod took the reptile Just bslo'
her hands and killed it with the iro
rod which he had In his hand. Tha
was the end of that part OF 1t; but after
ward, she dreamed mat she was goin
down 10 where there was water, with
pan in each hand, aud while trying L
get some water, she stepped into tn
pool, which proved to be quite deer
coming UP around her neck. She pac
died her way around f-r some tim
trying TO get out, when she came to
few PUSHES, and she awoke in this cond
ton. The dream impressed her yer
much; and wnlle thinking Of 1t, thes
words came to her:
When through the deep waters | call thee 10 q
The rivers OF sorrow shall not thee oeFilow.