Mesa free press., 1898-03-25

and of leaving nay three little boys,
and many scel.es passed through my
mind. l spoke to my husband and told
him I desired to be prayed for as /
was dying and wished to be given up
into the hands of my heavenly Faith
er that He might do with me as He
wanted. The elders, my husband and
my sister, Mrs Robson, came in and
each one prayed ia turn, dedicating
me to the Heavenly Father and ask
ing His will to be done not ours. Af-
ter this 1 seemed to have no desire to
live. | told my husband many times
until IL seemed conld talk no long,
Ter, my brsatI being 80 short and my
strength gone. 4 felt that I would
very soon clasp hands with my dear
mother and sister who had a number
of years before left us, to join many
other loved ores in the spirit world.
Though 1 did not see them felt, that
they were near me. here remember
I'd saying that | once heard il. a
sermon delivered by Presiden3 Joseph
F. Smith in the Logan Temple -nn fast
day. I will rela. 9 II here before going
furthsr. He was preaching to the
young, those who had come for the
purpose Of getting married. He told
them if they would come to the Fem
pie prepared to labor there one week
at least so that they would be able to
remember those things which were 80
necessary for them to remember, as
going through one day they were apt
To forget many things, and he showed
them how terrible they would feel il
they SHOULD die and come to the veil
and their loved ones would be there
to take them through and they had
forgotten everything that had been
taught them in the holy Temple, and
would not be able to go farther on
account Of their forgctfulness or, un-
worthiness. These sayings came to
n,e and / wondered if / would be in
fthis condition, when began 70 pray
my Heavenly Father to help me to
remember all that had been taught.
While thus praying it was made known
to me that if I desired / would return
or could so on just as [ wished. /
could see at once that by returning i
| renamed faithful, / would have
greater blessings than if | departed
this life | also perceived that there
would be suffering aud great trials to
be horne. When / locked back and
thought of returning it seemed that
I copld not endure the thought, it
looked so dark and gloomy and I felt
a desire TO 60 on. Itwas then shown
to me the great amount Of work to be
done and the few iabqrers there were
to do this work. 1t was wonderful
scene. | decided at once to return,
[ had no sooner made up my mind to
return than il seemed that 4 wa
kcauyht, as it were, apd oh! such a
glorious. heavenly feeling as came
aver mo it is impossible to describe
J knew had done right by return
ng, vet I also felt that those loved
ones on the other side would have
been glad to have welcomed me home
to them I turned at that moment
and told those present that I should
live. began tc improve from that
very moment and today. December 10
I am doing great deal of my work.
though | am not well I feel that |
will soon be back to my natural
strength again. for which | am very
thankful I know and feel to bear my
testimony TO you that it vas only
through the blessings of my Heavenly
Father that my life was spared and
that I app now living. | also bear MY
testimony to The Truth of what have
written, and ] pray that it may be OF
benefit to all those who read it as this
the object for which it is written.
I know that what / witnessed and all
thot passed before my view was from
God, and I feel very desirous to spend
all my sime and all that the Lord has
Given me- to help accomplish this work