The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-10

|'dNt I".II lUt even 50, If hC
sought yoH why. The more honor Il
Won and TO ne, it you sim cHns "a
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Listen. ! was . raid 20 tell you hc-
iofe-aShamcd-bur | told my prople
/ It's Tire" years ago. was H. II
was Just after We had become en-.
| gagged. My people were then strong
IN the faith, as you know. one morn.
ing after YOU had left for the East,
/ Brigham Young and IIcbcr Kimbau
/ came to our house for ne. They SAID
! the Prophet had long known me by
| sight, and wished to talk with me.
| Would 90 with them to visit him
and lie would bless and counsel me?
I OF course | was t'attcrod | put on
! my prctucst frock and rrtchingcst
bonnet and set off with them. after
I mamma had said YES On the way
they kept asking me if | was willing
70 do all the Prophet required. | said
| was sure Of il, thinking they meant
TO be good and wUrShipIul Then they
would ask il was ready to take c0uH.
sci, and they said Many things are
revealed unto rs in these last days
that the world would scoff at. but
that It had been given 70 them to
know all the mysteries of the King.
DOM Then they said, You will see
Joseph and he Will tell you what you
are to do"
He was listening with a serious,
confident eagemeSs, as if he knew she
could say nothing 10 dim the Proph-
cts luSter.
when we reached the building
where joscphS store was, they led
me upstairs TO small room and
sent down to the store for the
Prophet When he came mp they in
troduced me and left me alone in the
little room with him Their actions
had seemed queer TO me. but | re-
mcmbered that this man had talked
face 10 face with God, so ! tried to
feel better. But all at once he stood
before me and asked me 10 be his
wife. Think Of it, | was so fright.
ened! | dared not say no, he looked
al me SOL can't tell YOU now, but
| said it would not be lawful lie
said, Yes, Prudence, | have had g
revelation from God that it is lawful
and right for man TO have as many
wives as he wants--fOr as it was in
the days of Abraham, so it shall be in
these days. Accept me and shal!
take YOU straight to the celestial
Kingdom. Brother Brigham will
marry rs here, right now, and you can
20 home tonight and keep it secret
from your parents if you like Then
! said, But | am betrothed to Joel
Rae. the son of Giles Rae. who is
away on mission I know that he
said sent him away, and anyway
You viii be safer to marry me. You
will then be absolutely sure Of your
celestial reward, for in the next
world, YOU know, am TO have pow
ers, thrones, and dominions, while
Brother Joel is very young and has
not been tried in the Kingdom. He
may fall away and then YOU would
be lost"
The man in him now was strEg.
Cling with his faith, and he seemed
about to interrupt her, but she went
on eXcitedly.
, Il said | would not want TO do any.
thing of the kind without delibera-
ton. He urged me to have it over,
trying to kiss me, and saying he
knew II would be right before God;
that if there was any sin in it he
would take it upon himself He said.
You know | have the keys of the |
Kingdom, and whatever | bind on
earth is bound in heaven. Come, he |
said, nothing ventured, nothing
gained. Let me call Brother Brigham
to seal us, and you shall be a star il |
my crown for ever
Then | broke down and cried, f4S
| was so afraid, and he put his arms
around me. but | pushed away, and
after awhile | cOaXed him to give me
until The next Sabbath 10 think e. |
over, promising on my life to say not |
one word to any person. | never let |
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