Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-01-10

you--and to me, II you still chung to
me-"
Listen. l was afraid to tell you be-
-ashamsd--but l told my people.
It's three years ago. was II. 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 ans Heber Kimball
came to our house for me. They said
the Prophet had long known me by
sight, and wished to talk with me.
Would I go with them to visit him
and he would bless and counsel me3
or course was Hattered. / put on
my prettiest frock and fetchingest
bonnet and set on with them, after
mamma had said yes. On the way
they kept asking me II was willing
to do all the Prophet required. I said
was sure OF It, thinking they meant
TO be good and worshipful. Then they
would ask IL I was ready to take coun-
sci, and they said. Many things are
revealed unto us in these last days
that the world would scoff at but
that II had been given TO 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 eagerness, as II he knew she
could say nothing to dim the Proph.
eta luster.
when we reached the building
where Joseph's store was, they led
me upstairs TO a small room and
sent down TO the store for the
Prophet. When he came up they in.
troduced me and left me alone In the
little room with him. Their actions
had seemed queer to me, but 1 re-
membered that this man had talked
face TO face with God, so / tried TO
feel better. But all at once he stood
before me and asked me to be his
wife. Think OF IT, was so fright.
| ened! | dared not say no, he looked
| at me SOL can't tell you how; but
l said 1t would not be lawful. He
said. Yes, Prudence, have had a
revelation from God that 1t is lawful
and right for a man to have as many
Wives as ne wants-for as II was in
the days OF Abraham, so 1t shall be in
these days. Accept me and l shall
take you straight to the celestial
| Kingdom. Brother Brigham will
marry US here, right now. and you can
go home tonight and keep 1t secret
from your parents II you like Then
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Rae. the son OF Giles Rae. who is
away on mission I know that. he
said-I sent him away, and anyway
you will be safer to marry me. You
will then be absolutely sure of your
| celestial reward, for in the next
world. you know, l 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 strug-
Cling with his faith, and he seemed
about to interrupt her, but she went
on eXcitedly.
II said | would not want to do any.
thing OF the kind without delibera.
ton. He urged me to have II over,
trying to kiss me, and saying he
knew 1t would be right before God;
that II there was any sin in Il he
would take 1t upon himself. He said,
You know l have the keys of the
Kingdom. and whatever ] bind on
earth is bound in heaven. Come he
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gained Let me call Brother Brigham
TO seal US. and you shall be star in
my crown for ever
Then | broke down and cried. for
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 to think II
over, promising on my life to say not
one word to any person. | never let
him see me alone again, you may be
sure, and at last when other awful
tales were told about him here. OF
wickedness and his drunkenness-he
told in the pulpit that he had been
drunk. and that he did IL TO keep
them from worshipping him as God
| - saw Nao - bAAt SOAAAihoA
and l told my people everything. and
sobn my father was denounced for an
apostate. Now, sir. what do you sayy"
When she finished he was silent for
time. Then he spoke. very gently,
but with undaunted hrmness.
Prudence. dearest. l have told you
that this doctrine is new to me. do
not yet know It's justification. But
that ! shall see II to be sanctified
after they have taught me, this I
know as certainly as ! know that
Joseph Smith dug up the golden
plates OF Mormon and Moroni on the
hill OF Cumorah when the angel OF
the Lord moved him. II will be sane
tlned for those who choose Il. mean.
You know | could never choose II foi
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