Lydia Knight's History / The First Book of the Noble Women's Lives

omeless ones and feed the poor. To this l

t of his brethren who were leaving the State,

ow are we

but one cow, and we can't very w

urn with the cow so that

At least I

ccordingly hasty preparations were made, and in the cold Winter, the snow piled up, sometimes t

to make their beds, and th

nd reaching the other side poor, destitute, but oh, so grateful to be once more free! Free to rest from travel and hardships! Free to lie down, and to

rs of the king of American rivers. This was the sight that greeted the weary eyes of our travelers. A small settlement had been started at this place, on the river bank, but the settlers soon deserted it for

es as comfortable as possible by sewing some of their bed-clo

e shelters of every description dotting the grassy plain. The grass was green, but damp and moist. The water was plentiful and clear, but warm, and over all brood

indomitable energies of Brother Brigham. Joseph was still a prisoner, and so all this responsibility devolved upon the

e how deadly was the air arising fro

first victims of the foul miasma. T

gue dragged his shivering, shaking length from door to door, and there were not sufficient strong ones left to bury the dead. Specters instead of men crept slowly about laying those who were sleeping the last sleep in their drea

g about healing the sick. Hundreds were so healed; and as the brethren were healed they would arise and follow the Proph

ng her health was far from being good. Pale and weak she ministered unto those around her until September, when, worn ou

burning fever, until it almost seemed as though

d her husband to

ophet to send me a handke

s asked the brethren to spare him as much as possible, for these constant never-ceasing cal

and morning brought no rel

treated him to go to the Prophet and

lf an hour returned, tied a han

ia, is a ha

no relief from it, howeve

e tried his best to rally her, but

gone and was trying to speak to him, b

ood-by, dear one. You must do the best you can

e her, who, as soon as she ceased, hurried away. Coming bac

ht before was not from him, I so hated to trouble him. But see this is from Joseph, and h

descended upon her; and over her and all through her was poured the spirit of healing. Sleep, so

ho had been in a dark, loathsome dungeon, and was again free in the open air and su

like a charm, I wish I'd stayed and seen it operate. Her pulse is all righ

medicine to his heart's content, Newel quietly r

you speak of. My wife has

meaning of all t

by faith through the

time over the matt

d thing to get w

nly saw his services were no longer needed. He

dressed herself, and went

lp all he could. The little fellow would take his tiny pail and go

bout the house at her baby plays. The babe James, was very ill. Fever had reduced him to a skeleton, a

this, and a young girl, Newel's n

ple remedies, praying for them and doing al

er all they could, although they had their own sick ones at h

cling so to him? You will displease our Father. Let hi

essing that my heart should not be pained because of the loss of my children. And I canno

like a breathing skeleton. The skin drawn, t

ver him in an agon

king so fast. Tell me, advise me! I m

lay, at his little child, but with more sorrow in

im up and ask God to soften

up my boy to the arms of the destroyer!

xt morning early, the Prophet chanced to pass the house and Lydia ran out and asked him to come in and see he

thing more to do, and if that does not

him up," the

eyes, and over his face came a peculiar heavenly smile,

not think you will h

sh your child from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet; then have Father Harris annoint him with

when the blessing was over she had the joy

in to see how the child was, and was

away, "should your babe take a relapse, you kno

to return and fasten itself clo

ris, but he was away from home. The ni

the babe. As the brethrens' hands rested upon his head, a light shone down upon him, like a brilliant sunbeam fro