Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-promoting series, by James A. Little. Designed for the instruction and encouragement of young Latter-Day Saints

Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-p - Page 16

14 START FOR NATJVOO. I visited my father, and informed him that signs followed the believer, as in the days of the apostles ; that I was a believer, and had been ordained an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, and that the signs followed my administrations. He ordered me out of his house for believing such non-sense. I went out, reflecting as to whether or not I had done wrong in predicting that I would baptize him in less than two years. Some time after this he was taken sick, and I went to see him. My mother told me he had the spotted fever, and that there was no hope of his recovery. She believed he was dy-ing, and so it appeared to me ; but I thought that God could and would save him if I prayed for him. I retired to a private place, and prayed to the God of Abra-ham to have mercy on my father and heal him, that he might have an opportunity of obeying the gospel. It was a moonlight night, and when I returned to the house my mother stood at the door. She spoke to me very kindly, and said : " Jacob, the fever has left your father i he has spoken, and wants to see you. ' ' As I approached him he said, " The fever has left me, and your moth* er says that you came to me and went away again. What has made such a sudden change? Do you know? " I answered that I had prayed for him, that I was a believer in the gospel of the Son of God, and in the signs following those that believe. " Well," said he, " if it is the gospel, I would like to know it; but if it is priestcraft, I want nothing to do with it." Soon after the sickness of my father, I sold my home, gathered up my effects and started for Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. In passing my father's house I found him quite well, and he desired me to remain over night. He showed much interest in the principles of the gospel, and, when I left his house in the morning, the Spirit manifested to me that my father and his household would yet accept the truth.