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Show - 14 - chang i ng, a beautiful hunting watch and guard for a horse and plow, and my wife obtaining a cow for a lovely silk dress. I located at Springville branch and was nominated and sustained as counselor to the president of that branch, the Bishop attended to not hing but the affairs. This position I held all the time during my stay here wlich was two years, was also called as home missionary in five branches. I was greatly p rospered while here and was beginning to feel comfortably settled when · Ezra T. Benson came from Utah with the special mission of calling the Saints together to which I responded promp tly. While at this place I had taken a small, sickly orphan boy into my home to care for, whose name was James Meredith. He gave us considerable trouble but as we had no children of our own we tried patiently to do the best we could for him and took him with us to the valley. I had four cows and two steers but no wagon with which to travel , but a widow who was anxious to come supplied the deficiency and by joining into one company we got along very well. we were organized at the t wenty one companies that year with 52 wagons in each. As started early we came through safely with no loss whatever but the companies that came on later ma n y died _ & ·. ~-.. · ' Lihes to the memory of Sister Ann Da y . Oh, sister dear, and hast thou took thy flighto Into a world to us knunown and far from human sight. A place of rest which God prepared for t hose who Him obeyo To be with him in peace and joy throughout an endless day hen on the earth, thou Jesus loved to his commando And such as do obey His will the receives . with open arms So we have not the slightest fear but thou art gone to rest |
