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Show t h let go .of rrv band and took out: of h1a vest Pocket litl.e :Book and .· entc to writing Something looked up to e and sal4 dear Sist~ ho;w long have 7au Been 1n the ~ ley of the Mounta.int~ t aa.1d ~22 years t 'h1.s fall I Bele1ve.. Re ehuek hie hea.d. and said No no 23 re thia 'tall. 9' ~s -s quite weak I ·shut tbem and when I opened t hem he •s gem... I got ~it e up and hm ted nw close and dre aed.. When rq b:w!ban 0'1m& 1n I was ·v;p set 1ng In a chair ho said Wb7 mo 'Been her- to help· )totl"' No :B«'7 I al • .Ive gest tm.d up rrw mind to get well and I am a.gotng to. I hant a. oin to lay in t · t Bed. any longer only when I t to rest • I dtd not 'ell no B~. I thought they would t r to nn Bel-ei • Id :Been a dreaming. I new I had not . The t hird day I went a erost \he :Block to U\Y fa.thors and t he questou ~as me was in m:;r ·mind nite and da.7 1mtill I ask T1I9' fa.th•r how long we iaeen in t he mo1111tains he ~1d I dont no 22 or .23 rears. Wall I said I ~ to no he vas reading a Bi ble he Isot from ::Jilnlg!'atl\ s he :Bot t he fa.ll wa eama to utah h e 'iVrete hia aame 1n it and dated. it he looke and s d 23 yeara this t all. He· t hen turned to. me and s d 1io . r:y I nt you to tell me what ha.• Brot this ~te change in .you. I n i t 1s Some ov,er ruling Power you cant foo l me.. So I then told. him he ~old me it ve.s ene of tho ol.d Nefites that be ba-i vi·seted. h!.m once wh$lt he was s1dt told me ges.t how he vas <U'ossod a.nd he V\6-s the ~· .. . r· eocn was caled to go a mcng the sick ancl fosd tha\ •s t he work t he lord ha.d. £or tne to do. I work:ed &. mong the si far a Bo-at 30 ,.ears. wa.a the means of helping mem7 soles in t he world. Iv• had many Jtat me on t he Sholdsr and sq God Blus J'OU are la.ing up tresun !.n heavat. You save lito I ·can say t hat. t he Lord di d Bless rae in 'ftl'1 Le.bors. I. helped meny Poor People and would t ake no Pay as I thO'tlght they nee-ded the· Pa.;y ·worse than I did.. ·r e~ say the Lord l3leae4 me grat.el 1n my ·labors.. I ncn-er new bat 1a waa to Be .at ho w1 th 1!'t1 fami ly a w e... .-t once. .I am now tn Tf1l' 94 yea~ Sill t he t ;er td~ 15 Children and I ba.ve a :Bout 9:> G nd Children nd one tmdr and 25 Grate grand Q\1 l dren p. 10 and 35 grate grate grand C'aildren a.nd ?' ot t he 6 gmaration • • •• e It v s told b W~ . Jose Wocd, of Woods Cross., Utt:t , crJ. A ~ t 13, 1. 9, to Dr .. Fife, and appea.r tl! in his article alread ·cited (p . 23).. At t ha.t time Mr. Wood was e 1gbt:r-'wo years old .. 11A> · 'b · I pray t · 1x yea.rs t lL~t I .. mi t ~-ve t ha privilege of a visit t h o e -of t ose men A .e., one of t Three Nepbit.e~. 1f n dt more. That t s a. ~ong t inw., f:sn 1t it? We |
