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Show Amanda Barnes Foyal Birthright - page 2 J n:ie one other line established to Jacob is the Levitical line of priesthood. line ~rough the Prof,het Jeremiah to Levi. A seoond branch through Azariah, his brother, and on through their father Hikih UP to Levi . . I havP located ancei descendants c -2France, SpaiI countries of There at Quincy she rret a widower with five children, whose ·borde;ring upc narre was a lso Warren Smith. He, like her first husband, was by trade a blacksmith. He needed a rrother for his children and she 'We can c provider for her four children, and a mutual attachrrent sprang a follo.,,.,ed eigr between t.hem and shortly they were married, thus bringing up studied line!: together a family of nine children. She said there was unity and peace arrongst the children and in the family; and between herself Archiba] and her husband there was perfect love and harrrony. She said, The Seer, in "We were one, united in all things," and "It was wonderful how our have kept thi got along.'' children through his rr who is the i: They had three children born to them--a son and two daughters. through Anten r they rroved to NauVCX) the principle of the eternity of the Afte tip through A covenant was given by the prophet. Her husband proposed rrarriage line is 135 g with him to the temple and be sealed to him for go she that Belie, the gr this she could not conscientiously consent, for To eternity. daughter of J and father of rrost of her children had died a husband first her Welch--are al and to him she owed first allegience. gospel the for rrartyr explanations , made copies o Warren reasoned like this, "You have said that you have taken oomfort and have been happier with rre than you were with your e rror In ailiit husband, and now you have two husbands and children by both, first titled Sureti, certainly have the right to choose between them for you and ancestors of ; Yet she hesitated and could not decide what to do, and ternitv." e other ten Sur, insistent that it be done and without delay. Still very becarre he the Bill of R but finally said, "I cannot rrake up my mind undecided, was she is the founda·. but I am willing to state the circumstances it, about do to what of London, wei and abide by his counsel." To this he Joseph Prophet the to Of these rren c after rreeting they both went to the Sunday next the and agreed, these and perl 'Ihere they related t.1-ieir troubles supper. took and house Prophet's other three. his advice. for asked and above, told as him to up, ' I disco~ I have cc ence in Volum them or copief cannot supply these for oo~ to cx)rre. My r Mrs. 198 Pro\ Thank you, Vir After a few rrorrents consideration he . said, i, Sister Arranda, I can't tell you tonight what to do, but corre to rre in two weeks, and I will give you the word of the lord on it." They went horre very satisfied. Before the two weeks had elapsed, ho.,,.,ever, the Prophet was killed. Her husband no.,,., said, "'Ihe Prophet is gone and you cannot now get the word of the Lord," and he was sure she had a perfect right to rrake her c.1-ioice of husbands and urged her again to go to the temple and be sealed to him. 'Ihe situation perplexed her and on Sunday evening, just two weeks from the tirre they had talked with the Prophet, she was not feeling very well and did ·not go to rreeting, but went into her bedroom and laid do.,,.,n on the bed, and thinking of her problem, - - - - - - - --;,, - · - - - - ~ - - - - ~.... , .... - . ... -......a....a.. \.JJ.. \,4i:;J. -3- she was surprised by her room becoming brilli antly illuminated by a rrost beautiful light. She saw no one , but a voice perfectly aud.ible said, "Choose Brigham Proxie and be sealed to Joseoh . " She was astmmded and thought the corrmunication was surely~from an evil source. ~mile thus thinking, the sarre voice said to her again, "Choose Brigham proxie and be sealed co Joseph. 11 If my rrerrory is right, she said this scene was r epeated for the thi r u tirre. She was completely mystified and thought that this must be f roman evi•1 source. II Here I have two husbands, one dead and one alive, and I am told to be sealed to the Prophet Joseph. It surely cannot be done--it must be wrong--it is i.rrp)ssible." She banished the thought and never repeated this thing, not even to her husband. Finally, she yielded to his persuasions and went to the temple and was sealed to her husband, and she said to rre, "As sure as you live, Cordelia, we quarreled for the first tirre in our lives over sorre foolish little thing before we got horre. " She very soon learned why he had been so anxious to have their sealing done so quickly. He had gotten into trouble with their hired girl and it was inp:)ssible to keep it a secret much longer, and he knew if the true condition carre out she would never be sealed to him. He married this girl and lived with her until she had two sons, when she becarre tired or disgusted or sorrething, she told him if he would outfit her with a team a~d wagon and teamster and a good outfit, she would go East to her people, which he did. But t.here was never any rrore happL11ess in the Smith family. Qui 2 the contrary. M:)ther Smith said, "It was a perfect hell." He beca ;e extrerrely abusive and cruel to her and the children. She continoc:id living with him until they carre to Salt Lake City in 1850 or 1851. Soon after their arrival, she called on President Young and told hi m of her troubles and that she felt that she could stand no rrore and wanted a divorce. He requested her to corre to his office on the next day and bring Brother Warren. So t.rie next day they both went t o the President's office. He talked with them, and asked sorre questions ~d ~eard grieviences of both and then said, "Yes, Sister ,Zmlanda, it is right that you should have a divorce. You and Brother Warren stand up. 11 They did and by the virtue of the aut.riori ty he held, he unsealed them and that was the only divorce she ever had. Warren was soon rrarried to another worran and went to California. She was .no.,,., contented and quite happy and thinking ·when her sons were old enough to get t..l-ieir endowments she v.Duld have one of them stand proxy and she would be sealed to their father. But one |
