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Show CHAPTER IV JOURNEYING ZIONWARD Richard Ballantyne in 1843 and in kirkshire, recorded his doing departure from Ea r l s ton Sel- , expressed the religious conviction so which made him tear up his roots and plant them in foreign a land. Said he: As parted with the people of Ea r l s ton many of them wept help if we should ever again r e tu r n fio sojourn with them. They thought we were deceived in leaving our horne and country to serve our God. They said why cannot you serve we and p r o m i s e d Him in this us country A "command of God" convinced. Utah, his father and then went you are well as going to do so. ,,2 it may have When William informed his don, as the command of God that was family to away to that His sister in e r ica , ho ul d McLaughlin, who in Dumfries state: s "we are place We told them it go.l been, but relatives replied by offering on in Arn we were easily had been converted in Lon- that he had decided h irn not so employment to leave for in his hometown sorry to learn from your letter that which I think it is all nonsence Edinburgh expressed surprise for you that her brother lRichard Ba l l a n tvn e "Autobiographical Ske tc h' in his Journal. in Wi l l i arn Morri religious aspect of the emigration is also noted Diary, June 9, 1851, December 25, 1852; Margaret Morrison, , The son, l85?; letter, Daniel Mackintosh, November 22, 1858; Hyrum " s found in Andrew Sprowl's Smith, "Patriarchal Blessing of Isabell Be gg Autobphical Salt Lake City, Sketch, March 13, to his parents, Edinburgh, Diay. 2William McLaughlin, February 6, 1863. Journal (MS in Church Hi s to r iarr' s Office), |
