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Show -34rH 1Ii.8 JTOW CF EY .: ';RlrTS ;:':.11 D H OI, j (by h J::.ct when Ph o du ·J:no :t8:"ld_TIS It"!VGS v.o ro tUJ.";.. 5_nG to ll, eu·t - . feily for another sixth v'-< '.LV 1",,1 fast-gro,' ing boys belonging P.hoda boy grandfathers, Reuben to ,-Jlacn ... the t;,"8?" the c::.lla\ Q - vj h 0 C ow s - L . made his the No .. to as baby received the - 'il .a (,f.. ;, 311:(- V"ICjl:J_'::1 t.be Perkins, da.ughters , ..i..';J.t:;' arrival at this home. COuple. -:j.t'. - vurn J.n Oond ra McClelland In due time, blessed their home. and &:1(1 e hc c» to be born to this son go IJ , the of Jese lIelson end 14, 1856, ober th'e _ clothes fo cd and ply f'ee d in,q: of fcr the '" v ••,r;y rC,,::l i-.rakeftcld) Oot· on tl8 was yet haii of hd, name Josiah Perkins. "Like many characters referred to in the good old bo oks, Reuben shewed evidence of be i ng s remarkable Billyll, (William , His fa-ther' a "Uncle character from his Gant Perk ms 'Very unusual blessing upon this boy when he a In few months of r:ge. me eight years old of living Brt at the age of twol ve hood, then thous large in stature sha'I t Uhen Reuben nas' up unto e infmt an Perkins o f gi)9 "rJhen thon [P:1". baptized and shall which shall be in you as a j"n well W'.£1en t hcz everlast.ing life. thous aha'l t be ordained to the Holy :i."i u-r' begin thy," ministry. Thousshnlt grow to be " •••• This prediction \'/8.8 letter fulfilled in due time almost to the very close to his older brothers v.e re of was old, Reuben Holy Ghost springing uater just of nh i ch follows: go forth and be thou 811a1 t ceive the power of the some 1 ,pronounced Brigham later years Uncle blessing' copy of this a was youtl. twelfth birthuay, being ordained to the some .Priesthood. of his Like' I!ep1:.i always concerned laree of stature and, beins \"Jith spirituDl matters, wa.s present at the time. SOIDe of the vis- |
