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290 John Tanner and His There is an extended biography and in which she tells about the romance: Family journal of Mary Jane Mount mutually attracted and as his time was limited he did not wait for a long acquaintance, but soon asked me to be his wife. I accepted his proposal, and as he wished to take me to his home in San Bernardino, I made preparation to go with him. When nearly ready to start, circumstances occurred which caused him to decide on settling in Salt Lake. He thought best to spare me the tedious journey across the desert and we postponed our marriage until the following spring. We seemed to be Myron were Many of came married spring arriving on the 18th of May following Thursday, May 22, 1856. back in the on the and we doubted the wisdom of my choice on so short an acquaintance I was young, gay, and so opposite to myself in everything. one fond of dress and society. He was quite a bachelor, being thirty a few days after our marriage. [Mary Jane was nineteen] I was of slight figure, with small features, while he was heavy set. But our marriage has proved that it was not a mistake and that contrary to the ideas of many, sudden attachments are often happy ones. I had a strong arm to lean on for comfort and support, and his wis­ dom and natural intelligence gained him a position of trust and honor in the church and in society. 21 Myron's trip to California in the fall of 1855 did not settle his financial affairs in San Bernardino; it would take a number of years before final settlement would be made. But with his marriage he followed through on his determination to settle in Utah and chose Payson Payson as his was new home. He did not chosen, but it livestock and this probably was was explain considered in his an biography why place for excellent decisive. chapter on "Payson" gives the important facts about Myron and Jane as they set up housekeeping in a log cabin decribed by Myron: "I don't think in all my life I ever saw as crooked logs, and as poor workmanship as were in that house with its dirt roof. The "22 With the final settlement of the San Bernardino holdings, some exchanges were made for property in Provo and Myron and Jane readily grasped the opportunity to accept the Provo property as Myron's share of the cooperative holdings. In 1860 they moved to Provo, leaving the Payson property to his brothers Freeman and Joseph.