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Show BIOGRAPHY or MYRON TANNER. 4 of the subject of this sketch as he witnessed the work on the Temple progress and anticipated its completion. He was a witness to some of the glorious from days, even though youth prevented him manifestations of those at the dedication of the temple his extreme entering the sacred structure. Speaking of his education he says: "My first schooling, to amount to anything, was in the little red school house between our home and the Temple. I now remember onlv who attended that school. Among these of President the Le Barren, a Huntington children, and Aunt Young, daughter Zina Young." The family remained in Kirtland for much of the time of the father and brought with them, were expended and the assistance of the Church. few of the children a were a three years, where and nearly all the means in the erection of the Temple sons ' 'We came to Kirtland," said Myron "with just six teams and wagons, with merchandise and cash, altogether amounting to about $10,000,-a very prosperous days. I do not remember much of what transpired there, only that when we left we were reduced to one horse and a cart, the rest of our outfit, a wagon and three horses, We had $20 in money and a were borrowed from our neigbors. keg of powder to pay our way to Missouri, which was a thousand miles distant; and it took a good deal of rustling, and the chil dren had to go hungry, before father could make the turns neces sary to get us something to eat." condition for those It does not appear from any information contained in the family history that the father took any part in the wild specula tions that seemed to take hold of so many during the troublous days of the Kirtland bank failure, except that he signed notes with the Prophet and assisted in removing the mortgage on the Temple lot. The troubles and persecutions in Kirtland about the vear 1838 began to bear heavily upon the Saints there, and the persecutors aided bv the apostates who were clamoring for the control of Church matters at Kirtland. This circumstance, and the fur ther fact that it was the policy of the Church to strength m itself in Far West, Missouri, where the enemies were de termined to were drive the people from that state, induced John Tanner to leave |
