| Show Yes they did Thurzan and they were as proud to be in this parade as they could be and to have been given this honor hope we can soon haveparade here in Manti too This from Virgle We have lots of things to be thankful for too--especially for the Lordprotection from those terrible rattlesnskes that crawled all over our bedding and cup You are right Virgle and how grateful we are and should be that Chief Walker returned our baby that Grandpa had to give them so they wouldnburn the Fort once her head as tears started to form in her more eyes Anna bowed She didn want the children to see her cry They had all been through enough Now they tried to put it all behind them and go forward here in their new-found beautiful valley She remembered how her father Wm Lathrop Draper had gone back along the trail with Father Morley All men redmen and white men alike loved him so much because he was so fair and compassionate as their leader These dear ones spent one whole Winter at Winter Quarters building and planting for those yet to follow the tortuous trail Anna often wondered if their names would have been the most prominent ones in Church history if they had not been sent out of the Salt Lake Valley so soon after they were estabilished there Here she was way off the subject of her story again I told you Isaac and all these men with their beautiful heads held high as they rode and their beautiful mounts held their heads high and all other did too Each horse hadlarge red plune with blue and white letters and ribbons The letters said Liberty and Truth and were placed across the front of each horse They knew something special was expected of them and they were so well-loved and cared for Each had been groomed and curried until they shimmered as they pranced in the sun-washed air Did all the men dress the same way too David asked Yes and all were so handsome with their military bearing straight and tall in the saddles They all had an aura of somebodiness about them but not an arrogant one Just as Isaac they all loved all Godcreatures and were unassusing and gentle That is the real measure of gentility it must be learned It is not just acquired -56 |
