| Show time Your GrandfatherLivingston Anderson Draper Whitlock and their wives were all choice friends of the Prophet Grandpa Norley cleared land establishedsettlement called YELROM Morley spelled backwards He gave the Prophet Joseph bullding spot and an acre of land to havegarden He gave him the materials with which to build this home too The most important thing he did was offer himself asprisoner in the prophetstead so the mobs would not kill the prophet Grandma seemed all out of breath after this part of her story It alvays made her excited as she recalled these perilous times and this worried David too He didnwant anything to happen to this beloved Grandma believe nel There are have Tt seems returns in full heartily that many like bins finshes the corn We mustnwastekerwho didnhave as greatharvest as we the more we do for the Lord the more he and bushels The children all agreed m sure thatwhy the mean old war-loving brothers of Chief Walkara returned Grandpababy to him when you came to Manti in the first year This started another round of questions You are so right Thurzan times but if we listened to the We have been tried so many promptings of the Lord and to those in authority over us our prayers and dearest dreams have all reached fruition Amna was crying again After one whole day of negotiations with Walkerwarloving brothers and their savage tribesmen after they had been given so much of the scarce food and supplies they had come one frigid hoary morning to demand Isaacand Alnorababy boy It almost killed his mother but after the threats of We will Kill kill kill and burn the Fort again Father Morley thought it was better to lose one life than many He d1d give these braves that hunched down into their blankets and stared from drugged war-bound savage minds and hostile eyes at this grief stricken group of settlers After much fasting and prayer and after despairing of ever seeing that beautiful brown-eyed baby again they saw the big white stallion ofchief coming across the frozen plain He was holding Simon Father Morleybaby in his ams As he stooped to hand the baby to his mother and father he said Father Morley Walkarafriends Father MorleyGod my God now We burn or steal or kill no more And they were forced by Walker to keep this promise Your Grandfather Morley baptized -58 |
