| Show I---------wweeemmmmm others to stay behind and if they were invaded to set fire to Salt Lake Tity In 1859 John married twice more Caroline Pratt and Laura Lund the authorgrandmother Shortly after he was called on his second mission to the Scandinavian countries He had tremendous success and returned home in 1862 an honored respected loved citizen of Utah withwell-loved family That same year he was appointed as one of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventies He had four wives twenty-eight children ten of whom died young The church remembered Johnpast experiences and assigned him to preside over the Sanpete region In those days few could travel that road and not stop at intermediate settlements He made the trip many times He and one of his wives ownedhome in Ephraim One trip he made in the spring of 1867 and another was from Salt Lake City on September 16 1868 and included President Brigham Young Wilford Woodruff and George Cannon At the Point of the Mountain they met an escort of cavalry then drove on to American Fork took dinner and spoke in the bowery Cheering crowds turned out and the group stopped at many more towns on the way ending in Gunnison Between 1865 and 1881 John spent much of his time in Sanpete County On April 14 1879 the Manti Temple was well under construction At the northeast cornerstone John Van Cott gave one of the dedicatory prayers John had livedfull and exciting life but during 1882 his health began to fail Dr Young said his ailments were the result of overwork illness andbroken down body 19 He passed away on |
