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Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-p - Page 17 |
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Show ARRIVAL AT NAUVOO. 15 CHAPTER II. ARRIVAL AT NAUVOO MY FIRST INTERVIEW WITH THE PROPHET JOSEPH SOME FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE CHARACTER OF THE GATHERED SAINTS GO EAST ON AN IMPORTANT MISSION DEATH OF THE PROPHET RETURN TO NAUVOO PROVIDENTIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ON THE JOURNEY. I TRAVELED westward about 100 miles to the Mississippi river, where I took passage on a steamer to Nauvoo. I landed in the night. In the morning, I asked a young man where the Prophet lived. He pointed out the way to the residence of Joseph Smith, Jr., and said, " If you are going to see the Prophet, do not take any money with you. If you do, he will get it. ' ' I asked the youth if he was a " Mormon." He replied that he was, and that his father was a High Priest. I thought it strange that he should talk as he did. As I passed along one of the streets of the town, I saw a tall, noble- looking man talking with another. An impression came over me that he was the person I was looking for. In-quiring of a bystander, I learned that my impression was correct. One of the company asked the- Prophet for some money he had loaned him. He replied that he would try and get it during the day. I offered him the money, but he said: " Keep your money. I will not borrow until I try to get what is owing me. If you have just come in and wish to pay your tithing, you can pay it to Brother Hyrum ; he sees to that." I soon learned to discriminate between the different kinds of people who had gathered to Nauvoo. Some were living the lives of Saints; others were full of deceit and were ' stumbling- blocks in the way of those who were striving to do right. |