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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 23 |
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Show RECEIVE MY ENDOWMENTS. . 21 On arriving at his Louse, I found that he had been sick nearly three months, and that doubts were entertained of his recovery. I anointed him with holy oil in the name of the Lord Jesus, laid on hands and prayed for him, and told him that he should recover, which he did immediately. This occurrence had much influence on my parents. They both attended the following April Conference. At its close, my father asked me if I did not wish to baptize him and my mother. As they were both desirous that I should do so, I baptized them in the Mississippi river, on April llth, 1845. My father told me that it was not any man's preaching that had convinced him of the truth of the gospel, but the Lord had shown it to him in night visions. Said he, ' ' It is your privilege to baptize your parents, for you have prayed for them in secret and in public ; you never gave them up ; you will be a Joseph to your father's house." In 1 845, I labored on the Nauvoo temple, doing any work that was required of me. In the autumn, the enemies of the Saints commenced to plunder in the country settlements. Teams were sent from Nauvoo to save and bring in what grain they could. It was necessary to send guards with the teams. These afflictions, heaped upon the Saints by their enemies when they were struggling to complete the temple, in compli-ance with the word of the Lord, greatly added to their difficulties and labors. When winter came, they were instructed to unite their efforts to manufacture wagons, and make preparations for a long journey. I assisted in getting out timber for wagons. The house of the Lord being far enough completed to give endowments and do other necessary work, I received my blessings in it just before crossing the Mississippi river, in February, 1846. I labored with the company of pioneers to prepare the way for the Saints through Iowa, after which I had the privilege of returning to Nauvoo for my family, which consisted of my wife and three children. I moved them out into Iowa, 200 miles, where I left them, and [ returned 100 miles to settle-ments, in order to obtain food and other necessaries. |