Latter Day Saints
James S. Brown's Experience Previous to Being Sent as a Missionary to the Society Islands--Remarkable Predictions by Presidents Brigham Young and Willard Richards--Perilous Journey to California--Tragic Fate of Most of the Company--Arrival in San Francisco--Landing in Tahiti--...
James S. Brown's Experience Previous to Being Sent as a Missionary to the Society Islands--Remarkable Predictions by Presidents Brigham Young and Willard Richards--Perilous Jour...
2. CHAPTER II.Catholic Priests Jealous of his Success--Arrested on a Trumped-up Charge--Tried Before Governor's Aid-de-Camp--Frightful Scene Among a School of Whales--Farce of a Trial before...
3. CHAPTER III.Land Among Cannibals--Denounced as the American Plant--His Destruction Demanded--Sentenced to be Roasted and Eaten--Fire Prepared--His Defiance of the Rabid Host--Effect Upon th...
4. CHAPTER I.5. CHAPTER II.6. CHAPTER III.Farming on Shares--A New Vocation--Future Home Shown in Vision--Home Recognized When First Seen in Utah--Reputation Gained as a Faithful and Thorough Worker--Providential Fulfil...
7. CHAPTER IV.8. CHAPTER V.9. CHAPTER VI.10. CHAPTER VII.11. CHAPTER I.E. R. S. Schnelle's Belief in a Providence Over His Life--Birth and Succession of Accidents--Goes to Sea as Cabin Boy--Gruel Treatment--Pumping Sugar and Water--Ship Crushed Aga...
12. CHAPTER II.13. CHAPTER III.At Solicitation of Saints in Utah, Engages in Genealogical Research While Serving as a Missionary--Takes a Special Mission for Such Work--Impression That He Was Receiving Help f...
14. CHAPTER I.Chauncey W. West Sent on a Mission to Asia--Dreams of the Wreck of a Vessel Upon Which He had Engaged Passage--Left the Ship, and Afterwards Learned From the Grew of the Vessel...
15. CHAPTER II.Elder James Lawson Inspired to Quit a Steamboat on Which he was a Passenger--Jumped on a Flatboat--A Few moments later the Steamboat Sank, and most of the Passengers were Drowned.
16. CHAPTER III.17. CHAPTER IV.Excerpts from Discourse Delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, April 26,1914--Methodist Episcopal Minister Converted to Mormonism--Goes to England as a Mormon Missionary--...
18. CHAPTER I.Anson Call's Birth and Character--Investigated "Mormonism" to Disprove it, and Became Converted--Impediment in His Speech Cured When Administered to--An Anti-"Mormon" Missourian...
19. CHAPTER II.Suffering from Gold Weather--Anson Visits Elk Horn--Captured and Ill-Treated by a Mob--Treats the Mob to Whiskey, and Escapes--Tiresome Journey to Far West--Visits His Farm Cont...
20. CHAPTER III.Removal to Illinois--A Perilous Journey--Overtaken by the Prophet While Escaping from Missouri Prison--Anson and Wife Visit in Ohio--Locate in Macedonia--Remove to Nauvoo--Missi...
21. CHAPTER IV.22. CHAPTER V.23. CHAPTER VI.24. CHAPTER II.Sent on a Mission--Stricken with Chills and Fever--President of Mission Proffers to Release Him--Unwilling to be Released--Instantly Healed when Administered to--Twin Boys Heale...
25. CHAPTER I.JAMES S. BROWN'S EXPERIENCE PREVIOUS TO BEING SENT AS A MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY ISLANDS--REMARKABLE PREDICTION BY PRESIDENTS BRIGHAM YOUNG AND WILLARD RICHARDS--PERILOUS JOURN...
26. CHAPTER II.CATHOLIC PRIESTS JEALOUS OF HIS SUCCESS--ARRESTED ON A TRUMPED-UP CHARGE--TRIED BEFORE GOVERNOR'S AID-DE-CAMP--FRIGHTFUL SCENE AMONG A SCHOOL OF WHALES--FARCE OF A TRIAL BEFORE...
27. CHAPTER III.LAND AMONG CANNIBALS--DENOUNCED AS THE AMERICAN PLANT--HIS DESTRUCTION DEMANDED--SENTENCED TO BE ROASTED AND EATEN--FIRE PREPARED--HIS DEFIANCE OF THE RABID HOST--EFFECT UPON TH...
28. CHAPTER I.Brother Wm. J. Parkin, of South Bountiful, tells this story of how the Lord can and will open up the way for those who have faith to fulfill their promises and accomplish their...
29. CHAPTER II.Brother Parkin had not been married more than two or three years when a season of partial drouth occurred, and his potatoes, which he had counted upon as being his profitable cr...
30. CHAPTER III.FARMING ON SHARES--A NEW VOCATION--FUTURE HOME SHOWN IN VISION--HOME RECOGNIZED WHEN FIRST SEEN IN UTAH--REPUTATION GAINED AS A FAITHFUL AND THOROUGH WORKER--PROVIDENTIAL FULFIL...
31. CHAPTER IV.Many things have occurred in Brother Parkin's life to indicate that there has been a special providence over him--that his life has been preserved almost miraculously--leaving t...
32. CHAPTER V.While farming has been Brother Parkin's regular vocation since coming to Utah, he has found it necessary to supplement it occasionally with other work to provide for his large f...
33. CHAPTER VI.Brother Parkin recalls some incidents of his childhood, that tend especially to illustrate the character of his father, and the effect of the Gospel in shaping the lives of indi...
34. CHAPTER VII.Some years after Father Parkin migrated to Utah he rode to Salt Lake City one day with his son William, who was bringing a load of carrots to sell. As they rode along the street...
35. CHAPTER I.E. R. S. SCHNELLE'S BELIEF IN A PROVIDENCE OVER HIS LIFE--BIRTH AND SUCCESSION OF ACCIDENTS--GOES TO SEA AS CABIN BOY--CRUEL TREATMENT--PUMPING SUGAR AND WATER--SHIP CRUSHED AGA...
36. CHAPTER II.In April, 1867, he found employment as an ordinary seaman on a German mail boat, sailing between Bremer Haven and New York, his compensation being $6.00 per month. He fared so m...
37. CHAPTER III.While on a voyage from Shields to Plymouth he was stricken with rheumatic pains in his legs, that rendered him helpless; in fact, his pain was so excruciating that morphine had...
38. CHAPTER I.CHAUNCEY W. WEST SENT ON A MISSION TO ASIA--DREAMS OF THE WRECK OF A VESSEL UPON WHICH HE HAD ENGAGED PASSAGE--LEFT THE SHIP, AND AFTERWARDS LEARNED FROM THE CREW OF THE VESSEL...
39. CHAPTER II.ELDER JAMES LAWSON INSPIRED TO QUIT A STEAMBOAT ON WHICH HE WAS A PASSENGER--JUMPED ON A FLATBOAT--A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE STEAMBOAT SANK, AND MOST OF THE PASSENGERS WERE DROWNED.
40. CHAPTER III.The blowing up of the steamboat "Saluda" has often been mentioned as the only really serious catastrophe, resulting in loss of life to a company of migrating Saints in this age...
41. CHAPTER IV.President Wilford Woodruff, who was specially susceptible to spiritual impressions and guidance, has related many instances of the Spirit prompting him to do or refrain from doi...
42. CHAPTER I.ANSON CALL'S BIRTH AND CHARACTER--INVESTIGATED "MORMONISM" TO DISPROVE IT, AND BECAME CONVERTED--IMPEDIMENT IN HIS SPEECH CURED WHEN ADMINISTERED TO--AN ANTI-"MORMON" MISSOURIAN...
43. CHAPTER II.SUFFERING FROM COLD WEATHER--ANSON VISITS ELK HORN--CAPTURED AND ILL-TREATED BY A MOB--TREATS THE MOB TO WHISKEY, AND ESCAPES--TIRESOME JOURNEY TO FAR WEST--VISITS HIS FARM CONT...
44. CHAPTER III.REMOVAL TO ILLINOIS--A PERILOUS JOURNEY--OVERTAKEN BY THE PROPHET WHILE ESCAPING FROM MISSOURI PRISON--ANSON AND WIFE VISIT IN OHIO--LOCATE IN MACEDONIA--REMOVE TO NAUVOO--MISSI...
45. CHAPTER IV.The brethren protested strongly against the Prophet surrendering himself to be taken to Carthage, as they believed the officers would rather take his life than protect it. In va...
46. CHAPTER V.The winter of 1845 and 1846 was chiefly spent by Anson in the work of making wagons and otherwise preparing for the journey westward. He received his blessings in the Temple on...
47. CHAPTER VI.In the fall of 1854, Anson's ability as a colonizer was again called into requisition. He opened a large farm in Box Elder County at a place since known as Call's Fort, one of t...
48. CHAPTER I.Brother Jedediah M. Brown, of South Bountiful, is a man of great faith. He feels that he has inherited the gift of faith, for he does not remember the time when he did not posse...
49. CHAPTER II.SENT ON A MISSION--STRICKEN WITH CHILLS AND FEVER--PRESIDENT OF MISSION PROFFERS TO RELEASE HIM--UNWILLING TO BE RELEASED--INSTANTLY HEALED WHEN ADMINISTERED TO--TWIN BOYS HEALE...