Show A 1 lI Tl fI IO We have JulY received th the the following communication from a friend frind of the News New In n Provo Kady Kad Colvin Cluff giving the testimony of ot one of or the th lh few personal acquaintances of 01 the Prophet still aun living on thu thle tide side of ot the yell veil and who bo Is la to leave v HI hll hie testimony to the world before h he shall b be called away y The totter letter let I II wry very appropriate today tody on the lies tb on one hundred bud I end nd second anniversary of 0 the Prop Prophets ets et Ia birthday and we e therefore gladly 41 comply with the request to publish It George 00 CurtI was a burp bum Oct T f TIlia fJ Ilia Jau J at st Silver lIv L lake k ke near Mr Oakland county II H He went I to Missouri in UK wain wa baptised In September lilT HIT and moved to In do 1581 At AI ha t age ace of or seventeen tn he hit became a member mem of the lb fled a Cot company copan In M the 1 and sM remained at hi hie him post of duty uty for tor torr tU abl year cari r ready rIb at a moments notice to tl defend city elly state elate or nation tIn tInH H Ha has hall often described the Pi Prophet et el an as a being about six Ix feat In height holI nearly nearl l ua pounds pound of a I commanding appearance with a vole voloa Iron tron strong and nd clear his hi face of kindness As A a eW IH aker he Willi we very earned earn wielding a wonderful Influence In fluence When not weighed down with care oare or w be he b was war mirthful even eve boyish In tn his hi manners Joseph J h won wan certainly an all Inspired man of God end and by b this thle divine power PO wa was w able abl bl at al times time to 10 control the elements elan ant ur or call cull them to 0 his hta aid Mr r Curtis Curti relates that on nor I oc ou 0 canlon In 1141 when about nix als hun hundred tired dred dr d people were wre assembled s th the Pro Prophet Sh phet el t them on un wok work for the theda I da md The Tho sky ky was w cloudy and d soon targe harga lar drou dr of rain ral began to tall fall then thA It topped stopped for a few taw minutes minute e arid and fad be bean began gan an to tl rain ralA fatter A fw few umbrellas umbrella were ere raised two being bet at toe the left at of 0 Joseph h H He then stepped about tour out oute feet e to 10 the In right when another or um umbrella brella br Ili w we s raised Joseph thought t a moment then tarn in n a powerful vote vole Mid Id I urn ant Ii speaking for tor th the Lord Almighty stud If Ir He HI want waists w tie roe to tok k He If will stop p th Ih the rata rain The rain ceased cased stud I lit Ste h spoke pok for lor half bait or cor three quarter of r an hour longer When 0 the Ih meeting mUn was w dismissed b boM is toM told th lb pe petal l to hurry hurr hosts home or at they would pt get g t wet wt t and in bout about outs anti hour i there wee waa IIIi ft s heavy havy shower In UM while talking to W use th people Joesph prophesied trial I a I the It Sala D would coma ooma to th t the Ho Rocky ky Mountain and nd become a gr greut rat ui people H He Mid 4 In lit I Follow the main lIIn body of o tb the porch Church sad and th Ih the records r jr and tta you ou will Mill biaM lid r ill right rt H a then tn t sued ened up and 41 eels aM TIM The l id will wUI nut not permit lh the majority maJor of the lb Ib people 1 to a at 1 oAce OIe Ho He H added d that sense of ell thaws would live to tu gu go 1 to the th Rocky Mountain M H He puke fruin trusts i s iland stand land that was Has II about arout twenty Uy rude rod southwest of th t the wall of the Temple house u in la standing abut about ut U M f teat l t north northeast east ait t of nt r law stall heard h the b Prophet Pro t I prophesy pro h and knows know kno It II ha has haa been ful 1111 an hi hr h game With the th J it f th III t hud huili In to I tI Ih It t h hM M I al alA A r 1 Jy 1 i I if i I I 1 ja It III h I t J I JI Iiii iii i Ii It Hn plu i i I il ti t i HI 1 t r I i n i hung I i n y i Its h I j I 1 1 i i ti j j jiin n IIII r Itt TH I i 1 iI I e en I tl Ii I II 1 h I 1 J h n I I to t I I I Iu I II I ii ii i u II i in I its I ii 1 1111 i of Jt I III tI the o pt 1 I to III all sll tl III nation II of u the I h u h II up I n you yon yonI yu yuI I lei I trl I al l I U UK I i w t h II 11 I i itil I 1 I IIII I Istir til III stir r I a u i to i uI t u I r tl A 1 I li I H Hd Ui Ir I Ii ul i d I i 1 J 1 Id I I I IH at H 1 h t Ie i r 0 i a SOT I the th n this thle or fir order order der was wan nab mads Known to tet the Ill opi they Ih Immediately prepared lt to 10 get It the tb tat Itt state arms arma AA As J t tj t d pia the Uie atop of the thi Masonic hall t n ti 1 Met l iok at al t the th h loved city It of fit George turtle Curtis approached him Mil an Atc ached where her th lh the guns IN were rr The Prophet b lit by pointing liln hie Inter a ae MI his hie pearl heart wan wu too toll full to ronn Ihl this h he wa was u mad made fr er r In its a few w dd inure murt h and il I iI dp It voted brother broth Hyrum were 1 GricI thus t leaving Ivi th the CI Chuch l oh temporarily without a visible 1 leader I e They bay were ware martyred g In th the lite Crt Carl Carthage ate re Jill jail In lilt Ill not nol hula June J 17 n lM 1141 The T night t biter before llato their l father rater Curtis 1111 and hi hit brother w were no notified tilled tided to 10 fo 0 to he Ih Pro ethe ets et houe and nd stand guard over the Ifs bodle I IM as tiara fears 11 we i n that t the th mob would the bodle In n th the of every sorrowing III K Paint wac a all this thle question What wal a th the church hurch do d now no that the th shepherd has h hIrtl us u Many n teat lot their thu r faith tall and nd turned sway away hut but th the great gnat t majority ya remained main true ea e the Ih Prophet had nad foretold they thY would would i d m un unAI At Al a bald bJ d l un n AUf Aup 1 II Ie 1144 for tur n r th ton the of a prod dint Jont about OOt 1601 rere vreta e dem tiled bled Among AmI them was wu Sidney n RIg lUg lUgdon d don n Wits who dim eam from th Ih the at east t and Md of at offered offered hi hIs services us ee a guardian gw for forthe the Church he h spoke about twenty tWeDt minutes minute then Brigham Young Voting An Ac A h he did d so w the fhe Prophet feature and nd voice came cam am upon him He lie looked Just like th I the hll Prophet and 4 hi his Ie vole voice wu war the th came sime m ae th the Prophets and ancI the felt that the lb mantle nUe of ot their beloved Prophet had bac falls tat fall upon JOI Brigham Young wa was made mad the Ih leader I Later Iter be he became the peas pres president ident fit f the Ihl church George e Cecil Say ayn hv ht I ad about bout M 00 feet from Brig lam ham Young Youn while he wa woo speaKing He I fa till a living testimony of these the u and they th are ever er fresh freh frehn In n his hi memory H Ha If t la III now 14 M year Y old ha lagas belonged il ilo 1 to o 0 the th Church 70 TO y yarn ar and at Pan Utah Co 0 tab helms hh r one of the he got first there KADT COLVIN |