Show HISTORY 1 I op s jj 0 R S Q V 11 II Y D E tr y i v I 1 so of nathan hyde and il 1 barp ti in oxford I 1 new naw haven raven 1 4 tat bat of connecticut 0 dul gul january 8 acl 7 abt va beabe q ag ps 0 seg sew jears years my mother a ant and I 1 godly woman according to the light that t thenn ap wasand aasand was and member of 0 ahe e methi paco p al hi 41 church dle didd die d boon eoon jarter garter being deli dell ered of 0 amt ami navind having given birth to anid arid ahee daughters inthe in the 1 following W 19 arder 1 r er aco r ipg tom to my beat best ba fe ollee l 1 1 1 atou teon I 1 t Ai aich jh Hafty ry lauta larts Lauts natila natlia nathan any auy mariat marlat charle charner charier 0 orson oraon ron and t AMI emi fl A i p j avy afy a s shoe oe trade was w aa a very talented man 3 quick athletic and A naturally atu rally ittye witty and cheerful he was kind t and except when under the tha influence nce ace 0 string P ca t to v which h be was a t add addicted isted after the death of my mother enlisted into the army ahby of the ahe united states andaas si in in we c ga in in canada d uner ge Gene generali rali rati ag ip its most 4 of the battles fought there several times slightly wounded apa op the them frontier aling he line sr ih th 6 va i nin in 1812 and jand 11 soine soma faur i 6 fi five fay e carfi afier afler after liv 1 attempting a airn z ri 16 derby conn he hias bias v as taken lib the and drowned drolte I 1 d aftel aftel af pf of my mother iother fb the fhe f family mily 4 took tk thir their chances in life ilfe under no special protector or guide save that of providence vi defice who ada gar var iv watches itches with carver carven ca CA ver ven the ther lonely iga orp baad hear hears the ohi ohl obi 9 young sparrows bereft at age a I 1 was V g placa m the care lof of a bid kid r n the che nathan nathad kt an wheel heeler 0 or eli eil ell into his ihla hand hant 9 residing in derby in tbt Itt atme amme atae county cou rity lity 4 1 this ahli t wis was a V veny very tf 00 go oo 01 d fWu flu ie ika ife penu peau rlou riou vt 4 t chec f lon ion fon eon nug I 1 gutert r a 3 ears of age and would have halve coh cob continued linued longer loick er buttrom arop ace e that ea 0 to elo foo faix or edala aduca lon t I 1 ion oil c I 1 dah sah that my s services elv alv ices from seven tuba tubs 0 1 I ein sarar rs age burl buri ju athi t I 1 replay afi 5 ifor for ins carb care auld and t p rearing bib die ap dp to that time j f in ku iam lam ume W and ana rame raue to le estero arrve in in baie S lie he hirst first visited the reserve ly m 14 purchased a farm farin li s efton 4 a and Us nephew h siv er 0 conel canei wait abst IM ad started arly arly arty t the e 64 ri bel bei ng far 5 fourteen ye yedras arb ars k than trig pl yo youn gatto foot aub k k M 3 4 upon on thi the ibb hace hack acl containing clo cio clothes clothel thes bread cheese ch pese la 19 and d dried beef beel fa for fon jh he e journey and obliged to keep up witha strong ing from froin 30 to 38 miles per day until we had performed tp te e entire mair adis distance ce bof f hgo in miles 1 ile lle Mr When set to 0 t geast avast forthe fortha liin liln 6 of ois his family who came on the next season in the e bare care care of capt isaac morles mories 11 morley orley A a resident of where thes they jle jie arrived ir rivea riViA in ln safety a fhe the tarm farm a rm beng bein adv a new one oae and arid 4 a 11 y timber timbered pa it was cheha r dest lali laur orto to prepare it cor for 4 this being c dape done and aha mr kieel yb eeler er be being ink a again g alii alil inba inga in eaby easy cincu circumstances I 1 gop cop concluded eluded to strike ique myself having bad comparatively no chance for mental or litt literary improvement and no lip very 1 flattering pt prospects I 1 bield held heid out to M it 41 1 I 1 4 should 1 be asie able 10 lo enjoy such buch uch opportunity atao 1 at any y future fatur e time I 1 continue longer wilh mr IV consequently at brt the an dge age or of 18 yeara yearb years in in tae face e bathe of the re mons trances of ZI mr 5 and band mrs mra eler eier I 1 made MY tiny first dehu debut tinto into the world wat mib mih the boilo following W outfit one suit of homemade home made woollen ct othes butternut colored t tibb tw 6 red clarl nel shirts also home made two tw pairs pairs 1 of socks one pair oi of coarse shoes onabe on the fe feet one old hat andrix and bix six and a guarter quarter ce nasin f wi i p jdith with this outfit and capital capital stock tac k i 4 trade on the ath day of january 1823 1 went forth from my EQ old home to carve out destiny under my awn own guidance for ought I 1 then anew my girst first strike arike w was s to hire 0 out t fo for r six fix months to grandison Grandi grandl sont sort newil A Pu ollars per pec er month mouth tt to work in iti a small iron foundry fuh y bry dry there th ere e re I 1 lear learned e d to mould clock bel bei bells beils andirons and kodl x glis pils sleigh shoes and various other articles my wages for fox this term of service aej 6 e carefully cage caie fally sav saved d together 1 with some perquisites and compensation for or extra etra labor aich hick in i n the aggregate a gg regate amounted to enough to buy bilk m me a good b d suit of clothes boots hai hat kc 1 thil being acco accomplished I 1 began to 0 straighten at en upa up a little I 1 ithen then hired for six months ingrete ingre to tV mr 0 arnn O rin holmes of chagrin now wiil oil hl ba b to card wool and being a rh raw rag v ha hand band ti at ohp li business biness alness I 1 could hot riot get very agh wages the machines w here fere T e in kirtland j I 1 next went into the store atoff of gilbert ana whitney in kirtland to saive as s clett ak a here ar e I 1 continued c for fo r a year y 4 ar or tw 9 then than hired bire d two tt carding macha machi in esto nesto ddn run rua for one year the same bame where I 1 was engaged a year or the proprietors ellig beins well weil w ell eil acquainted acquaint A v me too emy own obligation obb gation for the rqn rent W without security canty se the cr carding ding season beason catina ca am tint ona onatia tid tile the machines two in number under ande thi the bame same i i i td root being p put i in good run running nener niall tins ting began begaw i A new machine having abee been 11 placed on be sam bame same stream a fe mites aboyo a b 6 v e I 1 feared reared that my business wali b c cut I 1 jai shor ehor 0 r i but unfortunately for that proprietors oathie ofte e tew jiw lew mill their idam darn broke way in aleshe ar eshe edd add ab aad th they ey to repair it daring during c carding beason season which gava to ih entire lie lle carding of or the country countr buting this season beason se as 0 n I 1 paid my hired help ftfe rent refit at abid id cleared about goo dollars in cash gakh thi thib this ld I 1 thou thought was doing very weil well for fon a boy when shen r vinter winter came on I 1 went into gilbert and whitnes ney Is store afcin under moderate mo detate wd wages es continued there alid spring een sen then in iii 1827 business bu siness s bel bei being rather hatfie i slack in the store tor went to work for the same parties pot and parl harl ashes this season there a aletho about six mika mitts dis tan kirland IV which I 1 at attee uvo tri iri and became a that faith raith I 1 edyed ey AJOY ved d my self ae as well as the light and knowledge ithen ithel had hid would allow me I 1 believe that god mercy and upon me and hat jf had bad died at that 1 ave h ive iva iii gil all all ali the glory that I 1 could we 6 clate or enjoy the revival that began camp meeting spread much in in kirtland Kirt laid c culasa ra ss was formed there and I 1 was lippoi A t t about thia this tiresome time tim esome soine vague in ome the news newspapers papers papera rs that thab a I 1 gofdon bible hail beai elu ilu auto a rock it the state anew enaw bf odne ne york k it ifa hia was waa iia treated as i a haiz hod hoa h but on reading th the report I 1 remarked as fol foi t ow vvs t but gf ihde that that thia this golden bible blell tb fbi raak eak up all our religion a and d change its whole features and bearing na moiel s head beard of it llor for t im e in in dyal inai s section atlo noyong notion C after this the carlip began aegan to be preached I 1 andin and in kirtland eldies Eldi iS it don was wag its Us chief advocate there ther being neing ing gic forcibly i i isy itra struck cic cie W with ith tile tiie doctrine he 0 irane of immersion immke aslon or baptism for the remission remiss lob iob of sins sic aana and many other important item items of doctrine which were advocated by this an and d which ahw erg passed over bi bythe til methods ests as non pon essentials I 1 left the methodists and bedame a convert eavert to thi faith belin elin t thit thil called to aa aji vo ca te it t I 1 and I 1 hi E py grat gr eat eab oe deficiency h A in learning to go to school accordingly I 1 took up ip my abodsin mentor in we hoyse boyse 1 I of elde eide r sidney kidney and hegan began the study st ay pf af en english ilish grammar aramm r under bla yia tuition elden elder ri 0 don took unwearied pains and care to instruct me in tats elementary science 1 l after spending 6 several w way ay undying lay aay and alla night I 1 swept two quarters to 0 o the m ase dathe of the preceptor pre re uben ubea hitch sock ac k E esq i 6 i i ice lube iube rub sua e af the dourt couri do court urt uri here herp reviewed ram rom ewer grammar gr geography arithmetic aad rhetoric then returned to mentor and andi spent one beason season Sv itha ltha young finlan man by the haine maine of matthiew J T Q clapp lapat at his kis fathers il house esq where where sp the P public b fic fie library 1 was kept here I 1 read history and various other biber works scientific effic dUter an dater ary dry and in the thi fall fail of flip the y year ear was va s drad draa ordained aped an elderkjn this new chuoc charcy ch urcy aid and wooton otia oria a mission with elder bider elyria loraine county and also to florence I 1 county tv therece The rewe baptize d a grea creati 1 1 PROP 1 1 J I 1 I 1 le I 1 1 I inco info n t I 1 te tte new faith laith t organized tj beveral several q ofal church and beturne je turne men meu to this I 1 think was in ill the fali fail 1825 ern enn erviti EA Eri iri fri iti n he 4 ipg g ot oi 1830 1 returned to elyria and florence the pastor at A ohp clutches clur ches raised linthe tip the fall previous 1 dur dw ifie the e fall tali 0 1 af 1 1 1830 1 also aiso taught duning during this fali fall samuel hsmith H h ziba Peter pater F G Willia williams tris trig and beeer whitmer whilmer W eadie cadie 7 a ab n t bec sec amp preaching the golden bible bibie pr or 1 lorm cism 1 tiie tile bet perceiving that they illiterate men and at the sime ti ame me I ecamp exam examples ples plea es of superior wis aia dik dih dof dop anid arid ther lher their teaching I 1 resolved to ra the f famed amed jgolden fg olden bible aa as it was called 4 accordingly ejiro and read a cameto ahe n that 1 wasill wa aill ahli I 1 I 1 preached beveral several times time mint th dotrice or rather against the he 1 l bibie bible tan tod the peo pie pid of lUdge 0 ville e near kirla eltia elyria sent for me to p r ea c against the mormon bible I 1 complied with the and preached against dinst it the people con rine much thinking think mg that I 1 I 1 sni 11 coln coin 11 ll ay floored no ored but I 1 fo fob the 6 arst rs tt time i m e thought 10 that the mormon bible might be the truth of heaven and fully resolved becote leravin alla alia house bouse thie thio would never naver prea area preach 0 10 i tany niaz aunill 1 I knew mor diore e abo tit lit Y breay strongly n afy convicted in ill my own mind that I 1 was doing wrong I 1 closed up my school and my m y preaching in that thae th a to ajo go on a 81 y jd frienda eldr E I 1 dyer dyen P brigdon fR igdon on gilbert dna many ville asla my toy former friends bad embraced the normon mormon Alor moa mop I 1 faith falth I 1 ventured to fell bell tell teli a few bew of my confidential I 1 X ial kaj frieds friends object in visit r q ng Kirtland thia thib thep joseph staily smith 4 W place my f 1 tv ads was w to get away from t he the prejudices of the people and quid to place myself in a position where inet s 1 tag s ssi 1831 aven to Kiri kini kirtland larid lared aad undercover of df cier elerk clerk hip in the Whitney dind and Eind gilbert exam he IA adv ada ft f t i AT f i carefully through atten attended tied meetings mee tinga of the cormons mormons and lind others heard the pro ana and eony coni but was wab careful to bay say I 1 14 prayed grayed muc mue bunto unto the lord for light and L now for wisdom mand m and spirit jio to guide mein rpy rny and un often hea rd the in public and in private upon be e subject odthe of the tee tew yew liev religion aiso also hehry heard what tha them had to say albo also ta any foolish tales about the prophet too foolish to bave have a aplaca inthis narrative narratives I 1 marked carefully the tho spirit that attend attended td the opposition and ani also aiso dis ils othe the spirit espirit that attended the angi and their frie friends ridsy and after about three months of ea reful careful aad prayerful rand meditations meditation I came to tb the e conclusion that the tbt mormons cormons biad more light and a a beiter baiter sprit thad their opponents 1 I concluded that I 1 could coula not rot be the loasby joining the cormons nor Hor mons and as an honest jaan min conscientiously bound to kowalk walh walk in in the betland behland clearest light I 1 sa sawel api to be banti baptized lid iid into the new ii religion henc hence hene latt ended the saints meeting in kirtland Sui sul ober 30 and offered mydon ar for baptism which waa administered tyrne by the hands of eider elder sidney rigdon was confirmed and ordained an eleer eider elder eider in the church lonu lonn a same day under the hands Sands of the prophet arid and sidney bigdon 0 about three day days after d did I 1 d 11 I 1 receive anointer any inter nal ev evide ernic ethic rice tice pt bof approbation 0 fol foj o heaven ot the course ishad itken wh when eia one evening behind the the lord came upon upion me roe in eo so powerful ow a manner that I 1 f upon no do one sandwith drew in enjoy the feast alane theay ta t a in me e wasa v as 1 w precious bel sel season asony long loi lot job ba remembered edl 1 I felt that all ali my old oid of the mormons Mor A lor for mons wohld would bellsee bet bel ltee itee 4 a war and affectionate heart loon went out dut among temi them and ind bean vean to to them what hat eLord thelora th had bad idone fon for ami me but the cold indifference with which de and the pity they expressed for ra soon con convinced vinc vine ure die tilt tiit that it was ho mise wise that thit which Js is holy unto pearls before swine SH me 1 4 v i su alfew I 1 atten dada deda a confer conter orangey at which lauivaa nava 14 ordained a high priest under the hands 0 ab smith and i appointed d ansa ron son a to tb elyria myria and and florencen Florence Iti with br vr hyrum smith euin ewin lin these plates platea pi cea vv we t ve rethe the means earis edlis of 0 converting and vu my old r tw branches ot ithe tei tel tc hurch larchy laid haRdson handson be them by prayer and arnd falth faith after confirming the churches and be annga a faithful testimony to then them mand nand to all people of opposition we returned again v M L found br hyrum si i agreeable companion a 1 i guide gulde c I 1 soon after our return wab was bot bob on another mission in company eith with br Saml H smith a younger broth er pruthe prophet Pro pho who was a man slow of df speech yet a man mau good faith falth and integrity I 1 we 10 jotin eyed early inthe in the spring of 1832 eva eom ward together without 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