Show A A HUNDRED YE HUNDRED YEARS RS AGO TODAY J Romance Begun by Note From Pioneer to Woman WINTER QUARTERS Neb March 11 1847 In 1847 In the following letter Jetter written almost 10 years year ago lies Ilea the beginning of a beautiful beautiful beau beau- romance romance and and the start of a alife alife alife life together for tor a woman and a aman aman aman man whose devotion to each other othe will always alway shine as one of the brightest pages in the tho hi history tory o othe or of orthe the Saints here at Winter Quarters Quarter ter St. St Louis Missouri March Mar 23 1837 Miss Mf Sarah Pea It Ita a is with pleasure that I at this time pen a few lines to you although al although although al- al though a perfect stranger to you However I trust that the these e few lines Unes may be received by you and may be the beginning of a happy napp a acquaintance with you Editors Editor's note This Is the in ins a series of articles about the thee e westward migration of the IDS pioneers Presented hero here J Is a ada da day day-by-day day by account of the life and times of the saints Tonight I A A Hundred Years Ago Tod Today y wm bo be narrated at at 1010 pm p.m. over o station KALL Tune Tunc In every evening at this time on on your dial Credit for tor material Is given to Heartthrobs of the West Vest by Kate B. B Carter I will not let lct you know the reason rea rca son for tor my boldness b in writing to you It is because Elder G G. M. M Hinkle Binkle and others have highly recommended recommended recommended rec rec- rec- rec you as a Saint of the thelast thelast thelast last days as being worthy of my y I attention I I. I think I should be happy to get geta a good companion companion- such a one oneas asI as asI asI I could take comfort with through I life Ufe and such a one as could take comfort with me As AB you have been recommended re tome to me as such I should be De' Devery very happy to see ee you and converse with you on the subject sub sub- When thi this thin comes to hand and after you read and meditate upon it I should be glad If you would write me an ah answer to it If so you can direct your letter to Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty Clay County Missouri If It you write you will please to write as soon as convenient So no more at pr hut lt I remain Yours with the best of respects Charles C. C Rich To this extraordinary missive the young lady who now Is one of our most pr prominent Winter Quarters Quarters tens matrons penned the following following following follow follow- ing lines after she had prayed much then closed her eyes and opened her family Bible at random for the thc answer r I J r yf k J r j r c J a ac ai i c r. r 7 Charles C. C Rich Commenced his courtship and anat won his wife I through letter in early days of oi of L D S church persecutions Belleville Illinois April 10 1837 Mr Charles C. C Rich r I Entreat me not to leave thee or orto orto orto to return f fro from r o m following after thee for whither thou I I will go and where thou I will lodge thy people people- shall be my people and thy thyr God my God where thou diest will 1 die and there will I be bo buried the Lord do 00 ao to me and more also if ought but death part thee and me inc With great respect I 1 remain Yours truly Sarah Pea Miss Pea married Mr Mr Rich Rich Feb 11 1838 and when during the autumn autumn autumn au au- of 1838 the the mob mob drove the saints from their homes home she took seven families of h homeless outcasts outcasts outcasts out out- casts in and sheltered them From there the Richs Rich's went to Nauvoo w where h he e r re e they remained through all the p persecutions coming coming corning com corn ing to Mt Pisgah la IR in Feb 1846 6 With With their three sm small children they have only r recently arrived in Winter Quarters to make preparations preparations preparations for the journey across the plains |