| Show Martyred Prophet Joseph Smith SmithA A As Veterans Recall Him I I WO years year more mire lh than n on lit hun faun Two T 11 pl ngo ng n nn on the III nf of 0 the I c month tit the ba bate l or hAr Aharon hAran 11 on an n Windsor court n was waa Into the ih th i j i unu un n ut r of I lite follower follow I In an all I parts partA T in of or th the w wr nd oak look upon him hum himas as IU a emus mII With OM an 1 n a I to the tIM World orld akin to tn the II me rr of or Isaiah John Jou the tilt end I hors the CM way wa for tur the Ih ond comps coming of ot the His HIli HI filth faith brought him Into direct reet touch with Christ pod and the ne linn ilon hr hI h founded th tM the Church of Jesus Jea J JC C of Ix lU ar Points faints to U I working In n th lh last dispensation with tile tho full tull power and nd ol nU of th Church hunh nn tie It 11 wee WAil wn IB la Jerusalem luthe IB lu the Ih of o 0 our r eta era eraIn etaIn In the Ih Wi lOt ye oars r J Joseph tM the h hI I t was born no generations have hav ha I im 1 i and With each tl iii o e of nr the prophets hot work has gathered I I In force It nee vaa M N years year n II rise v since i h t t his hi testimony with wit h ii i l lart i t art arth she jail JI Th The pt pc P t I i 1 with Ith him In ID spirit tf tl n 1 u lv 1 numbered with Uh him now across a r tits the th chasm chaam But Aut i r r ir i i In the lh U II u gt ga g j o t t ll i I r rII be he and andr r f thou these It few a number nue who were we avail avaU a v vIt It hlo hi have ha been asked liked by bf the lb New Ne NeI i contribute for this peg page their root I neel is of the prophet The he results result ul l lIh If the Ih Interviews Interview t are given below low Tho be full length th statue shows shown wa herewith I Is a amy my Iny 11 model Just completed OO by b M EMMELINE B i WELLS The Th poetical poet r al and social side ide 14 of the thes prophets s character Is I a what Mrs lire Km line B P Wells wn to emphasise m mamon among amon the memories ortee she be holds of the Churchs hurch first Ant gnat groat Nat leader loader Mrs Yr Wells whose literary work wont hM ball made mad h r so 10 wen well known that her het belI earns IK Is I t a household word wherever the Ih lIun of f th lh ar nr rc r at il was found ui at I I l r A 11 Ti i ID In the hll Templeton Work l at nt work nark rk on n proof pr fi tl r r the th W tr ti t q I t Toros I l Ir I r In h M I t that i vi I Mint hat hl fro rw i ip I 11 r it Ih the ther T 1 r twi ihk Ihl w ii t fid It Id ot nr I l f mu are and n l Hi 11 I Mil HP H Ha I n a groat arnal lov r f r try 10 Ned nud lid on vi rat ral lif Lr I n l I ii lone inns lon rc I f One Oar nr of or KB B U n 1 b I 1 Ithe I Ithe the I wore were rr to Ii pa and arMI ho he pr aed 1 4 At It play pat th h n mos OB th the heed head r o rc kl i t J wont i n h n 1 I 1 tg If Marl Marll i n I i t f t Prow A lell I i t v 1 Jf fl nor o And Ami Mrs M 1111 r no noW of Pro have art uti RT tap ns as In hi KM land I III My II tiff mit meeting meeting th hint was She M II thing thIn t MH tift never sayer ver We W w were r to Hall fn ihn tH Ie acly Cb spring nf of l left ti ui an v 1 as we ap op apr p r 4 the die wharf hali i pe tod to be 1 d to the Ute prophet as a he ha was wasi i t to be b hi In the habit hn It et of or coming to le t tm meet m the tho t vessels vessel and a friend on hear howrd had It promised me that she aha h t m mo Tr rt T Ten en rn o ash ni n ii t r PI s i nfl vi i t in nt i tic lit nul u l 1 lIth alth uh I 1 did not know tt R was him I was wu eo eon I viewed of the fact by his ide general n aa tp Maranc tsee The Th handshake h he gave fave me tee thrilled me as a none other ever over has baa After Attar that i did tot art t want front nt a tor forte format au Introduction and nd mover elver nr had owe one Sits Th DIe first gat house hou I want lent Into lato to stay atay was a ono one oneat at which the prophet call called regularly warl and I 1 soon ram 1 me to know bite muck much better beltt than thaD those these who merely merel heard his sermons on Of his hi last lut meetings I with the saints Mints I 1 think I attended all nil and ami amiI andI I was present when the final sermon In tha streets street was w preached preceding pra his bis b martyrdom om Mrs line Wells Walls has tau Nell beep In Utah since the tho earliest days daY Ml gds founded th the local branch bench of the Daughters of 0 th tIM the nh hi ui I WIH tin I U r ml n nI MI 1 pr Ir ni r the Ih j lr t I I flub A ll II II cf ur r In hr her r I in iL Im h ern r p t l tinier th till of tit Mu Mus MUI II 11 I i BA TH HEB W SMITH T I i 1 ni If h 11 t rl I all me I vi y I i r i i 1 i Mm r W Jn n Ith III v a h Imn n 11 d I to ti mint 1 I 1 b u Il r nn canto i lug tini I v i in nr 11 h iv to In din dill dilli i r r and we WI in lu J i 1 at 11 t hl hi My cl I 1 Idin I din wa Wi L 1 nt lit th tho Il ao to t thid which hid He kept In N ion j 0 nn and I et 11 to tn my tam in to the tM Ih Mill Mi M Ionic tc lod ro NIO m t r th loe r r Mrs Mr Smith I 1 n or of if tn the 11 Women holier fillet m ro I i j Ip t v and stid a 11 1 In III I one ie Of for t most GIlt v r omen In dt r h activities Sh 11 In much uh of nf her bet ru time at t the tIe Pat i take kc tempi i i 1 it was w while VI the tempi l ton pl that Ihal the tM rI wa W ll 1 from ruts h hr hrin l r When in askI ask 1 I re rr u II her nr Ara t With th u the pr vh t Mrs fr Smith UJ II It was IB In ft prat 1 W Wt 01 t r ho he h had been r r I rJ J from jail i 1 had teen been a member II r of the Church f fur i r iral nver al years yearn M and aBd h bed l 1 come rome to Par West WI because It waa wu th n I the gathering therl of or the lite I Ir r h t rd Ih Ir gospel I pr by br b COUi COU i i n nf or the hp I prophet George A Meth 11 L j Kli llan I t Smith They converted WJ my m t Y Ye w p i t I e r rt t I I Ir r r r rR I R a t e eat t I f at r r r j jI 1 I r y Y 9 i t I t old ik k ji I MODEL FOR A STATUE OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH by II M N 1 Ml I have even ern II the ministers of 01 justice clothed In it male erol rbI and arraigned wire life HIM M on a breath boath th IB in tho court course of 01 England I 1 liac mu a t In III M soh mn ma ee to 0 glue law to tit I nave have tried to conceive CODI of kin kii w of cat royal roal courts of 01 throne hron and and aDd aDdI la to I the tot fate of 01 kingdoms kia doss hat but dignity Bad am majesty J have bare I f peen mem bw INI cc as U k i 4 in ut lit st IM lit a IH W BH as obscure of s1 Parley P Pratt PU description nf of the Prophet Joseph rebuking his g d for fo using obscene language I during durl his Imprisonment at 1 Richmond at 1 th the be time hi his followers follower were wen w being hing bel expo led from Missouri under II III aa a I order of banish mont I father y rind nd m mother and a L 1 of ri rel 1 r f IB Is West Wt fer ferIn In tm t i fys It Ii WM wee a rue rare Ie Iea f fa r ra a prosily property r ower to so sell out Oar au farm pis WM wu well stocked Mocked and nI w we wet wre rt vet vor YO well wall an to do A brother Inlaw Boll late his al place and Mil I f felt lt a keen desire to go 0 wil Ii i ithem them m to th the west t but tNt they titer had OBI oal OBIon on Ott one wagon and lid whoa when wll MT tap deter f toN told Be nee BeI II I 1 could not lICIt go It 11 mud mad as m teal foal vr very y bad Prior Prot to this tb I 1 had bad bean n end nd 1 told tola l my m girt fad rI t that I had a X then treated m anything hut but In a 1 manner I I 1 wanted Wll to get pt away from fro them and with th the Mint Ita whom t I ft pit it would surely aul b to hr mom morr mo frt friendly n ih ln Ii night my ny 1 r tit I v 1 a of cf f I 1 III Ir i r I II I i t I v tut hll wh h s i a bill t to 10 ny my III in n Eleven r I I rt i l tr trI I I I I I I Saw Prophet Joseph J ose h Leave Na N NA e I w I III v r rev t 7 l J JR R t J CI L P MRS MR RS JANK J F RI mother of of 1 II I S y F pa l k In t through her r corm conni onn with 1 h lh the early no Irk I of the UI fry cry few who nho recall the Ike Prophet P Joseph v IM nl i iV rent minds mind already matured matar when he was wa martyred Did I know him bi repeated Mrs lire Richards Itle when n In r I Ml u 11 comfortably near Bear a parlor lire fire II In ID her ber Ogden home t i 1 n v loved him well I have baye listened to his hi many Ir iri I I luv h hero heard hearel him preach to the th people on Important occasion Iol I 1 tva was wae one OB OD of those th who saw w him leave Nauvoo on n i 1 r J those days day cia we dare announce meeting ll p I 1 m n I It If one of tit our oar Brethren was w coming In or 0 ping going out or of th the u ply pick up our children and run out to meet mett him or to In MI gala 1 1 i II lr r art d with n It few beef word wor e h he be would tell toil u us his hi greeting or nr hi 11 hiOn i iOn On the be day d that Joseph left I snatched up ap my y chit I little child chUd that was wa born never to survive those tb hoi h ml I II il i that followed and with her ber little brother she wee was burl bun I pioneer wagons won took too up their westward t course but In II h ti II knew what was waa w before us although we wo lived lied each escA day in 1 I Ity 1 11 I in ty I heard Joseph tell B us when en I reached the ua meeting M 11 r h i 1 Ih h 1 he was wu going goIn like a limb Iamb b to the slaughter laughter and I wept wh h i I 1 people After Atter h Ite he waa ww w gone one In the carriage that w oats ilir In i h lowed with many ny others other far fp out from tile the city elt r I u T r t ta d sh sha b ba a realisation that I had seen D the prophet for the tile last wt tm time Shortly before this I remember isle his III advice to us ue u e s 1 1 it h 1 n i that I had bad been Invited to towe we did not date dare to hold lai was wa short abort for tor taking comfort and that we w ought to h I t r that would try our souls soul soult I II I t first Ant saw Mw the prophet prot continued Yrs Mrs Richard who when r I w WI sea I ju can ean old I t had come came e to a conference Ido to see are him tot for f I t r i i in J his bl teachings teaching and I was wa told where a meeting would b i I i ito ito to speak I went and aniS listened lily His words word seemed t II Ii dearly dearl loved th tb the people to whom he h spoke and the po s was wu all aU compelling Six Sit months month afterwards ft I was wa wit mm Tn L J y h band moved moed to Nauvoo where we underwent nt all tl ti I I n and a d the pioneer trail to Utah Concerning her conversion to the Church Mr Mrs i n 11 on n r story tol She bo declares declare deel that at st the age 1 of It 1 ebe was so HI UI u n C i k despaired of 01 her life ure The were war gather ether th rd i as ai asand a I ar arand and An crying and her brother tried to po her ber t I i 1 ilor Ifor I J lor for was down under the waters water that she he might ml t bo be b o iu h i i I I I ur lige hal had no Reel effect upon her but finally Anally she 6 thought t th Ih i r if it f H 1 self aril If Lad had to 10 be baptized to be saved ed why hy should she sit 11 N M h P I Meanwhile her father had bad ridden IS tS miles for fop a rel ru i b I him back bark to care ca for her In a few ff days day the specially al F EI I L J 1 told her folks folk that she he would die It was then itu Iba i ir I s set 0 et r to go ahead and baptise her ber He did so In his bit arms arm bo he carried carded her down through the tile Icy Ie am Mr u to 1 t I 11 banks bank of 0 the river There Tbt reber her father rathe had hod I I Ii h hand and In this hole hoi the brother brothe stood while whilo her father hat i j Ike he was laid beneath the Icy Ic water ter and Ad the words nf of o pr Ir h appealed from a physicians verdict to fo 0 a higher power t to s seon Ii r 1 r eon a crowd probably tOO COO strong tron had gather d v i r Ih I of the brother and d declaring daring It Ie wag waa w no Iw lee I tb th in u I IMY was MY talked of As La they ty dosed closed on OB tb the baptismal baptism va I I r amis suddenly felt a returning strength and freeing h t 1 culling lIlu out In a loud loui voice I 1 want you OU men to und r 1 i en Into that water of r my own fn r p t will and hole choir Mr Mrs do g the Ilip dr r f t ui 11 ih th men I f fand w T rr 1 and then tb nt way Through the th neigh hinx nn h I tic 1 l I cure wan Over Dvor 00 0 of nf those who h calm calli to lyn it IJ Ii ii J i I 1 Into new nto religion He W Was as Baptized hy by the Prophet 1 4 t I Ic c i wee r 41 I I r t I I I I I I I lived l I n If ani an 1 bent t sell one who KM C T M WI O C l 1 alner n Vand a honestly to Is now Ina In III a f une un our out of tit 0 th thi t the h e I j one on alot a long ie i t I of f t a 1111 y in lu P I one rt n Mr M r Ill r a lh t hla hin hI friend fl MI J and I I I of oe i u t L stoke stake tall and like II r re naj najI Jojn a mj J 1 In Per p remembers the tho Ih K I 1 W h he tact with him hii tin un several troubles of 01 oo oot said 1 during url the troll I wan w tug much of a boy toy steed okay what t when asked for an Interview to t 0 fully folly M ton to b be oae M Joseph lOll Joa ph I 1 knew and J 1 bit his Interest nd hut But he h Prophet 1 J was 11 under d s I YM r u While taUe nd J He probed preached a sermon ru find and strong Iron Ise IseI made mad uch u b an sn anI n Imp mgr on th tie Word of ut Wisdom and ul this Ibl hl lit total a Used My a life lite u uI ut fIt fert that I have hav the credit for I uw give II 1 It U IIA times time t I mt M U 4 him to 1010 V the tha Ib patriarch speak hard I 1 alao also II or of wy mr mrM Hut But thu oho incident hat Mt t U III i moat vivid ur of ul all ull to 0 M nN Is W the u uba M ba us be 4 N It was w my m ambition Wt Ion to birthday I After my m eighth tn and March I 50 1141 t I learned that wag l I Prophet JU VII on HORN biL i wY WM plo Ilk In th the PP river In front of th the le l a ro roo m M III In th Ih the form of a foundation I J changed my bank wb f III the n lira to ID down of th the Nauvoo Mouse WOUN OU and lid went basement M P t 1 Y 1 gy gyM U Ws Uhe Un lIn w wu so long IMI I t there hal huI hll to 10 wall wait It a Ion long ti Is M 01 In n and d going who was w that Ihal I Iran ran Into Inu th tile water we out a here my lilY b i from th the hand band of pl b h said M that b bAM I dM fw f minutes minute In I nu I e within a too sees MOB fur for AM I was B nuts non II iUD would hv have tt r M that B he murk hid i was wY w bin too another men n awl wot clothe Imbe U V dry dr on once and a tore fur I hM had changed chained ha my W place President U Uv at tit t tOM t et OM w N Pate t r JI 4 b I Hd Martyred Prep Pre Prophet p bet net Joseph J Continued d from Irom Pap Pane Ten Teh room and alit prayed a feeling tc same came ca over ov r me not nOl of or grief but of ot hope hore and J 1 felt an that I would go I wet west in lit tn the fill tall fall I 1 told my father tather ao so 0 nest next morn morning ing is I an and l said ald I J was waa happy although Iwas I 1 WM Wll not going then Ihen IU 1 l was wea I nura sure to go 10 that tall fall My II laughed labed ai at atthe the Idea when she iho ab left It but oa after atter afterward ward warda tether father received a good rood offer to sell ell II his hla bl farm and we wa moved west NI tn to urt I 1 met the prophet at a In Quincy III nil hold held In the theold th old uld barrack Brother Phelps Phelp was waa with him a pale pal as a a gho ghost bot i from the ef d effect feete nf of hi prison confinement Joaeph JO ph I 1 viver vever vor did not hOt look 1011 ao au s bad After that hat It through marrying George 00 1 somewhat a member of 01 the prophet family mil and In Nauvoo learned leaned to 10 know kiln him very r well He IM WM was a man mall always alway gentle polle nearly full lull of 0 ha Ip e downcast ara sad and ad ao so thorough a believer bell In hi his work that thai til hl manner carried Instant conviction with lIh It The Th t limon I received of 01 the truth of what he ha 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