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Show - -- rHE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1940 - Church Deportment , Leave F ro m An Scrapbook By E Cecil Mc Gavin And Willard Bean sleet and mud, with ringbones, NUMBER X to two pass generations required spavined and fistula and sore 't'wo. on April 14, 1832, he and a shouldered horses, hipped and ten away and the hatred and religious overtake them. Whereas the Morbosom companion, Heber C. Kimball, bigotry to be buried with their bones oxen, making roads, mons were not in bondageto the before a spirit of tolerance could dawn also of Mendon, were baptized. ln the creeks and - smaller from bridging were largely contrary,' they upon the country where the restored - the meantime.Joseph Smith and the , the New England' States, hence,abo- - ' strealus; building log rafts and ' Church had Its humble Inception. Alover the, rivers,' digging majority of his followerin New litionists which made them very un- most a century passed after the un-York State moved to Kirtland, O., gullies, up Mountain a through slave sta,e. in Missouri, -" popular where some of the missionaries had over divides and down cane pretentious meeting in Peter Whit- gorges, ,They were driven from their homes, mer's house on April 6, 1830, before of fearless, band thousand converts little this a baptized the yons, in nearly in of Illinois, Nauvoo) (city one kind thing was said by the peo- Brigham and his friend Heber, starthardy men, entered the valley of the and camped on the opposite winter ed out soon after their baptism, for pie of Palmyra about the .Mormons. Great Salt Lake. Unlike the children side of the river in sight of their After a century It had become a ' Kirtland , to meet Joseph Smith. of Israel under Moses, who were led were where the' comfortable homes, rower to be reckoned With. No longer to their "promised land, that flowed They were fast friends from that of tens, into companies organized could it be explained in terms of de- time on until the martyrdpm of Joswith ,milk and honey." Centra,st fifties and hundreds, with captains or imposture. But not until a lusion eph Smith and his brother Hyrum that trUltful land of promise with , and subcaptains placed over them, in Carthage jail, Hancock- - county, century had dragged its weary length the picture that met the gaze of to trek which after began they 111., June 27, 1844, while under the away did the people in the neighbor- Mormon pioneers when they these west. the across the bleak plains for hood of Palmyra fling aside their on memorable 24th day of July, pledged protection of Governor that hazon before this But starting prejudice, and make the slightest at -- -- Ford, while they were waiting to be 1847, got- - a peep of their futurCi...: W rote to ardous jourtiey,' Brigham tried on the 'charge bf treason. Brigtempt to interpret this great move- home. The only signs of life were S the Governor of every state in the merit except as their grandsires had ham now automatically became head few naked Indians, wolves, jack rab- - ' would if theml they Union, asking of the Church. interpretedit. bits, chipmunks, lizzarde, - horned give, his', people a foothold where For the past decade many or the snakes and an abundance of nontoads, establish Iti& generally believed by they could colonize and editors in western New York have Mormon crickets, with buzzards soaring overmembers of the new homes. Some ignored his apspent weeks in careful research before head. The only green trees in sight Church, that all the persecution and peal,eothers sent a flat refusal while were a tewtottonwooduandlbe"Mormons" a few wrote that the very best they unpopularity of the Cumorah's sacred hill each year. Many ows, growing along a stream that was the Mormons the with wish could Brigham' Young's regime, gan of the articles that have appeared in flowed through the valley. But with of in few a of would all was the and result the that perish they hope recent years reveal a spirit of toter- indomitable courage and marvelous stalwart members practicing polygathe desert. ance and a determination to present vision, faith and foresight, they was This or out my plural marriage. In the meantime war broke the facts without the characteristic to work with determination, went iscase. Joseph Smith was arnot the Government The Mexico. with hatred that marked all similar efforts now and after 82 years, that once on twice rested, tried and discharged sued a requisition for 30,000 men to, in past years. desolate looking country bleak and little petty, trumped up charges betake up arms against Mexico. The The following article, whnic ap- has been transformed Into a verita- fore he left the state of New York. was States of United the population ble garden of Eden and literally peared in the 'Palmyra Courier- He was arrested, tried and freed 29, then about twenty millions making is of Journal," July 21, 1929, typical as the rose." ."blossoms times before he was slain by a mob. men to a ratio of one and the present trend: , Is It The Mormons were driven from possible that people quite one thousand , every population. On July 24, 82 years ago, the ad- Kirtland where they had built up a generally have become unduly prej. John H. Benton, an avowed enemy vance guard of "Mormon" pioneers udieect against Brigham Young and beautiful little city, and erected their of the Mormon people, was responunder the leadership of Brigham the Mormon people, because Brigfirst temple, which still stands. :They for a sible for requisition calling Young, entered the valley of the ham and a limited number of the s were driven from Jackson, Clay and 500 men from the 'ranks of the MorGreat Salt Lake. Davies counties, Missouri, and finalleading Mormons had more than one mons, then wending their way wife. But when we learn that it Is a Brigham Young was born in ly under the exterminating orders across the plains of the middle west. tenet of the Mormon faith to believe of Governor Boggs of Missouri, were Whittingham, Vt., June 1, 1801. In addressing the President in the While yet a lad, the Young family expelled from the state at the point presence of others he said: "Sir, they i. that we are dual beings composed of located in Western New York, about of the bayonet, and hundreds of are a pestilential race, and ought to spirit and matter; that our spirits are three miles south of the village of their houses burned over their the offspring of God and had a become extinct." It was afterwards Mendon. They set up a small saw existence and that the priTheads, and dozens slain. In 1839, learned, incidentally, that he hoped milLand begantosawlumber on -- - ihey located on the Mississippi rivernot be mary object of our coming to earth ....... that the requisition would small scale. As some members of - in Hancock County, Ill., where in was to obtain bodies, and that when honored, in which case they were to the family, including Brigham, were God solemnized the first marriage In five year's time they built up a corncall out the militia of Missouri, Iowa mechanics by nature, they built ...a monwealth second to none in the called their the Garden of Eden anand volunteers from Illinois and - shop and began to make barrels, - nihilate-thstate- .- The ruins of the once thrivMormons IA the wilder- - --- -- name AdaM'l and commanded them-tchairs, tables, Vedsteads, ing city of Nauvoo is mute evidence multiply and replenish the earth nes& These people were absolutely etc. They also built houses furnish- of their, remarkable industry. Mob with our spirits, or intelligeppes, and homeless facing untold hardships, violence followed them from Mis- ing the lumber from their own mill. that on special occasions it became yet this ratio was thirteen hundred Brigham developed into a real furnl-souri, their prophet slain and after cent greater than the equitable necessary to multiply rapidly as In per ture or cabinet maker. He left Men-- , the case of Abraham when the Lord being harassed on every side, their requisition issued for the various don while he was still a young. man, states. gave, or promised the land of Pal-ripening wheat crops burned, dozb, to seek employment elsewhere-- Ile ens of them shot down estine --to Itim and his posterity aa was Allen entrusted with Captain worked as a farm hand, and did odd an everlasting inheritance. Abrathey were driven across the river this requisition to serve on Brigham into Iowa. This took place before jobs at carpentering, just out of ham had no seed, but by the IntroYoung. In due time he arrived at Canandaigua. From there he went duction of plurality of wives, which Brigham became leader. Mormon winter quarters, now CounPort Byron where he worked at was continued among his posterity Brigham Young was- - now at the cil Bluffs. Ile was cordially receivthe carpenter's trade for some time in Egypt, they were able to come helm and planned and engineered cre, ed and after presenting his He next moved where he back as a mighty people and subdue the exodus of the Mormon people dentials handed Brigham the requi formed a partnership with 'a Mr the alien tribes that inhabited Palfrom civilization (?) into the wildersition. Brigham read-it- , scratched Singer and a Mr. Wells.- Mr. Singer estine and take possession of the ness. Enough books were written his heads thought and pondered a became famous as a sewing machine land given to Abraham. about Brigham Young and the Morthen himself moment, straightening man, later. They built a small fac- , So In This mon people to stock a fair sized lisaid: "Captain Allert, you shall have age when it is the tory and manufactured paint and of these The majority great brary. tendency of the wealthier classes, quota. If we havent young your Brigham familiarized himself with books were so biased, lurid and senthe educated classes including the men enough we will take our old painting and glazing. sational that even a wilfully prejof sociemen; if we havent old men enough clergy and the upper-crus- t udiced reader, with average intelliThe Youngs were all of la rellgwe will send our women. Next day ty, to refuse to comply,with the first ious turn of mind, being of .the gence could readily observi that the commandment given to the human Captain Allen and Brigham began to Methodist persuasion. Brigham's authors had little regard for facts, visit the various camps scattered race, but to the contrary do everybrother, Joseph A., was a Methodist catering rather to popularclamor at thing possible to cheat the laws of along the trail and Captain Alien's the expense of truth. nature which eare the Jaws of God, preacher. While Brigham was an a heart was wrung With sympathy visit to the old home at Mendon, But of , late years statesmen, when he saw the situation, yet mar by bracticing birth control, and for chanced to pick lip a Book of Mor seholiirs and philosophers bave ac- veled at the response to the call and this reason Brigham Young says, mon at the home of his brothenin- claimed his leadership, organizing "the doctrine of plurality of wives their enthusiastic patriotism. The Jaw, John P. Green. Up to this time was revealed, that the noble spirits powers and sound judgment which quota was finally raised, after which -the had heard only sensational stor- made hint - the founder and abernacles Captain Allen- said: "I have fallen - - which are waiting-f- or - builder of the Great Intermountain - - ies about "Joe" Smith ana his "Mon, come in love with your people: I love forth In the and assist might mon Bible" and his work-o- f West the United State of Ameri- - -- - them as I have never loved a people subduing the- - deserts 3nd ally prejudiced. But he decided to ca, and is today recognized as one before.", Brigham Young said: "To building Zion In the, tops of the inountains.".-Isa,2- :2, emof the foremost accuse us of being unfriendly or spend the evening reading the Book 3, Micah-42- .-of Mormon which was then causing builders of all time.- Under his 1 disloyal to our government, is to The Mormons believe that polyg- - ' pire considerable excitement ' in these accuse us of hostility to our own reamy in this ages served Its purpose peerless leadership, the Mormons At first he was 'skeptic and tallished the first printing presses; ligion, for no item of Inspiration Is Trand accordingly it Was discontinued read it with the idea of finding fault first practical school systems: intro-anheld more sacred with us than the by manifesto and, popular vote in was on the verge of casting it 1890. duced modern irrigation, planted the Constitution under which we ,live." but as reading matter was not - first orchards and crops between the The Mormon Battalion started for so plentiful in those days, he saw Mississippi Riven and, the Pacific Mexico, their march ending at San THE LIGHT OF TRUTH nothing at hand to take its place, Coast. Some modern writers have Diego, Calif., making a worlds recIntelligence Isthelight of truth, and he half reluctantly took it up ord for Infantry march, 2,000 miles. compared the Mormon exodus to we are Informed that he who has and beand read. He to children began gain the of Israel from Egypt a.land BrighanLand oGadvance, came Inoculated or intensely inter- Of Is- . guard sturdy men,began their plodeVii one:-- A man who has p, ested and continued to read into the rael were-i- n hondage.tt8-the-Egyding journey of pioneering the Wagte will God and re intelligence 1831 hours of worship 'he In led them out of bond. ses morning. - early places of the unknown west. After pent of his sins; be will seek to know beard two Mormon elders preach age across the Red Sea, the army journeying 1,300 miles over trackthe will of God and follow It..LEIder and later On attended a meeting or of Pharaoh followed but did . not , less prairie, through 'snow, rain, , , Joseph Fielding Smith. , der-foote- fer-ryin- A. g -- , dug-'wa- - ' , - - - one-hal- f 1 pre-mort- al . e split-woo- o d -- by-mo- burn - - , -- -- -- -- -- -- - mind-was-natu- r--- '-- es-pa-rts. - d ,- , - -- - - - . tians-,'Mo- - . e |