Show synopsis SIS OF THE HISTORY OF HEBER 1 CHASE KIMBALL 41 1 1 ts p continued continue 4 I 1 LI B EA T aj 11 sa OUR 1 arter after proceeding edin about i thre Ihre emiles we ire made fon for traveling they chose me 1110 to ba s tas captain ii and nd allbut their r money 0 ney into my hands which amounted to forty dollars from cianca we proc proceeded ened eMed until we came to brother th thoma 0 mas s B marilis house lv we crossed a branch of 0 the fishing river ia in I 1 1 gwi here an enemy came and arid swore lie he would hoot us we continued OH OR to bro balls I 1 I 1 where we stayed all night some slept I 1 on the I 1 floor fidor I 1 and some in the corncrib corn crib the next morning we pursued our journey and after traveling 11 about eight b miles we came to the missouri river which we crossed in a scow KOW the current was so rapid that it carried us down ons on mile mlle and arid landed at lexington where we were threatened but the lord protected us we proceeded on our journey daily the lord blessing us with health and strength the weather was very hot still stilt we traveled from thirty five to forty miles mites a i day until about the 2611 of july when we arrived in kirtland during the journey with the exception of four nights I 1 slept on the ground we did not travel in a the sabbath during our journey back but at ironed to breaking of bread etc I 1 lound hound my family well enjoying 9 the ibe the tha blessings I 1 doi and comforts of life and I 1 felt to rejoice in the lord that he had preserved my ilfe life through many bange clan ilan leri gerl rl seen and unseen and brought ni me e to behold bolday my family in pe peace ace and prosperity after bein be ing at home two weeks and resting M baselt lico concluded I 1 had finished my mission to which th tard had called me and arid I 1 established my pottery jaag cording to josephs counsel and continued abou toree months mouths until cold weather pr when I 1 wi th a nee necessity of stopping 11 for the t ilag bing calculating on on the opening of e malece business on a larger largen cale scale at I 1 lime jime me tho iho brethren were laboring night and dilding the house of the lord our wom wre eie ele engaged i in spinning i I 1 an and knitting in 0 er oc I 1 q h those who wre were laboring at t tile the dog an and theLo the lord lard td only knows the scenes of poverty poyer 11 ll trib tribulation and distress which we passed throW fIt in order to it my wife had toile dral dyal summer intending in lending her aid towards its 0 O ajia in et she took a hundred pounds of wool to pin on shares which with the assik atsik assistance tance carl eirl jirl 2 1 she pun in m order orden to furnish oi 1 ing in tiu tho buil bull building din ot the temple tempie idl aad although r h lle ile she lie had the privilege of keeping half hall gie use pa quantity otwool for foi herself as a for her labor she did not nol not reserve even eien so much as taud vaud make I 1 a pair of stockings but gai gave gaye e it for tiei 1 14 who were ivere laboring t at the he house of lle ile lie tile lord she spun and wove and got the he cloth dress dressed edi eds lai tad 1 culand made up in into to garments and gave 0 o I 1 those men who labored on the temple elmost demost lili lill all ail the 1 as labored in in knitt ia fewings pinning etca etc for the same purpose in la the winter of 1834 5 1 I attended he the theological I 1 school established e in kirtland in which thi the ktores ec tures on faith contained in a the tile book of Doctrine doctrines sand anu and covenants or originated uin AC Aj ertain t an lumb bumb number ar were appointed to speak at on oa one occasion ion IOD I 1 was was called atu iou speak olo the principle of faith several liin llin ijen poke spoke before rne and quoted every pass in the scriptures on the subject I 1 to iol arl ari an original circumstance which took fc oleo ap iii ill my fenily mily ay iy daughter had broke a ibo ito abter iren er tier mothe her a whipping a rh r she ehe h a returned n on which she was list starting she eha we pt oui owl under an apple tree ervid truid that th a t h iier iler er 0 I 1 1 an heart might be that when she retho rau a she ahe he might not bw although her mother asbery astery pun punctual crual khen when she s ale aoe made raide a promise to her ler wigan to ful ewhen jw ilen lien hen she returned A postell liw la 18 t a tise her child aftel Afterward sibe child t toli told heier heler hei hel bei el ei ahat hat sh bhe she e had prayed to tol god lk tuat that be M glut qt her ole 1114 aashild on hearing bearing this his sli sll gimple simple ib narrative karra sarra tive v e and in an iia ila dac 22 1 I commenced gorog to toi a grammar abol taught 15 by and wm E B ili eil hn 11 many manx man EIde eld eidenire nime of oi the sisters tae tue Uen dedi J continued s six ax weeks ee k 9 FX eeb feb ilja 1 I was chosen chosen and add ordained one of t tiie the T twelve elve apostles 1 ay ag I 1 sl arted in company with the twel twelve ro qt g 3 ston stan to the Eai stern churches I 1 attended confere conferences dees nees with the quorum at westfield chataqua Clia Cha taque co N Y at freedom cat co at lyonstown Lyons town way wayne wayna lie lle co also a rillo Fillow wil wll point jefferson cot col co end from froni thence I 1 went to Platts P plattsburg atts burg where bro orson oron pratt find tind I 1 separated from our brethren arid and proceeded by steamboat to st at albans bans I 1 visited jeldon leldon Si eldon eidon where I 1 was born and 0 on the bibb th had au all appointment to preach alone bro pratt having 9 gone one ou olti I 1 preached to my friends and relatives several times I 1 passed over the green moun ains alna fains aina on foot and alone ten miles mills between houses through 1 deep gorges attended a conference i in in st S JQ johnsbury h lisbury with the twelve I 1 vi cited connections at plainfield N H and preached to theirl them amid much opposition and attended conference I 1 C enci with the quorum at bradford glasov mas gla sit siv als ais also atso 0 at seco sico saco and farmington maine amy san son heber P was born it in kirtland io digo june sune 1 1835 4 august we stalled for hoin horn I 1 passed concord N H and at I 1 tey rey received rey toy seven dollars a bequest left me uie 1 by y im tm a aunt un it which enabled me roe to proceed home I 1 went by stager stage j railroad and canal vi whiting biting my cay sis bis sista t f ir 6 by y tho the way at byron and arrived at buffal w wheres lere r met tile tha quorum of the twelve we alt went on board the tiie steamer steamer uni united ted stat states ea I 1 I 1 j and proceeded as far as dunkirk where sho she i a au i 1 abrou aground I 1 id and sprung a leak lead she made her tier way for fur elie etie where she arrived with difficult but we were wunder under the necessity of running upon a sand gito gleo su save e the boat from sinking we ye r shipped I 1 and arrived at fairport Eair ealr port ve we reached kirtland the tha same evening evening seg sem sit sie Set nth oth nih A considerable portion of 0 this mis mission rion was I 1 performed on foot and I 1 suffered seve severely iely from crom fatigue and blistered feet which were so sore I 1 could not wear my boots non nor proceed without I 1 was frequently threatened and reviled by unbeliever q and had reat reat real difficulty in fi 11 ding places to sleep and procuring food boea 0 o eat t I 1 attended grammar school aught taught 11 by elder rigdon about five weeks and then camlo commenced encee studying a hebrew under professor J seg seixas aas at which I 1 continued during tile the winter march 27 27 1836 1 I 1 the dedication of the house honse of the lord and recill received ed my washings and with the twelve apostles aud received ceia the washing of feyt fest ou our the she day of the solemn assembly assemble 1 I received ma many manx ny kioh I 1 of I 1 the po power 7 er ok 9 Q god baua rana d au d partle partie ipa ageg aed in all ail the blessings and ana ond ord rya Hia of endowment 1 which were therl adminis ered eTed i may 1836 I 1 enquired of the tha prophet joseph it i 1 I should go ga 0 oh a mission to preach ai or go VO to school he lie replied I 1 might do either for the he lord would bless me in the course I 1 should pursue accordingly on the loth I 1 left kirtland and proceeded to F fairport airport where I 1 took look steamboat at 11 am arn and next morning I 1 an ived in buffalo from that place I 1 1 passed parsed ased on to the northeast north east preaching where doors were open and baptizing for the remission of ains asins buch euch as believed june at Sac ketts tle tie tig harbor I 1 had the pleasure of meeting luke johnson and orson pratt who were laboring with their might for the cause of god in that region I 1 took the steamer united states to agdens burg st si lawrence co ca about three throe miles from the village I 1 was wag stopped by a shower of raina rain and making known my calling the hepple heppie desired a meeting and callol in their neighbors and I 1 preached to them for an hour many mahy staid until midnight and before I 1 was up in th the morning c bes hes they bey called upon me and requested bested that I 1 should d preach again that da day y in a school house which I 1 did and at night I 1 was again thronged throngs thron ged kita with those s who were eager to hear the second morning they likewise called on me and would not iet let at me go until they knew the truth of rn my testimony and on tile the fourth morning I 1 baptized three I 1 remained seven days and continued bing and baptized and confirmed seven and tand the tile premise promise was fulfilled for those who bill believed billeted eved evea with tongues and the sick were healed heated j from thence I 1 journeyed to plattsburg Platts burg where I 1 staid all night with mr mansfield who was very friendly 1 I took steamer albans vermont andavis and visited ea my my friends in bakersfield I 1 was absent se it from ogden ogdensburg asburg about five weeks traveling im through various parts of vermont and in my tour I 1 visited wright wrighta settlement on tho top of the green mountain lias ilas st where some soma were believing 0 on a my return to I 1 met elder soloai soloa foster at Pot dam dim I 1 preached there once and eight or nibe nine bor bon born testimony t to the tho truth odthe of the ro opel ropel pel which I 1 declared from there I 1 went t to 0 and met the vie brethren whom th I 1 had ad baat zed aind they rejoiced at my ret rei return uril nril I 1 hiir tarried 1 ted it in those legions preaching andina rig ou the tiie of august while we we were ass assembled m for fora a int etin our hearty were filled bv tile the arrival of joeph joseph jo eph sell sea the patriarch and nd his brocher brof iler tier john smith who were on a mission to bles bies i f the this churches oil ille tile will di ito lii 3 elmirah church came together and re to ceded biln blesing bless ings ingi under the hands vf president joseph sinai sinji smith it am sli 1 I wrote av rote for him i on oil su sunday I 1 I 1 clay father john bolm smith preached at 11 ita lla arn nin ain a in and ani four foni of us boie te testimony stimon to the book bonk ot mormon in lit the afternoon we amin astred fd the sacrament s con cin confirmed firmed ih three te and ad ble lle the little children of the branch t monday M liay ilay we alvin an elder eldir ap nl I 1 L avi vi 9 4 teacher to watch over 1 tile the hirch hirch fath fillar i joseph aud and john job smith left us its I 1 weilt went to blick like preached an and 4 bap bahl nad riz d and I 1 preached at potsdam 6 lizi d another I 1 returned to ithe township of O chie called culled tile the church together at oni og one dens deng dei del bensburg isburg burg which numbered twenty echt ei lit I 1 and bil til thein farewell I 1 left tho church ji in thet the lord lori aru an anu many around hem them believing the tha testimony I 1 froni hence thence I 1 pursued my irly journey jurney to rage th e towa towo ol 01 vla yia or ontario On coi coit coilty ity uty where W ere I 1 imet met my wite sing her tier friends frie frit fuda euda 1 L tarried a few ew davs daa with mem mom from prom thence we pursued 0 o it journey to ao burr Buff buffalo rdo ido here a rn came I 1 forward aid ald a id pad paid our pasti pasit ge 5 to fairport Fair 1 i we re took deck passage our com company consist consisted edof of sms SMA SM A emigrants after sitting alid arid hearing bearing them I 1 som some birne the tile spirit of the 11 lord cam canie 1 a upon me I 1 wi ad I 1 7 was as to preach to them lu in the their irown own tongue they seamed deemed much pleased and treated us i kindly we arrived in in kirtland 0 on n the 21 of october I 1 was gone neaily five many mary 0 of f my friends pren prex preached ched amich and baptized thirty the lord wt woi with we nac and boded um me and con cou firmed firm ed the word with wih signe following follo wini on or about ile ule lie firaby firstA ity ot jaue juu 1837 the firo prophet phet joseph came cattle to ati me while I 1 was seated eat in the front stand abol above the table an the me a 1 lae d of tha ike T te ap in a kirtland 1 iama aud and to ao me ine said bid sid lid bra bebr tha of the lordots lord hse whispered whipper ivd to me iet let bat my berut t lidber heiber go to E england and proclaim my gospel aud open the door of salvation to that natron nation the tho idea of bela beia pointed appointed ip to such an important mission wa lost anost most more morr than I 1 cold coid bear up under I 1 truly felt my w and un worthingt worth inet set yet the moment I 1 th the will v dillof of my heV Mily father I 1 fit a I tion to go at all hazards ta zArda bieve bie ble vu that he hei would su support aft me caa by bi his hi s ewer pier pien and although my mv biily f were wre der dur la to we tue and I 1 should have to leave tham abam almot yet I 1 felt that the cause of ciulli ae the gospel copelof gop elof of chrid out weighed every other I 1 I 1 I 1 met the presidency at elder radons Rg dons after meeting and a d when hey were about to lay hands on mel mai me eldar el er 0 ayd llyde stepped in and partaking par taking of the spirit kirit of god while hearing what whit was was going on he said brethren I 1 acknowledge ledge that I 1 have sinned before my god and you and I 1 beg of you to forgive me te the presidency rejoiced and praised t the lle lie lord at this manifestation of repentance penta pen tance nce nee by bro ro llyde ayde who said if they found him lim worthy ha he desired to accompany me on oi my mission to england or go on a any y other mission the pie presidency lency Jency then laid hands band on me and set me apart to that mission and conferred great bles blee blessings sings upon my head bead said that god would make me mighty ia that nation in winning souls unto him and angels shiu should fd accompany me and bear me up that my feet hould should never slip that I 1 should be mightily blessed and prove a source of salvation al to thousands dot oot only in england but in america after which elder hyde was set apart receiving similar blessings and also elso joseph fielding who was a 4 priest after being called on this mission I 1 daily went into the attic story of the temple and poured out my soul unto the lord asking his protection and power to fulfill fulfil honorably the mission appointed me by his servants ser vaLts that the god of joseph and all tho th holy prophet prophets and las that wex wera before belon him would wrilla be with me by the ail 1 1 rust ruit ballo eions ils lis N 0 of f his lis ils holy angels and that I 1 might have bowerm to live that all the blessing which had bad begni been N conw con erred ferrea upon me in ity that bo house 1 use might be fu fulfilled lwe feeling g my own ekness weakness y a to go oil on S sueh such U c ah a mission mission I 1 asked WJ the prophet if |