Show A prophetic incident BEAVER oct jtb 1880 editor deseret aws there are many incidents in the life of the prophet joseph smith connected with the private affairs of individuals which although stron strong ig collateral evidences that he was inspired of god never find their way into his biography the following occurred some time after the prophets return after leading zions camp to missouri in 1834 1 was in J 13 kirtland at the time near his residence it was well vell known that elder lebeus T coon of the company left clay county miss missouri for kirtland ohio at a stat stated time line with intent to io return direct to hi his s home in the last named town and the period of his arrival was easy to estimate in fact I 1 think he be had written about when here thou though til not known to any one the ho ti time in arrived and passed even weeks and 1 I believe bellev some esome months passed but no tidings of brother coon aha what t could be the tg matter was he murdered by the missouri mob or had bad he ile sickened and died sister coon felt sure if alive and detained on any account he certainly would write and let her know she as may naturally be supposed was sorrowful and downcast early widowhood with I 1 think an only childen chil child dan an infant tat at the breast was feared in this state of mind she went to brother joseph and asked him whether he thou thought ht her husband was living or deadie cathis eyes downward for a moment then looking at her said sald in substance brother brothen Br cither coon is not dead he is sick and has been at the point polut t of death but is better he ile will be here in three weeks just three weeks from that day the emaciated husband and young father arrived and corroborated every word the prophet had said concerning him if you think the fact worth publishing which doubtless all who lived in the south p part rt of br the town and knew whim him will remember itis itts it is at your disposal your brother daniel PANIEL TYLER |