Show Story of Grandfather Told By Primary Association Student My great grandfather Abraham I was Dorn November 29 29 1812 In Jonesborough Town Union I County Illinois He lie died January I 3 3 1889 at Utah Ho served In the Mormon Battalion I and was a n colonizer of several towns in Utah and Carson City Nevada He belonged to the Dunkard Dunkard Dunkard Dun- Dun kard Society until he ho Joined tho thA church November 1 15 IG 1840 after his hia testimony was strengthened bythe bYthe by bythe the following taken from a pago page o of or his bis diary November 1 1 1840 on the day aay General Jeneral Harrison was elected president president dent my brother John was healed of or a n very severe SAvere sickness He lIe I lived in the village of Payson Adams Adams Ad Ad- I ams County Illinois l keeping I store On election day he became very sick and he called on Da David Evans fo o pray for him hint He did so with the assistance tance of Brother Weel Feel and till the Lord heard their prayers and amid healed him so he rose roSO roseand roseand and ate his dinner and went to tho the I poles to vote Ho lIo was toll rable high spirited and 1 did not like to yield to Mormonism lie began to doubt and decided he would not acknowledge the tho hand of or the tho Lord Lora i In It He was taken sick again agam I and was sicker than he was before I Iso so ho bo sent for the elders again agam They laid their hands on him In time the name or Jesus and ana ho lIe was healed Instantly He being so proud was determined not to acknowledge Mormonism l and yield to the do- do 1 society so 50 he was taken sick the third time and was almost dead lend when he lie again s sent nl for the elders The They prayed for him again and he ho was healed heated He Ho then declared he lie would testify that time the Lord had hal Healed nettled him three times times' If It It was the last words he had to speak Ito IIo was then baptized Into the church and started off some somo OO miles to St. St Louis to purchase goodsBy goods By Dy Shirley Anderson uge ten tun daughter of Loland E E. and Blanche Blancho Hunsaker Anderson ManU Mantl Utah Ulan |