My Autobiography

and a

Brief History

of my

Ancestry

by

William B. Moore
Figure 1 William B. Moore
 Forward

This is written at the request of my daughter for the benefit of

my posterity.
1976 - Nearly 20 years ago, my daughter Melba came to me and
said, “Daddy why don’t you write down on paper, some of the stories you
have been telling us down through the years.” If you don’t when you are no
longer here, they will all be forgotten, for no one here knows them as you
do. And that set me to thinking and I then commenced my autobiography
and incorporated in it, some events of early history of Ogden which I heard
my father relate and some taken from my grandfathers journal. I completed
it in 1963 and since then I have continued my daily diary. After I am gone
and no longer here I want Melba to have this and if any others of the family
want a copy they can take it from this. If it had not been for Melba, I am
sure I never would have recorded this information and I thank her. I also
want her to have all my genealogical records. With oceans of love to you
all.

DAD
1-18-76
 I can say, as did Nephi of old that I was born of goodly parents.
I was born May 12, 1889 in Ogden, Utah, the son of Joseph Byron and
Alice May Twitchell Moore.

A TRIBUTE TO MY PARENTS
My Father
My father, Joseph Byron
Moore, was born Feb. 9th, 1855 in
Ogden, Utah, just 8 years after the
arrival of the pioneers, led by Pres.
Brigham Young arrived in the
Great Salt Lake Valley and about
6 years after the first settlers
arrived in Ogden and located in
what was called Mound Fort..
Ezra Chase and Charles Hubbard
located their homes just below
what is now known as Harm
Perry's Old Mill on Canyon Road.
He was born in a log house, the
home of his Grandmother Barker,
located on the north side of 12th
Street on the south side of the
mound, about where the County
Fire Station is now stands (about
350 East 12th St.). He was the son of David and Sarah Barker Moore. My
grandfather at the time had answered the call of President Brigham Young
and with his first wife, Susan and adopted daughter Louisa, whom they had
adopted in Nauvoo, Ill. had gone with others to open the Salmon River
Mission at Fort Limhi in Idaho. On my grandfather returning home from
that mission which proved a failure at the time due to Indian trouble, the
family moved to 24th Street and Adams Ave., where the Larkin Mortuary is
now located. My father was then about 2 years of age. The home site
extended from Adams on 24th Street down to where the County Court
House was and a half-block north on Adams Ave. and one acre of land on
the east side of Adams where the Catholic Church is now located. The
house stood about where Larkin's north property line is and there was a
spring of running water, which was used to irrigate the garden, and for
culinary purposes.
The family lived here for ten years. When father was six years old
he was assigned the task of herding the family cows & sheep. He with his
half brother, Lester (Leck) who was about six months younger than father
took the stock on the east bench which was all open country from Ogden
canyon to Taylor's canyon, around where the Benedict Hospital is now
located. And over on the northeast bench, from Ogden canyon to jump off
canyon, up around what is known as the Bear Cave. From the time grass
came in the spring until the frost and snow came in the late fall these two
boys lived on bread & milk. They had to leave home in the morning with
the stock right after daylight and before the family had breakfast, so they
had bread and milk for breakfast. His mother gave them a gallon of milk
and bread, which they took with they for dinner and when they returned
home with the stock at night, the family supper was over, and they had to
have bread and milk for supper. When father was about ten years of age,
grandfather sold this property to Jim McEntire and for his pay he took
whatever McEntire could give him. Grandfather now purchased about 18
acres of land near 14th Street and Wash. Blvd. Here the family moved, the
house was made of logs and located at about where 1317 Wash. Blvd. now
is. Father continued to herd the family stock until he was about 14 years of
age. At this time he took over the farm, while grandfather and his eldest
brother David did carpenter work. He raised corn, wheat, potatoes and
garden truck. They had about 50 head of sheep. After the sheep were
sheared in the spring of the year, grandmother carded the wool and spun it
into cloth to make clothes for the family. Calico was $1.00 per yard. Sugar
was $1.00 per lb. They raised sugar cane and made molasses. Grandfather
had a cane mill on west 12th Street and he used the water from Mound Fort
Ditch to turn the water wheel, which operated the mill. He remained at
home and took care of the farm until he was grown.
Father said when he was six years of age while herding his fathers
stock, he gleaned a bushel of wheat. His grandmother Barker took the
wheat to Walker Brothers, who were located on corner of 24th Street and
Washington Blvd. where J.C. Penny Store (24th and Washington Blvd.) is
now and she rec'd $5.00 for it. She took the money and bought some calico
and made him a shirt, which he was very proud of.
His father was bishop of the old Mound Fort Ward for over 20 years.
Its boundary was the center of Canyon Road on the south, the Marriott
Ward on the West, the center of 7th Street on the north and the Mountains
on the east.
In the organization of the first M.I.A. in the ward, John L. Wilson
was President. Father and Fred Barker were his counselors and George
Barker the Secretary. Fred and George Barker were sons of Simon Barker
who were the sons of uncle George
Barker, brother to Fred Barker, my
father’s Grandfather.
The old Hall that used to be
on 12th Street, which was torn
down when the 21st Ward building

Figure 2 The Old Hall

was started, was built during the time grandfather was bishop. Father and
uncle John Wilson hauled the stone for the foundation.
My father's mother was a daughter of Frederick Barker who was the
father of the North Ogden Barkers. She was one of the sweetest characters I
have ever met.
After father grew to manhood he spent his life as a farmer and
orchardist, except for the time he was engaged in the Ice business with
Patriarch Miles L. Jones and Uncle Frank Moore. Fathers opportunities for
gaining an education was very meager. He only went as far as the first
grade. He felt this handicap, as he came in contact with the business
ventures because of his lack of an education.
In his church activities, apart from his M.I.A. assignment, he was
active in his Elders and High Priests Quorum. He served as a Ward Teacher
for forty years, serving in the old Mound Fort Ward, 7th and 21st Wards.
Brother Wm. Greenwood was his last companion. He faithfully discharged
this duty until he was 83 years of age at which time his health failed him as
he had to give it up. I have always taken pride in the fact that my first Ward
Teaching assignment was with my Father. I felt very proud that the
Bishopric asked me to be my fathers Ward Teaching companion along with
Elisha McCloud. I was only 15 years of age. It was a rich experience for
me as father had always been my ideal.
I forgot to mention that father was baptized as a boy in the Ogden
River just east of the Washington Blvd. bridge. He lost his baptismal record
and when I was about 10 years of age, (2 Nov. 1898) he and mother took
the family to the Logan Temple. He and Mother took out their endowments,
had the work done for his first wife, Louisa Bybee. Then she was sealed to
father with their children. My mother was then sealed to father and
mother's children sealed to them.
His first wife, Louisa Bybee bore him 5 children, Donald Irvin,
Laura, Joseph Byron Jr., Esther and Nellie. She gave her life at the birth of
her last baby. The three younger children died in babyhood. Irvin and
Laura still survive. I think it was some eight years later father married my
mother Alice May Twitchell. She bore him 4 sons, Wm. Byron, Wallace,
Franklin Charles, and Eli. Eli died a few days after birth.
I mentioned about father losing his baptismal record. Before he
could get a recommend to go to the Logan Temple he had to be rebaptized
to establish his membership in the Church. He was rebaptized on October
28, 1898 by Wallace Barlow and reconfirmed the same date by Walker
Barlow. Ordained an Elder by Bishop James Taylor, October 28, 1898.
There is one interesting circumstance I would like to relate at this
point. Father had become careless and neglectful in his living habits and
inactive in respect to his church duties. When he was married to his first
wife, Louisa Bybee, they were married by the civil law. When he was
married to my mother, they were married by the civil law. It was about
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1896, two years before they took the family to the Logan Temple, his first
wife, Louisa came to my father's sister Aunt Nell Wilson and plead with her
to get father to go to the Temple and have their work done so she could go
to her children, the three youngest had died some time before this. She said
they were separated as she was not permitted to go where they were. Father
at this time was disinterested in church work. His habits were such that he
couldn't obtain a Temple Recommend had he wanted one. He also
neglected paying his tithing. Aunt Nell said, she looked so unhappy and
with a pleading look on her face, she again asked Aunt Nell to work with
father to get him interested. Aunt Nell did so but it seemed her efforts were
in vain. A few months later she again appeared to Aunt Nell, pleading
again that she try once more and then she asked that Aunt Nell would solicit
my mothers interest and the two of them work on Father. Aunt Nell said,
she never saw anyone look so unhappy as she did. So Aunt Nell and
mother went to work on father. And so after a few months they convinced
him that was his duty and responsibility . If he wanted his family in the next
life, he had to obey the law which made this blessing possible. So he quit
his tobacco habit, his tea and coffee habit and commenced paying his
tithing. So in the first part of November 1898 having received his
recommend and one for the family, we went to the Logan Temple and had
this work done. My mother stood proxy for his first wife Louisa and she
was sealed to father with her children. Two nights later she appeared to
Aunt Nell with her three children and she never said a word only thank you,
and she pointed to her children with her arms around them. Aunt Nell said,
she never saw a person with such a heavenly happy expression upon her
face. And she never appeared to her anymore.
This is a testimony to me if we want the blessings of the next life we
have to work for them. We have to obey the laws here upon which these
blessings are predicated.
Father was a product of the old school, having been taught in his
youth, the sacred principles of morality, truth and honor and these teachings
he endeavored to instill in the hearts of his children. He was a noble father
and a kind and loving husband. While he left no material riches, yet in the
language of the poet, he has bequeathed a legacy to his posterity that riches
cannot buy.
I follow a noble father, his honor is mine to wear. He
gave me a name that was free from shame. A name he
was proud to bear, he lived in the morning sunlight and
marched in the ranks of right. He was always true to the
best he knew, and the shield that he wore was bright.
I follow a noble father and him I must keep in mind.
Though his form is gone, I must carry on the name that he
left behind. It was mine on the day he gave it. It shone as
a monarch's crown, and as fair to see as it came to me. It

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 must be when I lay it down. A good name is better to be
chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than
silver and gold.
Father was a man of great faith. He possessed the gift of healing and
had great power in administering to the sick. I shall now relate two very
fine examples of how the Lord did acknowledge him as his servant and an
instrument in his hands to convey blessings to those in need. Father's half
sister Clara Fronk had a daughter by the name of Pearl. While in her teens,
she was stricken with spinal meningitis. It seem with all medical science
could do for her, she continued to get worse. The doctor, attending her, a
doctor Brown, finally announced that he could do nothing more for her.
Aunt Clara had great faith in the power of the Priesthood and now felt that
Pearl was in the hands of the Lord. I recall, father and I were called over to
Aunt Clara's at midnight. The doctor was there. He was making his final
examination of Pearl. I remember he came into the room where father and I
was waiting. He said to us, "Well the girl can't possibly live more than
three hours. She is in the final stages of the disease. She is now completely
paralyzed from head to foot, every muscle and limb is set. She is now
unconscious and will be gone before morning." He then took his departure.
It was between one and two o'clock a.m. We then went in to Pearl. She lay
just as the doctor had described her condition to us, to all appearances she
seemed most dead. We kneeled at her bed side and had prayer. We then
anointed her head with holy consecrated oil and then placed our hands upon
her head, sealed the anointing and in the power of the Holy Priesthood of
God, we rebuked the disease. We then left, assuring Aunt Clara that she
was in the hands of the Lord and that she had no cause for worry.
We were back there again, shortly after 6 a.m. and when we went in,
Aunt Clara greeted us with a smile and said everything is all right now. The
Lord acknowledged your administration last night and Pearl is all right and
she is now going to recover. We went in to Pearl. She greeted us with a
smile and seemed perfectly normal in every way. She then related her
experience of the past night. She said that she was conscious of everything
going on. She heard and understood what the doctor said to her mother, but
she couldn't move a muscle, completely paralyzed. That as long as we were
there she felt safe for she could feel the power of the Priesthood and when
we would go away from her, she could feel that power leave her and the
evil power commence to surround her again. We had been there in the
afternoon of that day and she said just as soon as we walked into the house,
she knew we had come for she could feel the power of the priesthood and
the evil power would leave. So she said she again wanted us to administer
to her and ask the Lord that she might be completely healed and made well
and normal again. We kneeled at her bed side and thanked the Lord that he
had acknowledged our administration, that Pearl's life had been preserved,
and gave him the credit for her improved condition. We then anointed her
head, sealed the anointing and again invoked the blessings of the Lord and
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the healing power of His Holy Priesthood upon her, that she would now
completely recover and live a normal life. That she would live to become a
mother in Israel.
Aunt Clara had called the doctor before we arrived and shortly after
we had completed the administration he came. He went in and made his
examination of her. Was in with her more than half an hour and when he
came out he came to father and myself and said, I don't know what has
happened, but something beyond the power of man has intervened, for that
girl is perfectly normal and shows no trace of ever having the disease she
had last night when I said she couldn't possibly live three hours. We then
told him what had happened. He wasn't a member of the Church. He stood
in deep thought and then said, we doctors have got to admit that there are
some most miraculous things happen through the ministrations of the
Mormon Elders, something we don't understand, a recovery of the sick that
is entirely beyond the power of man.
Pearl recovered her health, and became normal, a robust and healthy
girl. When of marriageable age she married and raised a family of three
boys and a daughter. One of those boys filled a mission for the Church.
Sorry to say she married out of the Church. She and her husband have since
separated. At present she is single not having remarried. I relate this
testimony to show the faith my father possessed and how the Lord
acknowledged his use of the Priesthood.
There many more such testimonies I could relate, showing how the
Lord did acknowledge father as his instrument in the blessing of those
distressed, but time and space will permit me to relate only one more.
This is of an entirely different nature. My sister-in-law Vera
Thredgold, wife of Arnold Thredgold, my wife's brother, when she first
came into the church, seemed to become overpowered with the evil spirits.
While under this influence, to all appearance she was dead, she would lay,
her body stiff as a board. While in her native land of Australia, she had
some very remarkable healings by the power of the Priesthood through the
administration of the Elders. When they came to Utah they made our place
their home until they could arrange to go to themselves. It seems that when
she became upset in her mind or what she thought her feelings had been
offended, she would give way to this power and become over powered with
evil spirits. Shortly after their arrival here, she got her feelings hurt
somehow and immediately became overpowered with evil. She went into
one of these spells. To all appearances she was dead, she lay stiff as a
board. Her husband, Arnold Thredgold, with his brother Wm. were out in
West Weber of Hooper, I forget which, picking tomatoes. My wife finally
got word to them by telephone. They rushed home. It was 5 or 6 o'clock
when they reached here. She was still out cold. I had called my nephew,
Francis Moore, who lived next door to come and assist me in administering
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boy and possessing great faith in the power of the Priesthood. When we
had finished she rallied some and went back again. After Arnold arrived
and we had supper, I called for father to came and assist me in
administering to her. He came, we kneeled and had prayer and then
anointed her head with Holy Consecrated Oil and placed our hands upon
her head and sealed the anointing and invoked the blessing of the Lord upon
her and rebuked the evil spirits, commanding them in the name of Jesus
Christ and the power of the Priesthood of God to come out of her and never
again return to torment her anymore. After we had finished and removed
our hands from her head, she opened her eyes and was perfectly normal, but
very weak. She lay there for sometime resting and getting her strength
again. After a while she got up, my wife got her something to eat and after
she had finished eating, we sat there talking about her case. When all of a
sudden the screen door slammed just like someone was angry and slammed
the door shut. At that time our present dinning room was the east outside
room and the screen door was on the east door, This was before I had put
an addition on as we have it today. I rushed to the door thinking a heavy
wind had come up and caught the door and slammed it shut. But to my
surprise it was as calm as a summers day, not a breath of air stirring. The
only conclusion we could come to was that it was the evil spirits taking
their departure from our home and in leaving they gave vent to their anger
in being banished never to return.
To my knowledge Vera has never been possessed since. The power
of the Lord and His Holy Priesthood surely was acknowledged in the
administration. Father never was one to be frightened of anything, but he
said, he was surrounded by evil spirits all the way home. Thus another
testimony, a most remarkable outpouring of the spirit of the Lord in
acknowledgment of the faith of my father. Truly the power of the Lord is
great to those who obey his commandments.
After father grew to maturity, married and went to himself, he
farmed, worked for the railroad on transfer for a number of years. Also
worked for D.H. Perry at his mill located at Mill Creek and Wash. Blvd. He
used to sack 150 sacks flour in one day and worked from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
for $1.50 per day. He also worked for Ambrose Shaw, (father of young Arn
who Married Lizzie Dee) during harvest time and rec'd $1.90 per day. He
would commence work at 4 a.m. work until 6 o'clock, have breakfast, work
until 12 o'clock, have dinner, work until 6 o'clock, have supper and then
work until 10 o'clock and quit for the day.
During his life time he was privileged to note great strides in
advancement in many ways. For lights as a boy, put tallow in a dish with a
string in it for a wick, then home made tallow candles, then candles
purchased at the store, then coal oil lamps, with improvements in them,
until the invention of the electric light.

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 Then for transportation from the ox team saddle horse, horse and
wagon,, horse and buggy to the automobile, railroad train, street cars and
airplanes.
He was present and witnessed the first railroad train to come into
Ogden which was a red letter day, a gala occasion for the people of Utah.
Truly he lived in a great day, when the wondrous works of the Lord
began to be manifest in the earth.
I have heard him relate how poor the people were in the early days
here, and how they had to assist each other. When they were living on the
corner of Adams and 24th Street, they had a neighbor who lived about a
block east from them. They had a 17 year old daughter, she didn't have any
shoes and had to go barefoot in the winter time. She would get lonely and
craving association, she would come down to visit with grandfathers family.
With the temperature down below zero and the snow, 3 and 4 feet deep she
would leave her home barefoot and run through the snow until her feet got
so cold she couldn't stand it, then she would sit down in the snow, curl her
feet up in her calico dress, get them warm and then get up and repeat until
she reached grandfathers house. When one family ran out of wheat and
flour they would go to their neighbor who would share with them.
Father went barefoot most of the time when was a boy except for
winter when his father made him shoes out of buckskin of cow hide.
In the spring of the year when the potato supply gave out, they had
to go in the hill and dig sego bulbs and use in place of potatoes. The
Indians had taught them the food value in the Sego root. The Sego flower
or Sego lily as it later was called is the State flower today.

Stories my father related to me.

Chief Terikee
I recall as a boy how near my father was to me and I to him. How he
used to take me on his knee and tell me stories about pioneers.
One I recall as though it were related to me yesterday which I have
heard him tell many times. It was concerning the killing of the old Indian
Chief Terikee. I shall try to relate it as near as I can as my father told me. I
am doing this for the benefit of my posterity because of the part my
grandfather David Moore played in it. In January of 1850 President
Brigham Young sent Lorin Farr up from Salt Lake to preside over the
affairs of the settlers who had come to Weber County to make their home.
His assignment was to direct the people both in their ecclesiastical as well
in their civil affair.

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 In the fall of 1848 Ezra Chase and Charles Hubbard and their
families came to Weber County and settled north of the Ogden River, about
a half mile from the present location of Harm Perry's Old Mill on Canyon
Road. About 200 feet west from Brinker Ave and south from Mill Creek
and Canyon Road.
The winter of 1848 and 1849 was cold and severe on the stock.
These two families were the first families to locate north of Ogden River.
This winter was very trying on them.
In the spring of 1849 there was an addition to this small beginning of
a settlement by the arrival of the family of John Shaw, consisting of
Ambrose, Wm. and Myrtillo Shaw. They joined with Chase and Hubbard
in opening up farm. That summer they had excellent crops. Mr. Chase
raising over 100 bushels of potatoes from a half bushel of seed. They also
had a good yield of wheat and corn. They had to get all of their milling
done at Neuff's Mill, seven miles south of Salt Lake City.
In the fall of 1849 this little settlement was again increased by the
arrival of David Moore, George and Frederick Barker, Francillo Durfey and
Robert Porter with their families, making some 23 persons in all. They
located for the winter in some old log cabins near the junction of the Weber
and Ogden Rivers. These cabins were built by a man by the name of Crow,
his sons and sons-in-law who in the spring of 1849 had move to Fort Hall
leaving their houses empty.
The winter of 1849 - 1850 was very long and severe with deep snow.
Several head of Cattle and sheep died during the winter. As soon as they
could get on the land after the break of winter in 1850, they moved over
north of the Ogden River. Grandfather David Moore located about where
the late Jesse Giles home is located (942 12th Street). The Barkers,
Frederick and his wife Ann Blygh Barker became my great grandfather and
grandmother. Grandfather having courted and later married Sarah, daughter
of Frederick and Ann Blygh Barker. George Barker with his children, his
wife having died on the ocean while enroute to America from their home in
England made their home with his brother Frederick. The Barkers located
in the vicinity of my home. Their house was located about 100 feet south of
my east property line where the upper Lynn Ditch intersects with that
property. Their property is now owned by Robert Shaum. I can remember
when a boy, my father showed me some stones that were a part of the
foundation of the Barker home.
There were two tribes of Indians who were located here. The
Shoshones consisting of about 85 or 90 braves with their families under the
leadership of Terikee, their Chief. He was a fine old man, who was very
friendly with the white people and was respected by them. This tribe was
camped at the big bend of the Weber River. The Ute tribe consisted of
about 65 braves with their families under the leadership of Little Soldier,
who became very friendly with the white people. He and my grandfather

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became very close friends. He said grandfather didn't have a forked tongue,
meaning that he always told the truth. When he gave his word to the
Indians, they could always depend it would be carried out as he agreed to.
Little Soldier later in life joined the Church and took out his Endowments in
the Endowment House in Salt Lake and sealed to his squaw (wife). I have
heard my mother say he was very proud of his standing in the Church and
that he had gone through the Endowment House. He would unbutton his
shirt, showing his garments and say, "See, me a Mormon". Little Soldier
and his band were camped on the south side of the Weber River just below
the junction of the Ogden River with the Weber.
The Indians were very quiet and peaceable during the winter of 1849
- 1850. In the spring the Shoshones moved away to their hunting grounds.
The Utes remained and several of them died with the measles. In February
of this year, Lorin Farr organized a military company. C.C. Canfield was
made Captain and Franall Durfey was made Lieutenant. There were about
35 men in the organization. They included all the male members of Weber
County and ten or twelve of that number were emigrants on their way to
California. The spring was late with a big snow storm on the 16th of April,
which remained on the ground three or four days. The crops were late in
getting planted. About the first of June the crickets came down from the
mountains in great numbers and got very near the crops when the sea gulls
came and devoured them. By this act of providence the grain crop was
saved.
In September of 1850, the Shoshones with their old Chief had
returned from their summer hunting grounds. They commenced to plunder
off the whites. Their old Chief Terikee decided to send his braves into the
mountains until the settlers had harvested their crops. After they had left,
the old chief with his family remained behind to make sure none of his
braves returned during the night to plunder again. Old Terikee was a good
Indian and up until his death had been on the most friendly terms with
whites. During the day before the morning on which he was killed he and
his squaw came over to President Lorin Farr where he was building his
mills and bade he and his wife goodbye. Then they went over to
grandfather Moore and bid he and his family goodbye. After which the
chief returned to his camp in what is now Harrisville. He staked his ponies
out to feed and retired for bed to get his rest so he could get an early start
the next morning to join his braves and their families. During the night one
of his ponies pulled up his picket pin and wandered over into the corn field
of Urban Stewart. Stewart had a farm on "Four Mile Creek", now known as
Harrisville. His house stood about where the old Pleasant Green Taylor
home now stands. Stewart arose on this morning of September 16, 1850,
about 4 a.m., just after the break of dawn. Chief Terikee also arose early so
he and his family could get on their way to join his braves. He found one of
his ponies gone and went in search of it and located it in Stewart's corn
field. He caught the pony and was leading it out toward his camp when
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Stewart came to his door and seeing Terikee in his corn he thought he was
there to steal. He picked up his gun and fired killing Terikee on the spot.
Stewart now realizing the seriousness of his rash act became alarmed and
hastened to the home of grandfather Moore. He informed grandfather what
he had done and pleaded with him to help him. Grandfather aroused to
stern indignation severely rebuked Stewart for killing the chief which would
result in the provoking the certain return of the band to take vengeance for
the death of their chief. He wanted grandfather hide him or help him escape
out of the country. But grandfather refused to help him and told him he
would have to take his medicine. From there he went to President Lorin
Farr's home. President Farr refused to help him fearing for the safety of the
settlers. What became of Stewart no one seems to know. He evidently was
smuggled out of the country by some friends.
Uncle George Barker, brother to my great grandfather, Frederick
Barker and uncle Wm. Barker, brother to my grandmother Moore, got on
their horses and rode out to stewart's home. When Terikee was killed his
younger son was with him. He immediately got on his horse, notified the
Ute tribe under the leadership of Little Soldier and then rode north to
overtake his band. They were camped on Box Elder Creek, on the present
site of Brigham City. They were waiting here for their chief to come and
join them. Immediately the band, in fierce rage, mounted their ponies and
rode furiously back to attempt the destruction of the Ogden settlement in
revenge for killing of Terikee.
Little Soldier and his band were also provoked to great rage over the
killing of the old chief. Within a short time they were at the Stewart home.
Killed his cow, burned his hay, burned his house and everything in it, killed
his cat, dog, and destroyed everything that was destructible. There were
about 35 or 40 Indians who participated. When Uncle George and Wm.
Barker arrived there, they were in the act of doing these things. They tried
to talk with them to no avail. Having failed in their attempt to make peace,
they returned to their home which as I have mentioned before was located
south of my east property boundary line. The Indians followed them in.
When they arrived at grandmothers Barker's house they immediately circled
it on their horses, yelling at the top of their voices. Grandfather Moore, as I
have also mentioned lived about where stands the late Jesse Giles home
(962 12th Street). He heard the noise over to Grandmother Barkers house.
He was sitting on his chair in his home. He got up and went to the door and
saw these Indians circling her house on their horses. He got his gun and
started out the door. He said when he got outside, he heard a voice speak to
him, which said, go and put your gun back in its place, if you go over there
with that, they will think you want trouble. So he said, he turned around
and walked back into the house and put his gun in its place and then went
over to grandmother Barkers place. When he got there the Indians were
still circling her house on their horses and running and yelling like mad.
When grandfather got about thirty feet from their circle they left the house
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and commenced circling him. He said they circled him about 35 to 40 times
yelling and whooping at every jump. When all of a sudden they reined in
and brought their horses to stop in a straight line in front of him.
Grandfather said he thought his time had come. He stood there facing them
with forded arm. When at a signal from their chief they raised their gun and
in unison they shot over his head. When they had quieted down,
grandfather walked up to the chief and said, Soldier, what have I done to
you, that I should receive such treatment. Soldier replied, you haven't done
anything but Stewart has killed Chief Terikee and the whites are hiding him
and unless he is delivered into our hands, we are going to kill every whit
person in the valley, men, women and children. Grandfather could speak
the Indian language very fluently. He tried to reason with Soldier. He said,
just because one white man had committed a wrong, it wasn't right that all
should suffer. He told him they wasn't hiding Stewart, they didn't know
where he was and if the Indians knew, for them to find him and punish him
but not to punish the innocent.
Little Soldier had great respect for grandfather and finally he was
persuaded to go over to president Farr's home and talk it over with him.
When they arrived they went into his house. He had one large room, There
were 35 or 40 Indians and they sat in a circle on the floor. Before they
would talk, they had to smoke the pipe of peace. Each one present had to
take a draw on the pipe. Then the conference commenced. After talking
for more than two hours, Soldier agreed to wait until the next day before
they commenced killing the whites. He pointed to the sky and said when
the sun got in a certain position in the sky which would be about 10 o'clock
the next day, if Stewart hadn't been delivered into their hands they would
commence the massacre of the settlers. As soon as the Indians had taken
their leave, President Farr instructed grandfather Moore to get on his horse
and go to Salt Lake with all haste and get help. Grandfather said he had a
race mare out on the range and if he could get her he could make much
better time. He said, he knew right where she was. President Farr said no,
you take the horse you have and don't spare horse or man, get there as
quickly as you can. He said he would send men out to gather in the stock
on the range and he would have them bring in grandfathers mare. So
grandfather mounted his horse and rode in all haste to Salt Lake City.
President Farr sent out men to gather in the stock form the range for they
knew that would be one of the first things the Indians would do. Myrtillo
Shaw, grandfather of Orilla Bishoff, & Austin H. Shaw and a man by the
name of Campbell, a gentile went together. Campbell was a millwright by
trade and was bound for California. He got short of provisions when he
reached Ogden, so stopped off here to earn some money so he could stock
up and proceed on his way. They went out northwest in the county, out
west and north of the Utah Hot Springs. They gathered up a number of
stock and was bringing they in, when Terikee's band coming in from
Brigham City over took them just south and west of the Springs. They
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immediately left the stock and run for safety. The Indians were gaining on
them. Campbell's horse was slow on foot and not so fast as the Indian
ponies. They got close enough so the bullets commenced flying past
Campbell and Shaw. Shaw whipped Campbell's horse and got everything
out of him he could. The Indians were getting closer all the time. Finally
Shaw told Campbell that he would have to leave him as his horse couldn't
out run the Indian ponies and there was no need for both of them to get
killed so he would have to whip up and leave him. Campbell begged Shaw
to let him get on the back of his horse but Shaw told him that his horse
wasn't strong enough to carry them both and out run the Indians. So he said
goodbye to Campbell and whipped up. He said that he hadn't gone 100
yards before the Indians had over taken Campbell whom they killed and
scalped. Shaw raced the Indians right into Farr's fort. His horse was just a
little the faster.
Because of this incident, President Farr dispatched another
messenger, David Burch, to Salt Lake for help. As a greater appeal for
urgent action, he carried with him the later news of the development of the
Indian difficulties. Mr. Campbell was the person who paid with his life for
Urban Stewart's act. He was the principal mechanic in building Farr's grist
mills and he was at the time of the tragedy, still in President Farr's employ.
He had been a valuable aid to the Weber County settlers for his skill and
experience as a mechanic. Grandfather Moore arrived in Great Salt Lake
City just before sundown. He went directly to President Brigham Young,
informing him of the terrible tragedy which had taken place in Ogden.
President Young immediately issued an order to General Daniel H. Wells to
send out in the country around Salt Lake to gather a troop of horsemen, with
instruction that they should go on this expedition well armed and well
equipped with baggage wagons.
President Brigham Young was very much alarmed over the news
which grandfather Moore had brought top him and the 2 hours later, Daniel
Burch the second messenger, whom President Farr had dispatched arrived
with the news of the killing of Mr. Campbell.
The occurrence was just such a one to call into action the marvelous
energy and promptitude of this great colonizer Brigham Young, whose chief
anxiety at that moment was to preserve the infant colonies, north and south
from Indians depredations. With that turbulent was chief, the famous
Walker on the war path in the south, who would have been only too rady to
unite all the Indians of Utah in a general war upon the whites, this Indian
difficulty in Weber County was of the most serious consequence.
Early this same year, Big Elk, chief of the Timpanogas Indians, with
his warriors had attacked the Provo colony upon which Governor Young
ordered out the whole military force of Great Salt Lake County, which had
just been organized under the command of Major General Daniel H. Wells.
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and Big Elk was killed. But about a month previous to this outbreak in
Weber County, Chief Walker had laid a plan to fall upon the Provo
settlement in the night, and with his powerful band of warriors, then
camped close by, massacre the whole colony. This he would have
accomplished had not Sorviette, king of the whole Ute nation, threatened
Walker that he and his warriors would fight side be side by the white
settlers. With Sorviette then holding at bay his turbulent chiefs and
warriors, whom Walker commanded though he, Sorviette was their king
and in the north Terikee was doing very much the same thing, in restraining
the Indians of the north, and cultivating peace with settlers. This killing of
Terikee was of more than ordinary consequence, threatening, perhaps, a
general Indian war upon the settlements, both north and south. For had the
Indians in Weber County succeeded in carrying into effect their plans to
massacre the white settlers in the north and then went south and joined their
fellow warriors of the Provo district they may have succeeded in destroying
the settlers of Salt Lake County and Provo area. So such was the aspect on
the Indian affairs of Utah on the evening President Young rec'd the dispatch
from President Farr informing him of the killing of Terikee delivered to him
by grandfather and then two hours later when Daniel Burch arrived with
the news of the killing of Mr. Campbell, in retaliation, be Terikee's band.
In a few hours 150 men under the command of general Horace S.
Eldredge were riding to the rescue of the Weber colony, armed with
baggage wagons for a vigorous campaign, should it be required. It was
about 10 p.m. when they departed from Salt Lake and marched to Kay's
creek (Kaysville) before they made a halt, where the companies took
breakfast a little after daylight. As soon as they had got in the march,
grandfather being greatly concerned about the safety of his family wanted to
leave them and hasten home. But the general in charge persuaded him to
stay with them until day light as the Indians knew grandfather had gone for
help and they may be waiting to ambush him on his return. And so it
worked out just as the general had pictured it to him. For when grandfather
arrived at the Weber River crossing the bank of the river was covered with
the footprints of the Indians walking back and forth waiting for grandfather
to return. And had he left the company in the night arriving there in the
dark, he would have been killed. He said when he arrived on the sandridge
hill and looked over where his home was and saw the smoke coming from
their houses he gave a sigh of relief for he knew they were safe. Daniel
Burch and G. W. Hill had accompanied grandfather. They reached their
homes about 9 a.m.
By some means, the Indians learned that a company of men were
near at hand so Terikee's band took the body of their chief with his family
and fled north. General Eldridge followed their trail as far as Box Elder
Creek (now Brigham City) and then sent scouts ahead to reconnoiter. They
followed the Indians to the Bear River about 40 miles from Ogden but
finding that the Indians were anxious to put a long distance between
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themselves and the pursuing force, the scouts returned and made their report
to general Eldridge who was camped on Box Elder Creek. They then
returned to Ogden.
The Ute Indians under the command of Little Soldier had fled up
Weber canyon. A company of men were sent after them. They overtook
them and finally persuaded them to return and they the Indians saw that
they were outnumbered agreed to be quiet and not molest the settlers.
The companies from Salt Lake remained in Ogden for 4 days.
Conditions having returned to peace again they departed for their homes.
Thus because of the influence grandfather Moore had with Little Soldier, a
great tragedy was averted.
The incoming emigration were mostly sent to Ogden and Mound
Fort. Their numbers increased so they were safeguarded against another
attack from the Indians. But for protection a fort was built taking in Lorin
Farr's and the Shaws line of buildings on the south bank of Mill Creek about
a block below the present location of Harm Perry's old Mill known as Farr's
Fort. I will give a description of the fort later.
Lorin Farr proceeded to build his mill and completed it in January
1851. This same fall of 1850, Weber County was organized into a Stake by
President Young and Lorin Farr was sustained as President, Charles R.
Dana and D.B. Dille as counselors. I can recall as a boy when on my way to
school, just a little east of Miles L. Jones home on 12th Street that I saw a
daughter of Little Soldier (I think her name was Nigess) and her daughter
sitting on the sidewalk leaning against the fence. I remember seeing her
two or three times.

Bear Story, Bear in bed!

Many are the stories father told me and some the details have left my
memory.
One I recall, was when he was cutting timber in the mountain east of
Ogden. He was working for Billy Wilson who operated a saw Mill. Billy
was the one who built and operated the Hermitage Resort in Ogden Canyon.
This was a very historic and popular amusement place. There was the
famous Hermitage Hotel, dance hall and other concessions. In the horse
and buggy days it was a favorite place for Ward picnics and family
gatherings. Billy's saw mill was down the canyon below the Hermitage. He
was a brother to Uncle John Wilson. I recall as a boy, the old Mound Fort
Ward held its annual picnic at the Hermitage. Billy Wilson wasn't a
member of the Church but his residence was on 12th Street and in the Ward.
He paid for the transportation of the ward members up there and back. It
was the first time I had ever been there. I recall how excited I was as I went
to the old Hall that used to be located on 12th Street just east of Lee
Richards Home. The ward members were to assemble here. Billy Wilson
had engaged Jeff Slade with his long excursion wagon drawn by 2 span of
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horses. What a day we had and the fun we experienced in the ride up and
back. And the wonderful day we enjoyed.
Well back to my story. Billy employed a number of men, among
whom was Byron Chase, father of Doris Chase Richards. He and Billy
slept in an old cabin at night. They were working in a bear country. Oft
times they would see a bear in the day time. And was a common thing to
see bear sign throughout the day. One night they retired for bed and shortly
after midnight, Billy had to get up and go outside. Chase was sleeping on
the outside of the bed and in order for Billy to get out he had to crawl over
Chase. Working in a bear country as they were, the men were always in the
look out for bear and naturally the men were a little nervous and at night
they sometimes dreamed of having and encounter with bears. This night
Chase was having just such a dream. As Billy was crawling over Chase he
was dreaming that he was being attacked by a bear. As Billy was in the act
of crawling over Chase, Chase began to kick with his feet and he never quit
kicking until he had kicked Billy clear outside the cabin. When Billy was
able to get his breath, he said to Chase, "What's gone wrong with you
Chase, have you gone crazy?" Chase, a little embarrassed replied, "Is that
you Wilson? I thought it was a bear."

Bear Story, Climb the tree!

Another time the men were working in a wooded section cutting
down trees. Bear signs were all around. They had an easterner with them.
The old timers had filled him full of bear stories. They told him if one was
seen to run for a tree and climb for his life as they were vicious. Father had
a dog with him. The old dog went out wandering around the trees and in
coming back going through the brush he made a crackling noise and father
shouted, here comes a bear, climb your tree. This easterner run for his tree
and was climbing up, got about 10 or 12 feet off the ground with his arms
and legs wrapped around the trunk of the tree and he started to slide down.
He got so excited he thought he was still going up and he was shouting at
the top of his voice, "Climb boys, climb here he comes, I am safe.", and at
that moment fathers old dog came into the clearing. Instead of this
easterner being safe up in his tree, he was sitting on the ground with his
arms and legs wrapped around the tree. How they did tease him about this.

Bear Story, Stay by the fire!

Another time, they had another easterner working with them. He
had never been in the mountains before. He had never seen a wild bear. As
they were working in bear country and would see bear signs everyday and
they were continually telling him bear stories. He got so frightened that he
wouldn't budge away from the camp alone. They told him if a bear attacked
they at night to always run for the campfire as bears were afraid of fire.
One night they decided to play a trick on him. They hid all the guns. One

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of the men slipped away as they were gathered around the camp fire and put
a buffalo robe over him and came back toward camp crawling on his hands
and feet through the brush. The horses commenced to snort and paw their
feet. This easterner looked and said what's that as he heard a crackling in
the brush. Someone shouted it's a bear. Put more fuel on the fire and stay
close to the fire. The would be bear kept coming right toward the fire and
making for this easterner. He commenced to run around the fire and the
bear after him. He noticed the other men step away and that he and the bear
were the only ones left. And around and around the fire they went when all
at once he broke and started to run and he ran down the canyon as fast as he
could run. There was a saw mill located about 3 miles down the canyon
and he never stopped until he reached the camp. As he came into camp, the
men there said, as he came running into camp his tongue was hanging out
he was that near exhausted. He stayed there that night and the next morning
he left for Ogden. He wouldn't go back. And so that ended his career as a
wood cutter.

Bear Story, Uncle Dave rides a bear!

Another time my Uncle Dave Moore, fathers eldest brother was in
the mountains cutting timber. He had quit for noon and was walking down
a path toward camp. As he came around a bend in the path he and a black
bear came face to face. Uncle Dave had only his ax. The bear was so
surprised and frightened that it ran between his legs and ran into the river
which ran along side of the path. And it happened the point the bear
entered the river was a deep hole. Uncle Dave still maintained his position
on the bear with his legs wrapped around the bear. First the bear was on top
and then uncle Dave would come up above the surface of the water and he
would be on top. All the time when uncle Dave was on top he was hitting
back trying to strike the bear with his ax. Finally he got a fatal blow on the
bears head and knocked him out. Uncle Dave then finished him with a
blow that killed the bear.

Bear Story, Bear in front of Wagon train!

Grandfather Moore had the mail contract for carrying the mail to
Ogden Valley and to Hooper and West Weber. Uncle Dave More was
taking the Huntsville route one day and as he was approaching what is now
the dam in Ogden Canyon, he noticed a string of 6 or 8 wagons stopped a
head of him. When he reached the first wagon he asked what the trouble
was and was informed that a grizzly bear and her two cubs were lying in the
road in front of the head wagon. He asked if any had a gun to which they
replied no not even an ax. And the old bear wouldn't move. Uncle Dave
rode his horse to the lead wagon and sat and watched the bear which was a
little distance ahead of him. He then got down off his horse and picked up a
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walked up within a few feet of the bear. Uncle Dave was quite a powerful
and accurate thrower when he was young. He threw one stone and hit the
old bear in her ribs. She got up and started for uncle Dave growling as she
came. He threw another stone with all the force he had and struck her on
the point of the jaw. In a rage it threw her into a spin and she spun around
like a top. When she quit spinning and got straightened up she headed for
the mountain with her cubs following her. Uncle Dave threw another rock
and struck her in the ribs to help her along. The people in the wagons
thanked uncle Dave and they all proceeded on their way. They had bed
stranded there for about 2 hours.

Indian beats his squaw

Another story, I recall father telling me. Grandfather came upon an
Indian beating his squaw. He was so interested in what he was doing that
he never noticed grandfather coming. Grandfather went over to the willow
fence beside the road and pulled out a good size willow, went over and
struck the Indian over the back as hard as he could. The Indian greatly
surprised ceased his abuse of his squaw. He run one way and his squaw in
the opposite direction.
A few months later, grandfather was in a meeting when Little
Soldier the Indian Chief came and asked for grandfather. He said to
grandfather that an Indian was at his wigwam and he was afraid grandfather
was going to kill him. It was this same Indian who, grandfather had caught
beating his squaw. And he wanted grandfather to come and smoke the pipe
of peace with him. Grandfather said he had nothing against this Indian and
would do him no harm if he would not abuse his squaw. Little Soldier
would take no excuse, grandfather had to go with him. I forget the Indian's
name but when grandfather arrived at Little Soldier's wigwam, this Indian
was seated on the ground in the center of the wigwam with a blanket over
his head. Grandfather told him he would do him no harm if he would not
abuse his squaw anymore. The old Indian wouldn't take no for an answer,
grandfather had to smoke the pipe of peace with him.
The Indians had great respect for grandfather because he was
fearless and always kept his word. They said he didn't have a forked
tongue. They always have admired bravery and honor in a man, even
though he was an enemy.

Boy cured of sleeping on the roof

Another story that used to fascinate me as a boy. Grandfather Moore
had a carpenter shop about where 1315 Wash. Blvd. is. There was a young
fellow who lived in the neighborhood who was a sort of a pest and he was a
very sound sleeper. In the summer time he used to come and sleep on the
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roof of the carpenter shop. He would sleep late in the morning and used to
snore very loudly and it used to disturb the folks. So the boys decided they
would break him of this habit. He was sleeping very sound and one of the
boys climbed up and tied a string on his big toe, then tied a rock on the
other end of the string. The weight of the rock commenced to pull on his
toe and he moved down the roof. Pretty soon his feet and legs were
hanging over the edge of the roof and the rock still pulling on his toe. At
this point he awoke. He could feel something tugging on his toe but he
couldn't see anything. While sleeping after the weight of the rock
commenced pulling on his toe, it started him to dreaming and in his dream
the devil was after him. So when he awoke, sitting on the edge of the roof
as he was and couldn't see anything or anybody he thought sure the devil
had a hold of him and father said he let out one of the most deadly yells he
ever heard come from a human being, crying out the devil had a hold of
him. In his fight to protect himself he slipped off the roof to the ground and
imagine his surprise and his embarrassment when he learned that the devil
who had his toe was this rock. The boys were on hand to watch the
proceedings and what a laugh they got. It broke the fellow from sleeping on
the roof and further disturbing them with his loud snoring.

Halloween Prank
I also remember hearing father tell about a Halloween prank, he
played one time. Unknown to his first wife, my brother Irvin's mother, he
got a bed sheet, wrapped himself in it and went out on the street. As he
walked along he caught up with a little Englishman carrying a rooster under
his arm. He looked over his shoulder, hearing father approaching him and
he quickened his pace, father quickened his pace, and the faster he walked
the faster father walked. Pretty soon he broke into a run and father
commenced to run and as father drew near to him, he looked over his
shoulder and in a terrified voice yelled out "Holy Ghost" and burst into a
dead run, frightened to death. He thought sure he had seen a ghost. After a
few more pranks, father went home. As he came into the house his wife
was down on her knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. When she saw father
with this sheet wrapped around him, she gave a scream and on all fours she
scrambled out of the room, thinking it was really a ghost, How father did
laugh. Father had a way in telling these stories that just made them real.

Coyote and Rooster Story

One more story I shall relate, this one I have told my children and
my grandchildren times without number. Father had a beautiful white
rooster. He thought a great deal of it. During the summer time it would
roost in the cheery tree that stood south a little east of the house. This
rooster was always an early riser. At the break of day, he would fly down
from his perch and commenced to scratch for worms. One morning while

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he was interested in getting a good breakfast, a coyote came on the scene
and took the rooster unaware and before he knew what was happening the
coyote had him firmly in his mouth. The old rooster gave a death scream.
Father always a light sleeper, heard him. He knew what was taking place.
He jumped from his bed, ran to the window and saw the coyote running
toward the barn. He pulled on his pants and grabbed his gun which he
always kept at his bedside. And not waiting to even put on his shoes ran
outside and straight up the hill. When he got on the hill just below the
North Ogden Canal, the old coyote was just coming up over the brow of the
south hill on his way to cross the canal and hit for the mountain. As he
came up over the brow of the hill he saw father on the north about 75 yards
away. He stopped with the rooster in his mouth and looked at father.
Father pulled his gun, drew a bead on the old coyote and pulled the trigger.
BANG, and a yelp from the coyote. As he opened his mouth to yelp the
rooster dropped to the ground and just as soon as he felt his feet touch the
ground off he ran just as fast as he could. The coyote had not injured him
as yet. He ran for his life for the barn and ran inside the horse stable for
protection. The coyote seeing the rooster running away was going to give
chase but he saw father drawing another bead on him and he started for the
canal. Father fired but he was so for away with the shot father was using it
didn't do him much damage it only stung him. He crossed over the canal
and up over the hill and disappeared on his way to the mountain again. A
very disappointed coyote having been cheated out of his fine chicken
breakfast.

My Mother
My mother, Alice May Twitchell was born May 1st, 1865 in Salt

Figure 3 Alice May Twitchell Moore in her garden

Lake City Utah. She was the daughter of Wm. Barker Twitchell and

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Augusta Hawkins. When she was a year and a half old, grandfather rec'd
word that his father, Col. Ely Twitchell was critically ill at his home in
Bethel Main and wanted him to come to him before he died. (I shall write
more in detail of this in my grandfather biography.) Grandfather disposed
of his business interests in Salt Lake and moved his family to Brigham City,
having made arrangements with Benjamin Hawkins, my grandmothers
father to make their home with him until grandfather returned from the east.
I shall write more in detail of my grandfathers trip east later in this history.
Suffice it to say at this point, that after grandfather arrived at his old home,
met his father who was on his death bed, they became reconciled and
shortly after his father died. Grandfather then took ill himself and after a
few months he passed from this life. I have heard mother relate that even
though she was only about 3 or 4 years old at the time, she could remember
the letter arriving, which was edged in black announcing his death. This
left grandmother a widow, with five children, the youngest (Ely) having
been born about six months after my grandfathers departure for the east.
It was quite a struggle for my grandmother. Her children ranging
age from about 1 years to about 14 years. The money grandfather had
deposited in Brigham City for their support during his absence was soon
used up. The family continued their residence in Brigham City for about
three years when grandmother was forced through circumstances to move
her family to Portage, Utah. Here they lived on a ranch, grandmother
working for a man by the name of Jed Stoddard, making butter and cheese
for him. It was while here they had a n Indian scare. I have heard mother
relate it as a boy. She said the Indians had given the white people a great
deal of trouble. It was Chief Pocatello's band of Indians. He had caused a
little child to be stolen from its parents at Mendon, Utah. And the old chief
had remarked he would have nine more children. So while living at this
ranch, Chief Pocatello with four of his braves came to my grandmothers
house. She had seen them coming so she hid my mother and her baby
brother in a little back room of the house. The Indians came in the house,
ordered grandmother to get them something to eat, which she did. They
told her they would do her no harm. After they had satisfied their hunger,
they left. What a relief it was to grandmother and the children. As young
as mother was, she still could remember how frightened she was while the
Indians were in the house.
That fall, grandmother and her family moved back to her father's
place in Brigham City, where they lived for about two years. About this
time, Amos P. Stone, a friend of grandmother moved the family to Ogden,
where they lived in a log house belonging to Alfred Folker in Mound Fort.
I have also heard mother say they lived with one of Amos Stone's wives,
who lived where Roy Stone now resides on 12th Street. This wife was the
mother of Lewis Stone, Roy's father and my aunt Lizzie Moore, who was
the wife of Uncle Dave Moore.

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 About two years later the family moved back to Brigham City. I
think it was while the family was living in Ogden that grandmother entered
into plural marriage with Amos P. Stone. After they moved back to
Brigham City this last time, mother's two eldest brothers, Will and Ben
went to work in Brigham City Canyon. About a year and a half later they
bought the right of entry to a quarter section of land which was 30 miles
north of Brigham City, located on the Cache Valley divide.
When mother was about 9 years of age the family moved to their
new home on the ranch. Their home was a two room stone house without
doors. A quilt was hung at the opining in place of a door. I have heard
Mother till that on one occasion after the family had retired for bed, they
heard the horsed racing back and forth, snorting and blowing. They knew
something was wrong. Her brothers were afraid to go out. Only this quilt
which hung at the door was their protection. The next morning the boys
went a short distance from the house and they saw where a huge bear had
come and lay down. That was the reason for the horses unrest. If the bear
had wondered over to the house there was nothing which would have
prevented it from coming into the house. It was a narrow escape for them.
Mother said they had no neighbors except the Brigham City dairy
which was a mile and a half away. Up to this time she had attended school
regularly. Now to attend school she would have to go away from home,
which she didn't like to do. She and her mother were very close
companions and she didn't like to go away and leave her mother alone on
the ranch. But her mother persuaded her to go. So the following summer
she went back to Brigham City and attended the North String School which
was three miles north of Brigham City. She attended two months. The
school was taught by Richard Baity. While here she lived in the home of
William Pierce. His wife was the daughter of Hyrum Smith the patriarch.
Mother said she loved to sit and listen to her speak of her uncle Joseph
Smith, the Prophet.
When mother was 11 years of age, she went to Richmond Utah and
attended school all winter. Her teacher was Melvin J. Stone. The next
summer she attended school at Brigham City, taught by Elijah Boxes. She
lived in the home of Charles wright. She had been attending school about
six weeks when her grandfather Benjamin Hawkins died at Brigham City.
She now got so homesick that she went home to her mother, which was a
great disappointment to her brothers for they wanted her to continue her
school studies.
The next winter she went to Ogden and attended school. The teacher
was Ellen Moore, my father's sister who later became the wife of John L.
Wilson. While in Ogden, she lived at the home of David M. Moore, my
father's oldest brother. The following April, her mothers health commenced
to fail her and she came and took mother back to the ranch.

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 The following June, 1879, when mother was 14 years of age, a great
sorrow came into her life. It was on the 25th of the month. In those days,
especially people living as they were away from the cities had to make their
own good times. And the parents would join with the young people in
creating their enjoyment. On this particular night there were five young
men who kept the railroad in repair, they were called section boys. The
section house was a mile and a half from mothers home. Their home was in
Mendon, Utah. They thought a great deal of grandmother and she had a
great respect for them. On this evening they called for mother's brother to
go with them to the dairy. Grandmother hearing them went out and asked if
they wouldn't like to spend the evening at her home. They replied that they
would, but had thought it would be too much for her. She told them they
could dance, as there were enough girls to have a good time. Mother's step
sister, Aunt Vincy Stone who later became the wife of James J. Barker, who
became the parents of Leantine Knighton,also the Simmons girls were
there. After they had been dancing for sometime, a young man asked
grandmother to be his partner for a French Four set. It was a dance she
dearly loved to dance. She replied, that she would rather not tonight, but
said, "I won't refuse you.". They formed on the floor and went through two
changes when grandmother began to stagger. They took her to her rocking
chair thinking she had only fainted. They called her husband, Amos Stone
who was there, he being what they called a home doctor. He rushed to his
medicine chest to get something to revive her but she was gone. He worked
with her until morning before he would give up. It was 10:15 p.m. when it
happened.
Mother's brothers Will and Ben were away at the time and only one
could be reached to get home in time for the funeral. They kept her body
three days, then put her on the cars and taken to Brigham City for burial.
Her body was buried in the Brigham City Cemetery.
Mother was now only 14 years of age, bereft of both father and
mother. A mother who had been both father and mother to her. It seemed to
her that the whole bottom of the earth had dropped out. She felt so lonely
and depressed. I have heard her say many times how discouraged she was.
Here she was all alone, her ranch home being on the Cache Valley Divide
and her nearest neighbor about a mile away. Her brother hired Ellen
Simmons to stay with her that summer, then she house alone during the
winter. As she has often related to me her feeling during those long winter
days and nights.
What a comfort her brother Ben was to her on those long winter
nights. He would read the Book of Mormon to her. As she grew to
womanhood and became separated from her brother, she always had a
kindly feeling for her brother Ben. Her youngest brother Eli was about 11
or 12 years of age. So she had the responsibility of looking after him. I
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to Australia. Mother hadn't seen him in 30 years. I saw my uncle Eli once.
He came to visit mother when I was a small boy, and it was the first time
mother had seen him in years. Both of them were then living in Montana.
The next spring after my grandmothers death, mothers brother Will,
the eldest in the family got married and brought his wife home. But she
soon became dissatisfied and ridiculed the church. She said many things
contrary to what grandmother had taught my mother and mother knew the
things she said were untrue and it made her feel very badly.. So my uncle
and his wife didn't remain very long, they moved away. I think mother said
they only lived there about two years. Mother then kept house for her
brothers.
The spring mother was 18, her brother Charles got married, and then
she came to Ogden and attended school for two months at Mrs. Powell's
school. She lived at the home of David M. Moore, my father's eldest
brother. Then she went to live in the home of John L. Wilson, my uncle
who married my father s sister Ellen Moore. Mother lived here until she
was 22 years of age. During this time she attended Vincy R. Stones school
one winter.
On July 15th, 1886, my father lost his first wife Louisa Bybee and
left him with 4 small children. His wife died at childbirth. The baby
survived but only lived a few months and the child older also died leaving
father with two children, Irvin aged eight years and Laura four years of age.
My father courted mother while she was living at the home of his sister
Ellen Wilson. They were married Nov. 13th, 1887. Mother raised fathers
children, Irvin and Laura until they married and went to themselves.
Mother was the only mother that Laura ever knew as she was too young to
remember her own mother. I have heard father say many times, that there is
only about one woman in every 1000 who can mother another woman's
children and he said mother was that one in her thousand. She was a real
mother to them.
To father and mother were born four children, myself, Wm. Byron,,
May 12, 1889, Wallace, April 21, 1891, Franklin Charles, January 21, 1894
and Eli, February 17, 1902. Eli only lived four days, he passed away on
February 21st.
After mother married and during the time she was raising her family
and in fact for the rest of her life she enjoyed very poor health. I shall refer
more in detail to this in my own autobiography. Suffice it to say it was a
great trial to her in her life. It deprived her of much joy and in a large
measure prevented her in doing things which was her greatest wish to do,
especially that of working in the church. She did however in 1909, her
health at that time much better than what it had been, join the Relief Society
of the 7th Ward and was sustained in the office of a visiting teacher. Later
she was sustained as a presiding teacher, which calling she fulfilled in a
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 My mother was a most remarkable character, very spiritual minded.
She was kind and lovable. In all the years of my remembrance of her, I
never heard a foul word pass her lips, I never heard her repeat a tale or pass
gossip to another, pertaining to the life of someone else. She was kind and
gentle. It always seemed to me that she had ho faults. Her life was
illustrative of the words of the song:
Sister, thou was mild and lovely, gentle as the summer
breeze, pleasant as the air of evening when it floats
among the trees.
She was always cheerful and pleasant, and was like a magnet,
always drawing those to her, who came within her influence. Never given
to anger, backbiting or making trouble. Always tried to return good for
evil. She could never be influenced to speak of another that would cause
offense. She disliked contention and strife. She was a peacemaker and
always strived for harmony in her circle of association. She never
complained of her lot in life and she truly believed and exemplified in her
life the words of the song: "There is beauty all around, when there's love at
home.". She had a knowledge and a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ
and prized that testimony more than life itself. She had an abiding faith in
the power of the Holy Priesthood of God. She believed in the immortality
and eternal life of man. She hoped and prayed that her children would live
and obey the gospel of Jesus Christ, that they might come to her after this
life. I think it was the last time that she was able to speak to me before her
passing that she asked for my brother Wallace. And I am sure she passed
out of this life with him on her mind. She loved her children and she did
want those family ties to continue in the next life. She was worried about
Wallace because he was not spiritually minded and he had not complied
with all the Church ordinances that would make this possible. Wallace had
married out of the Church. So this thought I am sure was with her to the
last and knowing her as I did, She died with a prayer in her heart that light
and testimony of the gospel would come to Wallace so he could act for
himself before it was to late.
She was a devoted and faithful wife and a kind and loving mother,
giving to her step children the same treatment and attention she gave her
own. My mother possessed every virtue that it was possible for a woman to
be endowed with. I recall a statement made by brother Joseph Johnson, the
father of Dr. Clarence Johnson who lived in the seventh ward many years
ago make in my hearing. It was at an evening meeting. He had been to the
temple that day and so had mother. He said, “As I stood gazing at your
mother it was like looking at an angel of God, standing there as she was
dressed in her temple robes, she was beautiful to behold”. She was truly a
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 "God thought to give the sweetest thing in all. His mighty
power to earth, and deeply pondering what it should be,
one hour in fondest joy and love of heart, out weighing
every other He moved the gates of heaven apart, He gave
the earth our Mother."

Figure 4 Joseph Byron Moore and wife Alice May Twitchell

Mother had a wonderful influence on father. He was not naturally
spiritually minded. And in the early part of his life up until about the time I
was called on my mission he had taken up habits which was not conducive
to spirituality. But finally after he was persuaded to leave these habits off
then he commenced to take more of an interest in Church affairs. I think it
was about two weeks before mother passed away. I was with her and she
made this remark to me. “There has been a most wonderful change in your
fathers life and attitude. He is a different man to what he used to be, as I
look over the past.” said she, “Maybe I have done a little good after all.
Maybe my life hasn't been spent in vain.” And as she made these remarks a
happy pleasing expression came over her face. I never saw her look more
beautiful. I am sure it was from her that I inherited my spiritual
inclinations.
Mother had a very bright intellect. When her health was such that
she could attend to her home duties, she was always working to make her
home what a home should be. She was a remarkable cook. Her mother
died when she was only a girl so she didn't have but a very little opportunity
to learn from her mother. So her knowledge of cooking she learned from
my grandmother Moore. And she proved to be a very apt pupil. I shall
never forget those hot buttermilk biscuits which she always made for
breakfast. And those pumpkin and mincemeat pies. That home made
sausage and so I could go on. As she said to me hot too long ago before
passing when I and some of the children were visiting with her and they
were having a hand out as they always rec'd when they went to see her. As
she sat watching them eat she said "O for the appetite of youth." I could not
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 She accomplished a great deal in her genealogical work in searching
the records of her forefathers. It was while I was on my mission that Aunt
Vincy Barker through information she learned at the genealogical library in
Salt Lake that a mother had two living aunt sisters to her father. One was
living in Mass. and the other in Los Angeles, California. Mother wrote
each and rec'd replies and she carried on a correspondence with them
especially with the one in California. She was able to obtain some valuable
information regarding her ancestry which she had not been able to do
before. It made it possible for her to go into the temples and do the work
for many of her people. As I look back now, I just marvel that she was able
to do what she did accomplish handicapped with her poor health as she was.
She was never more happy than what she was, when she was in the service
of the Lord and working for her ancestry in the temple.
Mother said in the closing sentence of her autobiography that her
life's work had been to be a homemaker in every sense of the word and I
can truly testify she was indeed just that. She was a real inspiration to me
and has been a guiding light all my life.
As she lay on her death bed and knowing that she would never again
get up and that she wouldn't be here when Byron returned from his mission
she said to me, “Give my love to Byron and tell him good bye. God bless
him, I am proud of him, may he continue on through life.”
As each of us are born into this world to live our span of life, so
mother had finally completed her course. Her disease stricken and
weakened body could no longer hold her spirit. In the early morning of
March 5th, 1940 her spirit to its flight. She passed peacefully away in her
sleep. She had a most impressive service in the 7th Ward chapel on March
8th, 1940. The service being conducted by I. L. Richards of the 21st Ward.
The chapel was filled to over flowing. So hers was a life will spent filled
with years of usefulness. What a happy reunion it must have been when she
and her mother met as her spirit stepped out of her mortal body, that mother
whom she loved with all the love that is possible for a daughter to have for
a mother.
As I pause and reflect, I am reminded of the words of Ella Wheeler
Wilcox.
“It seemeth such a little way to me. Across to that strange
county, the beyond. And yet, not strange, for it has grown
to be, the home of those of whom I am so fond. And so
for me there is no death. It is but crossing, with abated
breath, a little strip of sea. To find ones loved ones
waiting on the shore more beautiful, more precious than
before.”
And so I am looking forward to the time when I shall in a reunion
join my mother and all my loved ones who have preceded to that land, the
beyond where there is no sorrow or pain.
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MY GRANDPARENTS
Biographies of Grandfather David Moore and Grandmother Sarah
Barker Moore and some historic information in connection with the
founding of Ogden City.
As I mentioned in the beginning I was born of goodly parents. I
have come down from a noble ancestry, among whom, were the patriots of
1776 and other's who distinguished themselves with honor and glory, for
their acts of bravery and determination to uphold the principles of right and
liberty and defend it, it necessary, at the cost of their lives. They, who
revered the name of God, who made application of the principle of life and
salvation in their lives, according to the light and knowledge of the same,
which was upon the earth, during the period of time they lived.
My grandfather David Moore was born January 20, 1819 in the
township of Eardly, county of Ottowa, Providence of lower Canada. His
father Dudley Moore Jr. was born in the state of New York about the 8th of
August 1773. He died the 17th of March 1852.
Grandfather’s mother, Mary Moulton was born in Winsor County,
state of Vermont and was about the same age as her husband. They were
married in Vermont and lived there for some time afterward. They later
moved to Canada. They lived on the banks of the St. Lawrence a year or so
after which they moved to the Ottowa River where they spent the remainder
of their days. She died in the town of Eardly, Lower Canada October 10,
1845.
She was a cousin to the President Abraham Lincoln. One of my
grandfather's brothers stood over 6 feet tall and resembled Abe Lincoln. It
is said he was a double of Lincoln. While Lincoln was President at the
White House.
The Moore’s done their part in times of emergency of freedom.
History recalls the true spirit of loyalty and patriotism that the early Moore's
exhibited in answering the call of their country in times of emergency and
crisis when the God-given and sacred principles of freedom and liberty
were up on the alter of conquest. That they were counted among the
patriots of 1776 is evidenced by the following incident. At the great battle
of Saratoga Springs in New York in the Revolutionary war, David Moore's
great grandfather, Jedediah Moore who was past 75 years of age, and was
within 9 miles of the battle ground, plowed corn all day, when he could hear
the roar of the cannon and he had five sons, in the battle and David Moore's
father (Dudley Moore Jr.), was only four years of age rode the horse and his
father (Dudley Moore Sr.) was one of the five sons engaged in battle.
Saratoga Springs lied in the east of Saratoga County, New York, 186
miles by rail north of New York City, on a level plateau in the valley of the
Hudson, not far from the junction of this river with the stream discharging
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 The battle of Saratoga Springs took place Sept. 19, Oct. 7, and Oct.
17, 1777. General Burgoyne commander of the British army was trying to
effect a junction with the royalist forces from New York. He crossed the
Hudson and attempted to storm the strong American position held by Gates
at Benis Heights. The battle was sanguinary both British and Americans
losing a fourth of the men in action., Then for 18 days nothing was done.
News came to Burgoyne that his supplies were cut off. He was forced to
again attack the strong position of the American army, though he had but
4000 men as opposed to 16,000. With 1,500 picked men under Fraser he
tried to turn the American flank, and for the second time Benedict Arnold
thwarted his plans. Both Fraser and Arnold were wounded and disabled.
On October 17th Gates with 20,000 men followed the retreating army, who
found their passage across the Hudson cutoff. Burgoyne was unable to hear
from Clinton, and accordingly treated with a view to surrender. The terms
agreed upon, called the “Convention of Saratoga,” permitted the British to
march out with the honors of war, lay down their arms, march to Boston,
embark for England and not serve against Americans again. The British
forces marched out on October 17th, but terms of the convention were not
sanctioned by congress, and while the officers were paroled the men were
kept prisoners for considerable period. At the scene of the battle ground
rises a magnificent monument in memory of Burgoyne's surrender after the
battle of Saratoga.
So far as I know as I remember the story as told me by my father
none of the Moore's were injured in that battle.
The Moore's moved from New York into Vermont and from there to
Canada where they became the pioneer lumber men of Ottowa Valley.
Some of them became very wealthy and their descendants today are highly
respected and influential citizens in the towns and communities where they
reside.

My Grandfather David Moore

My grandfather, David Moore was the
youngest of ten children. When he grew to
manhood, I think when he was 20 years of age
he married Susan Mariah Vorce. She was born
Feb 5, 1810, in Winsor Co., state of Vermont.
She was 9 years my grandfathers senior. They
continued to live at his father’s home. In the
latter part of 1841, grandfather had a dream. In
that dream two men came to his home. He was
told they had a message for him, that it was the
truth and he was to accept it. Some two weeks
later, Elder Murray Seaman and his companion,
two Mormon missionaries came to his fathers

Figure 533David Moore

home. When grandfather opened the door in response to their knock, lo and
behold the two messengers of his dream stood before him. So plain did he
see them in his dream he at once recognized them. He invited them in.
They presented their message to he and his wife. They held meetings in the
neighborhood. Grandfather and his wife attended they were convinced that
they were truly messengers of God and they spoke they truth. " He said, he
felt fully satisfied that they had truly new doctrine, yet very plain and
reasonable. He said, I therefore felt to investigate the truth of the work, as
they claimed that the Lord had again spoken from the heavens to one Joseph
Smith, and had revealed to him a hidden record of the ancient inhabitants of
America, and that said record contained many precious things regard to the
fulfillment of prophesy and the fullness of the new and everlasting gospel.
Accordingly," he continued, "after investigating the principles of
Mormonism as it was called, for the space of some five or six weeks, I went
forth and was baptized by Elder Murry Seaman. My wife was also baptized
at the same time, and a man by the name of Barnabas Merrifield and his
wife were also baptized, after which we were all confirmed members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This was done on or about the
17th of November 1841. I still lived at home with my father and mother.
They also believed in the truth of mormonism but were restrained from
joining the Church through the influence of others that were opposed to the
doctrines set forth by the prophet Joseph Smith and other elders of said
Church.
After joining the Church I soon saw and felt my weakness. I had
now to begin a new life on the earth, to begin to pray to my Heavenly
Father and study the scriptures, the Book of Mormon, and other works of
the Church. I also had to avoid controversy with those that felt to oppose
the truth, being left as it were alone, the elders having left the place, the
next day after I was baptized. I soon began to prepare to gather with the
saints at Nauvoo, Ill. My father and Mother being quite old and all the
family married and gone by themselves, but myself, they felt very anxious
for me to stay with them and take care of them in at their old age, which I
had a great desire to do, but felt that my duty and my salvation called me to
the headquarters of the Church and accordingly labored very hard during
the entire winter; sometimes in my shop making sleighs, and the rest of the
time in getting out timber for a block house 30 X 40 feet for a man by the
name of English, who was to make a one horse wagon. I also purchased a
set of harness for my horse and got what clothing that I could."
"In the spring I took the timber to English and took his notes for the
same amounting to about $150.00 with a renewed promise of having my
wagon as soon as his workmen could make it. This was sometime in May,
1842, but the time passed away and no wagon made until about the first of
August, When he at last got the wagon completed. I was then informed that
his men intended to put an attachment on the wagon (the shop was over four
miles off) and on the way I asked the Lord that if it was his will that I
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should gather with the saints at Nauvoo, that he would put it into the hearts
of those men, English and his workman, to give me the wagon without any
further trouble. Accordingly when I arrived I found English and his
workmen in the best of humor and I got my wagon without any trouble at
all.
After I had left and got on the road again I truly felt thankful to my
Heavenly Father for his kindness in softening the hearts of those men in the
manner that was visible to me. I now went to work making final
preparations and was soon ready for my journey to Nauvoo. My father
seeing that I was fully determined to go to Nauvoo began very strongly to
urge me to stay with him, offering me ten acres more land out of his farm;
this ten acres lay on the main highway, and was worth some 50 dollars per
acre at the time. He had also some years previous to this made his will, in
which he willed me 100 acres of land and one half of all his effects besides,
(which will was not in full force until his death) this he said should stand
good besides, and if I preferred it, he would give me full possession of all
the land so directed to me by will, provided that I should stay at home with
him, otherwise he would break his will and give his land and property to my
brothers. I then told him he must do as he saw fit about the matter, but my
conscience could not be sold for land as money and the step that I was soon
about to take, was to fulfill the requirements of God in gathering according
to his commandments, and although I regretted to leave those that was near
and dear to me and go far distant top a land of strangers, yet I viewed it a
duty to do so."
"About this time an election was held at Alymer, a town about 4
miles from my father's home. Trouble developed between the Roman
Catholics and Protestants, each having put up a candidate to the Provincial
Government Legislature of Canada from the Northern District of the
County of Ottawa."
"The first day of the election a great fight took place at the polls in
which McGuey party cleared the ground. The next day I went to see how
affairs was going and see if it were safe for me to pass ;through the town, as
it was thronged by thousands of men, many of them drunk and quarreling,
an affray took place while I was there. One of the special Constables
arrested a man for disturbing the peace, and his party tried to rescue him but
could not. I returned home towards evening weary with the affairs of
gentile folly. I was informed by some of my friends that they heard several
state their intentions of upsetting and mashing our wagons when we were
passing through Aylmer. I therefore concluded that they would have to
catch me first.
Accordingly on the 15th of August 1842, Barnabas Merrifield and
his wife came to my father's already for the journey. My two oldest
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Having much to arrange prepatory to starting in the morning, I therefore did
not retire to rest at all during the night."
About 3 o'clock in the morning of August 16th, grandfather went in
and awoke his father and mother to bid them goodbye. He states that as
long as sound carried to his ears he could hear the wail and cry of his
mother, calling for her baby son to return and not leave her. He said it
caused him to have a very heavy heart as he commenced his long journey to
Nauvoo Ill. It was the last time he ever saw either of them in life again.
I shall now pass over many of his trying experiences and will refer
only in brief to a few incidents enroute to his destination. He said he had a
splendid horse for traveling and soon found themselves clipping off mile
after mile. They passed through Aylmer village before it was yet day light
and did not see even a person in the street or about any of the houses. So
the anticipated trouble did not materialize, the Lord being with them. The
first day they made about 40 miles. They continued their journey day after
day, experiencing many hardships. They ran out of money and food and
grandfather had to dispose of many of his personal effects to get money to
purchase food with to sustain life in their bodies. Finally, after
encountering many unpleasant experiences, weary and tired, they arrived at
Nauvoo, Ill. on Friday, September 23, 1842, about the middle of the day.
They had traveled a distance of 1300 miles. They were high in spirits
however, happy to know their journey was at an end. They entered the city
from the east side and passed on down Young Street. He was directed to
the home of Emery Barrows who lived one block east and two blocks north
of the temple block. He had but one small room for his family but stated if
grandfather could do no better he was welcome to stay there for the night.
He went to several houses but they were all full so he had to return to the
Barrow's home.
The next day Saturday September 24th, 1842, he borrowed a scythe
from Brother Parker, who also had come from Canada and went back to the
prairie and cut him self a load of hay for his horse, and returned with it to
brother Barrows. He then went to see the Nauvoo Legion on their General
Muster, which he said was very interesting to him. On his return he found
most of his hay was gone, and he traced it to the next house on the east,
where the widow Gifford lived. Some of her family or acquaintance was
staying there that day which took his hay. This cause him to feel very low
in spirit as well in body.
The next day, Sunday, September 25th, Grandfather says he went to
meeting which was held in a fine young oak grove a little west of the
Temple. In his own words he says, shortly after I arrived Joseph Smith, the
great Prophet of the last days, came upon the stand, and took his seat. The
attention of the entire congregation was turned towards him. I also took a
good look at him for the first time, and I thought him a fine plain looking
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altogether a very interesting appearance. Meeting being now open he arose
and said that he felt to prophecy some this morning as he had of late been
obliged to keep out of sight on account of his unrelenting persecutors, he
therefore felt to say to the people, that inasmuch as they would keep the
commandments of God, they should never drive from their habitations in
Nauvoo, but that he would not promise that they would not be coaxed to
leave. I thought it curious to hear a prediction the first time I saw the
Prophet, but however strange it may seem this same prediction was literally
fulfilled in the latter part of the year 1845, by a delegation from Quincy, Ill.
waiting on the authorities of the church and quietly soliciting them and the
Church to leave the state, which was agreed to and accordingly commenced
to be done in February 1846.
I shall not go into any great detail of Grandfathers experiences in
Nauvoo, only touching on some of the highlights of his life there.
The next few months he passed through some most trying
experiences and only his faith and testimony of the divine mission of Joseph
Smith and the Gospel of Jesus Christ which the prophet was an instrument
in the hands of the Lord in re-establishing upon the earth in this
dispensation.
Shortly after his arrival in Nauvoo, he took sick and was laid up for
several weeks. He traded his horse wagon and harness and a watch for a
city lot and then commenced to make preparation to put a house on it so he
would have a shelter for winter which now had begun to set in
While he was in most dire circumstances, he rec'd a letter from his
brother Elias requesting him to return home again, stating he would send
him the money to do so. Grandfather thanked him but declined his offer.
During the winter which was a most trying experience for him, not
being able to get but a very little work. He worked at the stone quarry
getting out stone for the Nauvoo Temple which was under construction.
At the April Conference he was recommended to be ordained an
Elder. At this conference he was also organized into the 2nd company of
artillery under Capt. T.O. Angel of Col. John Scott Regiment. Nauvoo
Legion. I forgot to mention he was ordained an Elder by Orson Pratt and
another Elder. During that summer he spent most of his time in working on
the Temple.
In September a group of saints arrived from Vermont. Among them
was Addison Smith, his wife and four children. Shortly after their arrival
his wife took sick and died and left him with the four children. He then
took sick and destitute of means was unable to care for his family. His
children were scattered to different places. Sometime during the month of
December of that year 1843, Grandfather was asked if he and his wife
Susan, would like to take the youngest child, a little girl and bring her up as
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 They had no children of their own. Grandfather replied that he
would. In a few days the little girl Louisa by name and a little over a year
old was brought over to their home. She was born in Addison County
Vermont, Nov. 17, 1842. When grandfather and his wife took control of
her she could not walk. Her full name was Louisa Catherine Smith.
Let me pause here a moment and add that Louisa grew up in
grandfathers home and developed into a beautiful young lady. After their
arrival in Utah and when grandfather was called on the Salmon River
Mission he took his wife Susan and Louisa with him. Also called to that
mission was Louis W. Shirtliff. he and Louisa fell in love and were later
married. They reared a large family among whom was Haskil Shurtliff,
who survives at this date and is past 90 years of age.
He always refers to my father as Uncle Joe. Louisa was loved by
father as a sister. She had a daughter, named Bishop Richardson a former
bishop of the 3rd ward who was the great grandmother of Lucile Isakson,
wife of Andrew Isakson.
During the spring of 1844, persecution became bitter toward the
church and its leaders. the enemies of the prophet sought his life. Finally in
June of that year, they succeeded in arresting the Prophet, his brother
Hyrum, John Taylor and Willard Richards, and they were placed in the
Carthage Jail. On the 27 th of June, Joseph and Hyrum were murdered by a
ruthless mob of about 150 to 200 mobsters. Included among whom were
supposed to be ministers of the gospel, also men who belonged to the
Mason Lodge. It is said that when Joseph was in the window just before he
fell to the ground he gave the Masonic distress call which was ignored by
his fellow comrades of the Masonic Order. This was indeed a black eye to
the loyalty of this lodge. Grandfather, who was a member of the Nauvoo
Legion was called to the parade ground before day light and there they rec'd
the sad news.
It took a great deal of persuasion on the part of the church leaders to
keep peace and avoid violence. About 3 0'clock that day, the bodies of
Joseph and Hyrum were brought to Nauvoo and taken to the mansion house.
It caused a deep and sad feeling in the bosom of all the Saints for they all
lived them. On the 29th of June, the mansion was opened and the brethren,
sisters and even the young children commenced about 10 O'clock am to
pass in at the North front door and through the room where the bodies lay in
their caskets with lids open, which exposed their faces only to view.
Grandfather said his feelings could not be described as he passed through
and out of a west door, which course was directed by the police and
observed by all present. Many tears were shed by those who were
privileged to see the lifeless bodies of their beloved Prophet and Patriarch.
Following the murder of the Prophet and his brother Hyrum, conditions in
Nauvoo became very bad. No work and no way to obtain the necessities of
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having to walk over a mile each way to and from work. He worked on this
project until he hardly had anything to wear on his feet and the weather had
begun to get cold. He then went to Madison, Iowa and got work with a man
by the name of Reeves for 75 cents a day with board and lodging.
Sometime in July 1844 shortly after the murder of the Prophet and
Hyrum, Sidney Rigdon returned from the East and set up his claims for the
office of President of the church. He made his plea on the Temple grounds
East of the Temple. After he finished speaking, Brigham Young took the
stand and Grandfather witnessed the mantle of the Prophet Joseph Smith
fall upon Brigham Young. By this the Saints knew then that the Quorum of
Twelve Apostles with Brigham Young as their President was now the
governing council of the church.
After Grandfather finished work in Madison, Iowa, he returned to
Nauvoo and went to work again on Willard Richards home. Grandfather
was handicapped because of poor health, also his wife Susan, who wore
herself down in waiting on others who were sick and unable to care for
themselves.
It seemed that the chief concern of the church authorities was the
completion of the Nauvoo Temple. Grandfather had to quit for the present
and remain home and take care of his wife Susan and little adopted
daughter, Louisa.
By the first part of January 1846, the Temple was completed
sufficient enough so they could do endowment work. Grandfather was too
sick to go. He had taken sick in September 1845 and for more than 3 1/2
months he was bed fast. It seems that during the summer preceding
Grandfathers sickness, he went to a meeting in the Seventies Hall where
Heber C. Kimball spoke at considerable length. Among other things he said
it was the intention of the Twelve to complete the Temple by the beginning
of winter so the Elders could receive their endowments. And that as the
building neared completion the adversary would rage the harder against the
Saints and if they were not faithful the Devil would be in them and
everything they possessed. And so it seemed all hell had been turned loose
again. In Grandfathers sickness he was unconscious most of the time and
evil spirits troubled him. The mob spirit broke out again. The Saints had
their homes burned and driven from their homes.
In October following his taken sick in September, he rec'd a letter
from his Father in Canada, stating his Mother had died on the 10th of
October after a sickness of nine days. His Father begged him to come
home. When the letter arrived he was too sick to have it read to him and it
had to be laid aside until later when it was read to him.
In the spring of 1846 after his recovery he and his wife, Susan, were
called to go to the Temple and get their endowments. With Grandfather’s
sickness and not being able to work, it had left him without means to
purchase the necessities of life. And there were many poor in Nauvoo at
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this time. As he began to feel better physically , he , with the other Saints
were instructed by President Young to make preparations for the long
journey ahead, making wagons, etc. During the Spring, Grandfather said he
earned a cow, four sheep, some pork and flour and his ferriage over the
Mississippi River, besides a number of tools and other articles.
Sometime during the month of February after the first camp had left
Nauvoo and were camped on Sugar Creek, he had a dream which seemed to
influence him in his decision for the future. He said in the dream he was
standing on the roof of the Temple, when a man was discovered standing
with me foot on the large guilded ball that rested on the dome and holding
to the spire with his left hand and pointing towards the camp on Sugar
Creek, said in a loud clear voice, "Yonder is the Camp of the Saints and all
is right". This saying was repeated three times and then he threw himself
off at the West end of the Temple and went out of sight behind the steeple.
There appeared to be some eight or ten of the Brethren on the roof with me,
he said, at the time. Some of them said that it was a man, and that he was
killed, but I was aware from the first voice that it was an Angel, and told
them so. But they would not be satisfied until they had searched and could
not find him. After the dream my mind was very free and I felt to put forth
every energy to get out of Nauvoo.
Grandfather states in his diary that during the time he was in Nauvoo
he had spent a great deal of time and taken great pains in cultivating his
City lot. He planted a number of fruit trees, such as apple, cherry and peach
of the best quality. His peach trees had commenced to bear fruit and all the
others were in a fine growing condition. He had made a good fence around
his lot and had built a comfortable brick house on it also. As he was
making preparations to leave on his trek West, he tried to sell his property.
But he had no success. Those who seemed to be interested in the property
were all enemies to the Church, dishonest and tried to Jew him down to
nothing. They would only offer 5 to 10 percent on the first cost of the
property. After many attempts to sell his property, he found he could only
get $15.00 or $20.00 for it and so he resolved not to sell.
On page 15 of his diary he gives in detail his losses and temporal
sacrifices he made because of his testimony of the divinity of the gospel of
Jesus Christ from the time of his leaving his home in Canada to his
departure from Nauvoo, Ill. In round figures it amounted to nearly
$3000.00 which in those days was a sizable fortune. Besides being an
outcast from his family. He was entirely disinherited from his Fathers
estate.
How happy I am that my Grandfather had the moral courage to stand
up for that which he believed to be right and true regardless of it's cost and
sacrifice. For because of it, I am enjoying blessings today which never
would have been my privilege to do. And to show our appreciation for
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our hearts to exemplify in our lives those truths which he sacrificed the love
and association of his family and friends and the material things of this life
which should have been his by right of inheritance. And by so doing we
should make this world a better place to live in for our children and their
children.
On May 8th, 1846, Grandfather boarded up the windows of his
home, locked the doors, and left Nauvoo and crossed over the Mississippi
River and camped on the West bank of the river for the night. His wife and
little adopted daughter, Louisa, accompanied him.
I shall now pass over the details of his travels for the next 3 years,
suffice it to say he and his little family traveled from city to city, he
obtaining work where he could to support his family and make preparations
for the long and laborious trek across the plains before he would reach their
destination.
On the 16th of May, 1849, just three years after leaving Nauvoo, he
and his little family left Bentonsport, Iowa for Salt Lake Valley. They
started on their long journey, with one wagon, one yoke of four year old
oxen, two cows, one yoke of two year old steers and one year old heifer.
He arrived at Council Bluffs on June 8th, 1849. Here he met the
Barker family, among whom was Sarah Barker, who later became his wife
and the mother of my Father, Joseph B. Moore. At this camp the company
was organized under the direction of Elder George A. Smith. Allen Taylor
was made Captain of the Hundred. David Moore, my Grandfather, was
made a Captain of ten and clerk of fifty.
These are the names of Grandfathers ten: David Moore, Susan
Moore, his wife, Louisa C. Smith, their adopted daughter, George Barker,
James Barker, Simon Barker, Frederick Barker, Ann Barker, James Barker
(2), Sarah Barker, William Barker, Harriett Barker, Jane Barker, Henry
Barker, Byron Barker, David Crockett, wife and family, Jenial McConnell,
Henry McConnell, William McConnell, Ruth McConnell, Daniel Bull, wife
and child, Frederick Frorer, James Barrer.
On June 27, the company crossed the Missouri river to Winter
quarters.
Grandfather states he went on the hill back of the town and saw
many graves where the worn and exhausted saints had found a last resting
place. He states his reflections were anything but pleasant when he
reviewed the labor, patience and suffering of the Saints through all the trials
and persecutions which they had passed. "The Company re-organized".
On Monday, July 2nd at 8 O'clock am on orders of Captain Allen
Taylor, the Camp moved out about a half mile and formed in coral for the
purpose of receiving further instructions from President George A. Smith
and others and to organize the camp for the final lap of their journey to Salt
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 These brethren arrived about 1 p.m. They exhorted the brethren to
be humble and prayerful and obedient to the officers. The following
officers were then elected: Allen Taylor, Captain of the hundred, Reddick
N. Allred, Captain of 2nd fifty, Enoch Reese, Captain of 1st fifty, Andrew
H. Perkins, President of the Camp. On motion of George A. Smith, Isaac
Allred and Absalom Perkins were chosen and elected his counselors. David
Moore was elected clerk of the hundred on motion of George A. Smith.
Reuben W. Allred was elected clerk of Reddick N. Allred's fifty. Franklin
M. Perkins was elected clerk of Captain Enoch Reese's fifty. Lorenzo Clark
elected Marshall of Reese's company of fifty. Samuel Snyder elected
Sargent of the guard in Reese's fifty. Daniel S. Thomas was elected Sargent
of the guard in Allred's fifty. Joseph Egbert, Daniel S. Thomas, George W.
Hancock, Daniel Corbett, James Standing and Charles Lambert were
elected Captains of tens in Allred's fifty. The following are the names of
the Captains of tens in Captain Reese's fifty: Lorenzo Clark, David Moore,
Samuel Snyder, Absolam Perkins and George Snyder.
After the camp was organized, President George A. Smith said in as
much as Brother Allred's camp was all ready to move on, he would propose
that his company be called the first company. Accordingly, the numbers
were changed and Captain Allred's company was formed as the first fifty
and Captain Reese's was designated as the second fifty. President Smith
then counseled the brethren to be humble and faithful on their journey to the
valley of Salt Lake. He returned to Kanesville after the meeting.
On Tuesday, July 3rd they commenced to get the number of Captain
Allred's comapny and forward the number to be as follows: total number of
persons, 246; number of males, 127; number of females 119; number of
wagons, 72; number of oxen, 254; number of cows, 184; number of
yearlings, 37; number of horses, 6; number of mules, 2; number of sheep,
120; number of pigs, 20; number of dogs, 34; number of cats, 41; number of
turkeys, 12; number of ducks, 4; number of chickens, 34; number of doves,
3; number of hives of bee's, 5; males over 12 years of age, 82; females over
12 years of age, 81; children under 12 years of age, 83.
Captain Enoch Reese's company numbered as follows: males over
12 years of age, 77; females over 12 years of age, 60; children under 12
years of age, 62. Making a total of 199 persons. Number of wagons, 65;
number of oxen, 292; number of cows, 127; number of yearlings, 34;
number of horses, 21; number of mules, 1; number of sheep, 148; number
of pigs, 9; number of dogs, 25; number of cats, 15; number of geese, 2;
number of turkeys, 5; number of ducks, 14; number of chickens, 31; number
of doves, 2. The returns of the above companies were made to Brother
Arson Hyde at Kanesville July 6, 1849.
On Thursday, July 5th the company of fifty under Captain Allred
being ready to move, they left their camp ground at Winter quarters and
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 On Friday, July 6, the second company, under Captain Reese, started
out on their journey. We did not come in sight of Captain Allred's company
until we had traveled some 18 or 20 miles.
I shall now pass over the incidents, experiences and hardships
encountered by these faithful and noble pioneers, among whom was my
Grandfather, David Moore and my Grandmother, Sarah Barker. Suffice it
to say they arrived at Salt Lake City on Saturday, October 20, 1849.
Grandfather, his family and the Barkers were assigned by President
Young to locate in Weber County. They arrived here on October 24, 1849.
Here Grandfather worked shoulder to shoulder with Lorin Farr and
others in laying the foundation of Ogden City and Weber County.

Weber County historical data

Some historical data concerning Weber County is as follows.

First settlers of Weber County .

Captain James Brown and family located in Miles Goodyear Fort.
He had purchased the property of Miles Goodyear on November 24, 1847
for $1950.00. On January 12, 1848, Captain Brown sent his sons,
Alexander and Jesse to take care of the livestock left be Goodyear at Fort
Buenaventura. Two months later, the Captain and the remainder of his
family moved there. They were accompanied by four other families. Some
located as far north as Ogden River. The tract of land purchased from Miles
Goodyear, extended from the mouth of Weber Canyon to the Utah Hot
Springs on the north, from the mountains on the east to the Lake on the
west.

First settlers of Mound Fort.

I have noted else where in this history that Ezra Chase and Charles
Hubbard and families were the first families to locate north of the Ogden
River in what was later called Mound Fort. Ezra Chase was the father-in-
law of Lorin Farr. They settled in Mound Fort in the fall of 1848 on
property which is now a part of John Farr's fruit farm on Canyon Road.
In the spring of 1849, John Shaw, his wife and three sons,
Amberose, William and Myrtillo cast their lot with Chase and Hubbard.
Later William Shaw fell in love and married a daughter of Ezra Chase. She
was the Grandmother of Preston Badger. Chase, Hubbard and the Shaw's
dug a ditch from Ogden River to irrigate the land to the north and the west.
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 As soon as they could get on the land, the Moore's and Barker's
moved from the cabins at the Junction of the Ogden & Weber Rivers, right
after the first of the year in 1850, to preside over the people in Weber
County. He located near his father-in-law, Ezra Chase, who sold his
holdings to him and moved to California. Then with the assistance of the
other settlers, Lorin Farr built a Fort which was called Farr's Fort to protect
themselves from the Indians. Because of the Indian trouble of the fall of
1850, some 20 to 30 families lived at the Fort the remainder of 1850, 1851
and part of 1852.

Ogden City
Ogden City received its first charter in February, 1851. It was
incorporated by the Provisional government of the State of Deseret. Like
that of Great Salt Lake City, it's first Council was brought into existence by
the same provision as that established in the Charter of Great Salt Lake
City, approved January 9, 1851, which reads: The Mayor, Aldermen and
councilors of said City shall in the first instance be appointed by the
governor and State of Deseret, and shall hold office until superseded by the
first election. President Young appointed these Officers. Grandfather
Moore was Ogden City's first Recorder and served without pay.
The first meeting of the City Council was held the first week in
March. At the second session or meeting which was held March 15, 1851,
an ordinance was passed to assess Ogden City one and a half percent on all
taxable property for school purposes. The returns of listed property,
amounted to $55, 416.00 There were 255 children of school age. Amount
of tax available was $831.24 making a revenue of $3.00 per pupil and
$66.24 over. This was the report of Appraiser and collector as reported to
the Council on October 10, 1851. This was the beginning of Ogden City's
public school system with it's free education.
Pursuant to the provision of the City Charter, the first election of the
City of Ogden was held on the first Monday of April (April 7), which gave
the following returns as the original Council:
*Lorin Farr...................................................................Mayor
*Charles R. Dana, Francille Durfee, James G. Browning
and David B. Dille..................................................Aldermen
*James Lake, James Brown, Livi Murdock, Bryant W.
Nolan, Cyrus C. Canfield, Joseph Grover, Samuel
Stickney, George W. Pitkin, and John Shaw........Councilors
*David Moore...........................................................Recorder
*David B. Dille..................................Assessor and Collector
*Isaac Clark.............................................................Treasurer
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 *Bryant W. Nolan.....................................................Marshall
All these Officers served without pay. Ogden City had a population
of 1141 people at the close of 1850. Among these were the following:
*155.........................................................................Students
*200..........................................................................Farmers
*20.....................................................................Blacksmiths
*19........................................................................Carpenters
*10..............................................................................Tailors
*8..............................................................................Masons
*6............................................................... School Teachers
*5 ........................................................Coopers, shoemakers
*5 .....................................................Sailors and Merchants.
*3 ..........................................................Saddlers, Millrights
*2 .............................................Wagon Makers and Tenders
*1 ............................................................Gardner and Clerk
*1 ...........................................................Tanner and Currier
*1 .........................................................Potter, and Engineer
*1 ....................................................Wheelright, and Dentist
*1 ...........................................Cabinetmaker and, Machinist
*1 .........................................Wood Carver and Soap Maker
*1 ..............................................Dairyman and Book Binder
*1 ...............................................................Baker and Artist
*1 ....................................................... Printer and Peddlerm
*1 ...................................................Tinner and Chair Maker
*1 .................Soldier, Saddle Tree Maker and Stone Cutter.
In 1855 came the cricket and
grasshopper plague. They came down out
of the hills in droves. They took
everything before them that was green.
The settlers were all out trying to save
their crops by destroying the Crickets and
Grasshoppers and driving them away.
Everyone, except Grandmother Barker,
who was at home sick in bed, were
exerting every ounce of strength they had
in their bodies to save their crops. And of
course, their crops meant life to them. It
seemed the more they destroyed the more
came to take their place. they came in
such hoards that they darkened the sun.
When they finally were so discouraged
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Figure 6 David Moore and his wife
Sarah Barker
that they were about ready to give up, realizing that starvation stared them
in the face. At this point Grandmother Barker got up out of her sick bed
and walked to the door as they were returning sick at heart, discouraged and
depressed. She looked west to their crops where the grasshoppers and
crickets in countless hoards were destroying everything that was green. All
at once she commenced speaking in tongues and waving her arms and the
grasshoppers commenced to raise and in a few moments were so numerous
that they blackened the sun as they flew away back into the hills and the
crops were saved.
Grandmother Barker was a very remarkable character and very
spiritually minded and she possessed the gift of speaking in tongues, which
she did many times.
Here is another instance when the gift of the spirit was manifest. A
Hebrew Scholar who was here, heard that Grandmother Baker spoke in
tongues. So he attended a Sacrament meeting which was held at her home.
They had no meeting house, so Sacrament meetings were held in the homes
of the settlers. They would pass it around, that is they took turns in
permitting the meeting to be held in their home. She was a very interesting
speaker and was called on to speak in the meeting as were the Priesthood.
In responding she most always spoke in tongues. At this meeting she was
called on to speak and when she stood to her feet, commenced speaking in
tongues and when she sat down, this Hebrew Scholar sarcastically said,
"Why you didn't speak in tongues, that was only gibberish". After the
meeting was ended, they sat around talking and all at once Grandmother
Barker commenced speaking in tongues to this Hebrew Scholar and for
three hours they conversed with each other and just as sudden as she started
to speak with him she finished, and turning to him, she said, "Mr. --, I have
just spoken in tongues, I don't know what I said, but you understood every
word I uttered. You asked me questions and I answered them. I don't
understand Hebrew, but you understood what I said". He replied, "Lady;
you can't fool me. You are a better Hebrew Scholar than myself. You
understand the language, the history of the Jewish Race. You told me
things I didn't know, you know more about it than I do. You can't fool me.
Why you are a better Scholar than myself".
Another story of how she made peace with the Indians through the
gift of Tongues which she had. The Indians had been committing
depredations against the white settlers. President Brigham Young said it
was cheaper to feed them than to fight them. So he instructed the settlers in
Weber County through President Lorin Farr, to take the guns away from the
Indians and have them distributed among the settlers, that they house and
feed them for the winter. Little Soldier, the Chief of the Ute Tribe and his
family were assigned to Grandmother Barker's home. As he came into the
house, he looked dejected and sick at heart. He and his people were
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and her family that night, he said that he felt very bad in here (indicating his
chest). He said that he and his people were nothing more than dirt under the
feet of the white men. That they were treated like dogs, and he was
complaining bitterly with respect to the attitude of the whites towards his
people. He said without their fire arms and being subjected to the white
men, they were only squaw men. They explained to him that it was their
own fault, that if they would stop their trouble making with the settlers that
the Mormons, as it was their policy, would treat them right and would be
kind to them. All at once Grandmother Barker commenced speaking in
Tongues. She spoke to Little Soldier in the Ute tongue. He understood
every word she said in his native language. And as she spoke, his face
brightened and his dejected facial expression vanished. He said she told
him about his people and ancestors. That the white men had a book which
gave a history of his people and where they came from. That it was made
known to the white people by the Great Spirit. That this book was known
as the Book of Mormon. She explained to him all the glorious promises
made in that book with respect to his people. That if they would be faithful
and honor the Great Spirit, and keep his commandments, that they would
yet become a white and delightsome people like the white men. He said the
room was full of the spirits of his people and they told him what
Grandmother had said was true. She had spoken with such great fervor that
he believed all she said. He said from now on, he and his people would be
good Indians and would obey the white people and would give them no
more trouble. This was a demonstration of God's power manifested through
the instrumental ability of Grandmother Barker. The settlers took care of
the Indians until spring and then they returned their firearms back to them
and true to Little Soldiers promise, they gave the white men no further
trouble. In fact, later on Little Soldier was baptized into the Church and
then later received his endowments.
Because of threatening trouble with the Indians, to safeguard
themselves, the settlers were instructed to build the following Forts from
1850 to 1856 when President Young ordered the Forts to be abandoned.

Forts in Weber County

These are the names of the Forts and their history: Fort
Buenaventura or the Goodyear Fort, Browns Fort, Farr's Fort, Mound Fort,
Binghams Fort, Ogden City Fort, Uintah Fort, South Weber, called
Kingstons Fort (Old Morris Town), North Ogden, Willard and Brigham
City.

Fort Buenaventura
Fort Buenaventura or the Goodyear Fort was located at what is now
28th Street west of Pacific Avenue on the river bottoms to the east of a
knoll 50 feet high which caused the Weber river to swing slightly westward
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at the point where it crosses the present 28th Street. This site made it
possible to locate the Fort on the waters edge and also furnished a nearby
lookout if an enemy should approach. This Fort consisted of about 1/2 acre
of land enclosed with picketts and a log house in each corner; also corrals
adjoining for his horses, cattle, sheep and goats and a good supply of goods
and peltries on hand.
In May 1850, the water in the Weber River rose so high that the
Goodyear Fort where Brown was living was practically inundated. Captain
Brown moved the Goodyear Cabins to a selected spot which was about 40
rods southeast from the original Fort. It was situated near 29th Street and
east of the present Union Pacific Line. Today the site is occupied by the
Utah Canning Company's buildings and shops owned by the railroad
construction company, immediately north of where the Old Salt Lake track
crosses Weber River. It was now given the name of Brown's Fort and the
settlement built up around the Fort was called Brownsville until the name of
Ogden was bestowed upon the settlement.

Farr's Fort
Farr's Fort was erected early in 1850. It was located in what now is
in the southeast quarter of Section 21, of Township 6 north of Range 1,
West Salt Lake Meridian, on the south side of Canyon Road, about one mile
east of Washington Boulevard, one and a half miles northwest of the mouth
of Ogden Canyon and about a quarter of a mile north of the Ogden River. It
was south and west of Harmon Perry's Old Mill. Mill Creek was the north
boundary line. It was located on what is now a part of John Farr's fruit
farm. The east boundary line was about 200 feet west of Brinker Ave., the
south boundary line was just a little south of John Farr's south boundary line
and extended west and then north to Mill Creek. The Fort covered an area
of about five acres of land. Grandfathers home faced Mill Creek. Lorin
Farr's home faced the east boundary line and the other homes were on the
west side of the Fort. A clear spring of water was located in the southwest
corner of the Fort, about a 1/2 second foot of water flowed from this spring
the year round and it furnished the Fort with good drinking water. There
were at least twenty houses built in the Fort, occupied by 20 or 30 families,
among the heads of which the following are remembered by the old settlers
who were still living in 1934: Lorin Farr, Charles R. Dana, David Moore,
Daniel Burch, Richard Barrett, Jona Campbell, John Canfield, Ezra Chase,
Wells Chase, William Strong, Byron W. Nowland, John Shaw, William
Shaw, J. Grover, M. Rosenbaum and John Riddle. The houses in the Fort
were joined together end to end and facing the square inward, where the
doors and windows were placed, while the other side of the houses formed
parts of the outside wall. The spaces between the houses were fitted in with
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to a height of about 12 feet. The west, south and east sides of the fort were
thus enclosed; the north wall was never completed. A school house and a
store occupied a central place in the Fort. The school house, a log building
20 x 30 feet, served both for school and meeting purposes in the winter. It
was one of the largest houses in Weber County at the time it was built. A
day school opened in that original school house in 1850, and was taught by
a Mr. Walton and Sanford Bingham, the latter assisting. Mrs. Judkins also
taught school in 1850 and 1851 in the same building. The store was owned
by Mr. DeVarsen. The Fort was abandoned shortly after 1853.

Mound Fort
Mound Fort was constructed in 1854. It enclosed the district from
12th Street to 9th Street, and from the west side of Washington Boulevard
to the west face of the Mound. The west slope of the mound was very
steep. It was cut down to present a precipitous face about ten feet high. A
breast work about 3 feet high was erected on top of the mound. From
behind that fortification, a rifleman could observe the surrounding country
and in case of an Indian attack, he would be in an advantageous position. A
mud wall 9 feet high, 3 feet wide at the base and 16 inches wide at the top
was built around the other three sides of the enclosure. A spring which
furnished water for culinary purposes was located in the center of the Fort.
One of the houses in the enclosure was used for a school. William Barker, a
brother to my Grandmother, Sarah Barker Moore, and the Grandfather of
Parley Johns was one of the teachers. There was also a store.

Ogden City Fort

Ogden City Fort commenced in February of 1855. Authorized by an
ordinance passed by the City Council. The Fort was to extend from
Madison Avenue on the east to Wall Avenue on the west, from 21st Street
on the north, to 28th Street on the south. Wall Avenue received it's name
from the west wall of the Fort. The wall was to be 6 feet wide at the base, 8
feet high and 30 inches wide at the top. It was to contain 4 gates, one on
the east, west, north and south. No more than half of the wall was ever
completed, nor was it ever needed against Indian attacks. The building of
the walls cost the citizens of Ogden about $40,000.00

Bingham's Fort
Bingham's Fort was located north of 2nd Street and west of
Washington Boulevard, extended westward along the Harrisville Road. It's
east line was about 130 rods west of Washington Boulevard. The Fort was
80 rods square and enclosed an area of 40 acres. It was built of rocks and
mud. It was commenced in the fall of 1853, by orders of President Brigham
Young. On December 30, 1854, it contained 753 inhabitants. President
Young advised them to abandon the Fort in 1856 and move to Ogden City.
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David Moore's Church Assignments
 He was set apart as Senior President of the 2nd Quorum of
Seventy in Nauvoo, Ill., on October 8, 1844.
 He was sustained a member of the first High Council of
Weber Stake in 1850.
 From 1855 - 1858 he was a member of the Salmon River
Mission in Idaho. At this time Fort Lemhi was built. He
built the grist Mill which supplied the people with their
flour.
 He was sustained as Presiding Elder of Mound Fort
District on June 5, 1870.
 He was sustained as Bishop of Mound Fort on May 27th,
1877 and acted in this position until July 24, 1892.
 He died on January 26, 1901.

David Moore’s Contributions to Nauvoo and it's people

 He worked at the Stone Quarry, getting out rock for the
Temple.
 Also worked as a carpenter on the Temple.
 Built homes for many of the Church Leaders, among
whom were Willard Richards.
 When the City Charter of Nauvoo was repealed, the city
was without police protection. The authorities divided the
city into districts with an Officer over 10 men to guard the
city at night. These Officers were called Bishops and
Deacons. David Moore was appointed one of the Bishops
and was given 13 men to keep watch over the north part of
the city.

His Military Assignments

0* Was given the rank of Sargent in the Eardley
Volunteers in the Pafinean Rebellion which lasted two
years. His uncle David Moore was captain.
1* Was made a Sergeant in the 2nd company of
artillery in the Nauvoo Legion on April 7th 1843.
2* In 1850 he was made a lieutenant in the first
military organization of Weber County.
3* After Farr’s Fort was completed, he was made
captain of cavalry.
4* In spring of 1851 he was made a major.

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 5* Was later made a colonel and on Nov. 6th 1852 was placed
in command of Weber County Military District which office he
held until 1870 when the organization was disbanded.
6* In 1858, in the move south, he was in charge of a detail to
burn all property in Weber County in case Johnston’s Army
attempted to use them or become hostile.

His Contributions to Weber County.

7* Was first City and County Recorder and clerk from April
1851 - 1855.
8* On Dec. 11, 1852 he was appointed Clerk of County Court.
9* In 1850, he helped build the first grist mill and lumber mill
in Weber County for Lorin Farr.
10* In 1850, he built the first bridges over Ogden and Weber
rivers. These were washed out and replaced by Ferries.
11* In 1854 he was appointed 2nd Treasurer of Ogden City.
12* In 1852 he helped make the Weber County Canal.
13* In 1853 he laid out forts.
14* In 1853 he helped build the first Mound Fort school house.
Also the old Rock school house.
15* In 1858 - 1859, he helped build Ogden Canyon Road.
16* In 1859 - 1860, he built West’s and Wheeler’s saw mill in
Ogden canyon.
17* In spring of 1860, he with Jonathan Browning built and
owned the first cane mill in Weber County and later acquired
complete ownership of same.
18* In 1862, he helped build Lorin Farr’s grist mill.
19* In 1866, he built bishop West’s mill.
20* In 1866 - 1867, he helped build the Deseret Telegraph Line.
21* In 1867, he helped build the Woolen mills of Randall,
Pugsley, Farr and Neal.
22* In 1868 - 1869, he took a contract on the transcontinental
railroad and helped build the railroad through Ogden.
23* In 1870, he helped establish Ogden’s first newspapter, “The
Ogden Junction”.
24* In 1862, he helped build the old Seventies Hall on
Tabernacle Square. Also helped remodel the Tabernacle.
25* In 1876, he built the first suspension bridge over Ogden
river at Washington blvd.
26* In 1871 - 1877, he was elected to Ogden City Council.

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 27* In 1877, he was elected Ogden City Alderman. During this
period he helped entertain many notables, among whom were
crowned heads.
28* in 1880, he built the suspension bridge over Weber River
on 24th street.
29* In 1882, he built the bridge over Weber rive at Riverdale.
30* In 1884, he built the bridge over the Weber River at Uintah.
He also built the bridge over Ogden River in Ogden Canyon. In
the construction of these bridges he was both architect and
builder. So thorough was he in his work, when the bridge was
replaced over Ogden River at Washington Blvd. The engineer
in charge said the original butmans were still in a well
preserved condition.
31* He built the culinary water pipe aqueduct across Ogden
River when no one else could make it hold.
32* He rebuilt the mill and placed the machinery in Farr’s grist
mill on Washington Blvd.
33* He worked on the old Courthouse and old City Hall.
34* He also built many privately owned buildings and homes in
Weber County.
After living an eventful and full life Grandfather passed to the
great beyond on January 26, 1901, at the age of 82 years and one
week. To the last breath he took, he never regretted the step he took.
The sacrifices he made, the earthly loss of disassociation with his
parents, brothers and sister. The hardships he endured all for the
Gospel sake, that through obedience to its teachings he might be
eligible for eternal life.
His posterity should ever be grateful to him, and revere his
memory for his great strength of character, the sacrifices he made,
for he made it possible for them to enjoy blessings in this life and the
life to come which never would have come to them otherwise.
They should show this appreciation by making application in
their lives the sacred teaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ which he
sacrificed his all for, and make the world a better place to live in for
future generations as his life’s activities has enriched our lives and
made the world a better place to live in for us.

My Grandmother Sarah Barker Moore

Sarah Barker was born July 8, 1829 at Diss, Morfolk, England
and died July 12, 1908 at Ogden Utah.
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 Frederick Barker was th son of William Barker and Jane
Taylor.
Frederick Barker was bron about 1800 at Diss, Norfolk,
England and died November 4th, 1864 at North Ogden, Utah. He
married Ann Blygh about 1822 at Diss, England. Of this union 11
children were born. My grandmother Sarah being their 4 th child and
3rd daughter.
In 1830 the British Government furnished transportation to a
number of poor families to America that they might emigrate to a
better pace to earn their living.
Among this group was the Barker family consisting of
Frederick Barker my great grandfather (who was also the father of
the North Ogden Barkers) and his older brother George and their
families.
They sailed from England March 23, 1830 on an old English
war vessel, “The New Brunswick” which was equipped with armory.
They were 13 weeks on the ocean. Arriving at Staten Island June 22,
1830. While enroute, smallpox broke out on board ship. George
Barker’s wife contracted the disease and died and was buried at sea.
They located at LeRay Jefferson Co. New York. In March
1846 they moved to Lebannon, Iowa, in Van Buren County.
Frederick Barker was baptized into the Church about 1845.
In May 1849, they leave Iowa for Salt Lake City, Utah. They
arrived at council Bluffs Iowa, June 8th, 1849.
David Moore, my grandfather and his family had left
Bentonsport, Van Buren dounty, Iowa, which was 35 miles from
Nauvoo, Ill. On May 16, 1849 bound for Salt Lake. On June 1st he
and his party were joined by the George and Frederick Barker and
families. They remained at Council Bluff Iowa until June 26 when
they broke camp for Winter Quarters (now Omaha Nebraska). They
arrived at Winter Quarters June 28. On July 2, the camp was
reorganized with Allan Taylor, Captain of the 100, Enoch Reese,
Captain of the first 50 Reddick N. Allred, Captain of the second 50,
David Moore, Captain of his 10 and clerk of the 100. Later that day
Captain Allred’s fifty was named first and Captain Rees’s company
was named 2nd fifty. They Barkers’s were assigned to grandfather
David Moore’s ten. On July 6, 1849 Captain Rees’s fifty broke camp
and commenced their long journey to Salt Lake City . they arrived at
Salt Lake on Oct. 20, 1849 and arrived in Weber County Oct. 24,
1849. Sarah Barker was married to David Moore September 6, 1850.
Grandmother was grandfather’s 2nd wife, she having married
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married to him August 9, 1839 at Eardley, Canada and they both
were baptized into the Church Nov. 17, 1841.
For the benefit of my posterity before leaving grandfather’s
record, let me say, he married the 3 rd time to Dianna Herrick Clark,
April 6, 1854. Let me here state how this marriage came about.
Dianna Herrick was the wife of Isaac Clark and they had one child
named Isaac. Isaac Sr. was sick and on his death bed. He was a close
friend to grandfather Moore and Brigham Young. Grandfather went
to see him before he died. While there he requested frandfather to
marry his widow after he died. He also made the same request to
Brigham Young. So a short time after his passing , grandfather rec’d
a letter from President Young instructing him to marry Isaac Clark’s
widow. From this union there were six children born. Among them
was Aunt Clara Fronk, who waited wpon my beloved wife, the
mother of my children when they ere born into this life. Myrtle loved
her as her own mother. She was one of the sweetest characters I have
ever known.

My Grandfather William Barker Twitchell.

William Barker Twitchell was born October 1, 1829 at
Portland, Maine and died in 1870 in New York City. His body was
removed by his brother George and buried by the side of his father,
Col. Eli Twitchell, at Bethel Maine. On March 17, 1854 he was
married to Augusta Hawkins at Salt Lake City Utah. He was a school
teacher, an accountant and carpenter. He came to Utah in 1851, was
baptized in the L.D.S. church Dec. 10, 1853 by bishop Edward
Hunter, the Presiding Bishop of the Church. He was ordained an
Elder in 1857 by Samuel Sprague. He was in that memorable
company of about 70 L.D.S. missionaries, bound for various parts of
the world, that left Salt Lake City, Utah with hand carts, April 25,
1857, arriving at Florence (now Omaha), Nebraska June 10, making
the trip to the Missouri River in 40 ½ days. They had rested 7 ½ days
on the way. His mission at this time was to Canada
after his return from this mission, he entered into partnership
with the two Walker Bros. of the Walker Bros. Bank in Salt Lake. He
purchased a home for his family and was doing very well for himself.
After he joined the Church and his father’s family rec’d word
of it, his family was very embittered toward him. And they would
have nothing more to do with him.
In the fall 1867, he rec’d word that his father, Col. Ely Twitchell was
very sick and he wanted grandfather to come to him, he wanted to make
peace with him before he died. He said if grandfather would come, he
would send him the money and pay his expenses both ways. Grandfather
was very independent and rather than use his father’s money he sold his
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home, disposed of his interest in the bank. He moved his family to Brigham
City where grandmother’s father Benjamin Hawkins resided. She went to
live with her father. Grandfather deposited $1000.00 in a Brigham city store
to provide food for the family while he was gone. He went by stage as this
was before the railroad. In due time he arrived a t Bethel, Maine, his
father’s old home. He met his father, made peace with him and the other
members of the family before he died. He attended his father’s funeral
service. Then, the family wanted (his brothers & sisters) him to send for his
family, five up the Church and make his home with them. They promised to
take care of his family, educate them and provide and get them settled. He
replied that he would not. That his salvation in the life to come meant more
to him than the material things of this life. This angered them again, against
him and said he could get home the best way he could. His health started to
fail and before he could leave for home, he had to go to the Hospital, which
took all the money he had put aside to bring him home, and put him heavily
in debt. None of his brothers or sisters would do anything for him. He
received nothing from his Father's estate. After he regained his health, he
got such work that was available. He taught school in New York. When
school was out for vacation time, he could find nothing more to do than go
into the harvest field. His body was too weak to stand such hard work, he
caught cold, which settle on his lungs, pneumonia developed and he was
dead in a week. My mother said she was only 3 ½ years old, but to her
death she could remember the letter coming to her mother, edged in black,
announcing his death. Mother's youngest brother, Ely, was born 6 months
after her Father left home and her Father never saw him. Her mother never
received a penny of the Estate. The family was well to do at one time,
Grandfather had a brother who was a millionaire, he at one time owned one
of the largest Hotels in New York City. My Mother in recompense for what
his family did to her Father, went into the Temple and did work for many of
her ancestry.
Grandfather's people were pioneers and defenders of the liberty
and freedom of this land. They helped to lay out and build foundations of
cities. They took their places and worked shoulder to shoulder with those
of their comrades and like my Grandfather Moore's people, they offered
their lives on the alter of conquest in defense of the true principles of
freedom and liberty.
Grandfather's father, Colonel Ely Twitchell served with distinction
in the War of 1812.
Peter Twitchell, my 2nd Great Grandfather, the father of Colonel Ely
Twitchell was born in Sherborn, Massachusetts on July 13, 1761. He was
the son of Joseph Twitchell and Deborah Fairbank. At the age of 17 he
visited Bethel, Maine, having just ser5ved an enlistment in the
Revolutionary Army, in Captain John Homes' company, Colonel Jonathan
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Cambridge. After his visit to Bethel, he re-enlisted and was in the service
several years. He again visited the town in 1782. He was a man of
uncommon strength. He was accustomed to relate an anecdote of his
second visit. There was a man at his brother Ebazar's who boasted of his
skill and prowess as a wrestler. Captain Twitchell told him that he could
throw him over a house. The man rather jeered him when the Captain
grappling with him, sized him around the waist, and running up the shed
roof of his brother's house, was about to throw him over, when he cried
"enough".
He was assessor of the town at the time the Federal Currency was
introduced and had quite a task in teaching the taxpayers how to reckon in
dollars and cents instead of pounds, shillings and pence.
In addition to his three enlistment’s in the revolutionary armies, two
of which were before he was 17 years of age, he served under General
Lincoln and marched to quill the rebellion begun by Daniel Shays in
western Massachusetts, after the revolution. He was chosen Captain of the
Sherborn Militia and did Military honors on the death of General
Washington. He was a member of the Congregational Church of Bethel.
For 35 years of his life he was a vegetarian. Meat, tea and coffee were
forbidden articles of diet for him. He attributed his long life to this. When
over 90 years of age he walked 4 miles to church standing in front of the
desk, leaning on his long cane during the prayer and sermons at both parts
of the day and then walked home after the service. He had great faith in
prayer, he often said, "I don't know what I would do if I couldn't pray". He
died at the age of 94 years and 5 months as a result of an accident, being
struck by a carriage while out walking. Among his last words, he
whispered to his family, "Pray, Pray".

My Grandmother Twitchell
Augusta Hawkins Twitchell was born on June 9, 1836 in Oneida
County, New York. She died June 25, 1879 at Cache Valley Divide, Box
Elder County, Utah. She was the daughter of Benjamin Hawkins, born July
31, 1802, in Vermont, died at Brigham City, Utah in 1887. Her mother was
Rhoda Cleveland, born in 1795, in Weston, Oneida County, New York.
She was baptized into the church in 1845, by Elder Henry Jacobs. She
came to Utah with her parents in 1848, in the Amasa M. Lyman company.
A final word now before leaving my grandmother. Those whom I have
conversed with who knew her in life, have told me she was of noble
character, that she possessed every virtue that is saintly in women. To
know her, was to love and respect her. She was spiritually minded, had
great faith and possessed a fervent testimony in the truthfulness of the
gospel and the divine mission of Joseph Smith. I am sure that my Mother
inherited from her mother many of those noble traits of character which she
possessed. It was my great privilege to have known Aunt Harriett
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Henderson, a sister to my Grandmother. A more noble and lovable person
never lived than she. So from her life I can well believe all the good things
I have heard related concerning my Grandmother's character.

MY HISTORY
Birth and Early Youth
I was born in a two room log house that stood about 50 feet north of
my Father's old home, my brother, Frank, now lives there, he having fell
heir to it at Father's death. For the benefit of my future posterity, the
address is known as 940 Gramercy Avenue. The house sets right next to the
hill. The old house sat upon the hill just north of it. At the back door was a
spring of running water, which was useful for the home. I can remember
this old home and see it in my minds eye today. The new house was under
construction when I was born, but it wasn't completed until I was possibly a
year old, when the family moved into it. This home shall always be a
cherished picture in my memory. Here it was that I spent my boyhood
days, my youth, my young manhood. In fact, after my marriage, my
sweetheart, the mother of my children and I lived for here for two years.
We lived there until our present home was completed, where I have raised
all my family. So the old home holds many sacred memories for me. As I
look back into the past today, how I wish I could again re-live the life I
enjoyed with my family during those different periods.
My life as a youth, I suppose was about the same as other boys who
grew up with me, except for the fact that because of my Mother's sickness, I
was denied a Mother's love and guidance. It is still fresh in my memory,
how I longed for my Mother's love and association. She was very sick and
confined to her bed a great deal of the time during those years. It was
during that period of youth when a boy needs a Mother's love, when he
craves her companionship and that guiding influence which only can come
from a Mother. It was during that period, because of my Mother's delicate
condition of health, that I was compelled to remain away from the house
during the day, because she couldn’t stand the noise of we children, that
might be made in the play of youth.
She was very spiritual minded and a lover of the beautiful in life.
And even though my association with her in early youth was limited, yet in
that contact I had with her, she instilled into my heart a natural love and
urge for these things. As I used to roam the hillside and sit under the shade
of those stately and beautiful trees, lying upon my back, gazing into the blue
sky above, I used to think, and reflect and ponder over in my mind, the
working of the universe, the things of nature, the creation, our being upon
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go after we left this life. And at different times when she lay so sick upon
her bed, I would wonder what I would do if she was taken from us.
As the years were added to my life, and I came to that age where I
was old enough to assume responsibility. I was assigned tasks and chores
to do and help in the affairs of the home. As I grew older, her health
improved so she could assist with the cooking and light work. In the
summer and harvest time, it was my task to pick the peas, the beans and
fruit for the table. I wish my mind were a camera and could photograph
those familiar scenes that now lye in the long distant past. One scene now
fresh in my memory. I have just come from the pea patch with a pan full of
peas to be prepared for dinner. I am about 10 years old. I think I have been
terribly abused because Mother had me go to the pea patch and there in the
heat of the sun, I had to pick that pan of peas. And now she insisted that I
help her shell them. I thought I was being abused. If we could only turn the
pages of life back, how happy I would be to be able to pick those peas and
shell those peas and what a privilege and blessing it would be to sit in the
presence of a most wonderful Mother and do those things for her. I hope
my Mother will forgive me for those frowns and objections caused when I
was assigned some task to do. It was my chore to do the churning of the
butter on every Tuesday and Friday and how I did dread those days to
come. Wouldn't I welcome such an opportunity now.
As I grew older and was large enough to do the work. I had to take
my place with Father in working on the place, when I wasn't going to
school. My work was doing the chores night and morning, feeding and
taking care of the horses, cows and pigs and also the chickens. Milking the
cows, assisting Father in keeping the weeds down, irrigating, picking the
fruit, taking it to market, cutting and hauling hay. I recall one summer
when I was about 10 years old, Father took sick and it was our irrigation
turn. Our turn lasted 22 hours. Help was hard to get and the crops needed
the water bad. So Father said it would be up to me to take care of it. I put
on his boots and started at 7 O'clock in the morning. I irrigated until dark
and covered most of the place. I was so tired I can feel it now.

Some things I remember.

My first recollection of life is when I was possibly around 2 years of
age, when my father used to take me on his lap at meal time and he would
feed me from his plate. Then other times he would sit me on his lap and tell
me stories of the Indians and his experiences in the mountains. And as I sat
there under the spell of his voice, he would stroke my hair and say, “You
are pa’s boy. Pa just couldn’t get along without you.” And though I was
young, yet my heart would swell with pride, for I did love my father and he
was always a companion to me through life. As I grew to maturity in many
instances I would rather be in his company than play with my boyhood
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years, I didn’t have many playmates as our neighbors didn’t live very close
to us. Our closest neighbor was the John Greenwell family who lived at
1114 Gramercy Ave., the only house on Gramercy at that time except my
father’s home. Mr. Greenwell had a daughter, Salena who was near my age.
As I now recall the events of my early youth, she was the only playmate I
had until I commenced going to school. I suppose I could call her my first
sweetheart, for I recall now when I was about 4 or 5 years old her mother
came up to father’s to pick some apricots. The apricots were on the land
between the Harrisville and Lynn ditches north of the road. The trees in
question were near the Harrisville ditch. As Mrs. Greenwell picked the
apricots, Salena and I sat under a plum tree and held hands.
When I was about 3 years of age, my mother bought me a red velvet
dress. How proud I was. I can still see that dress in my minds eye. I wore it
until I out grew it, then it was passed on to my brother Wallace who wore it
until he out grew it, then it was passed on to my brother Frank. He too wore
it until he out grew it, then it was given to one of the Greenwell children. I
suppose it’s because of the love of that dress, that red has been my favorite
color all my life.
The next scene I recall is when the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated
in 1894. Father and mother went to Salt Lake and attended the dedicatory
services and went through the temple. They went to Salt Lake on the early
morning train and left we children at home with my brother Irvin. I now
remember as though it was yesterday. When they left, they said if we would
be good boys, they would bring us home an orange. They arrived home that
night about 9 o’clock and true to their promise they brought that orange.
This incident brings to my mind a story told me by father concerning
himself. He said when he was 6 years old and Christmas came. The family
home was on the corner of 24th and Adams where the Larkin Mortuary is
located, the family home as about on the north boundary line. His
grandmother Barker was living on west 12th Street where the County fire
station is located. He said he walked there and back through the snow just to
get an apple his grandmother gave him for Christmas.
The next event I recall is when I started to school. How proud I was
too. I thought I was grown up. I went to the Mound Fort School. Then it
was only a 4 room building which had replaced the Rock School House
which had been destroyed by fire. My grandfather Moore had built the Rock
School House. The building was the northwest corner of the present
building. There were two rooms downstairs and two rooms upstairs. The
upstairs rooms were reached by an outside stairs entrance. It was in the
corner room on the ground floor that I commenced my school training. My
first teacher was a miss Johnson who married before the end of the school
year and her name was changed to Mrs. Dubler. I liked her very much. In
my youth I was called “Willie” and Brother Asael Farr Sr. to this day,
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 In my youth I had some teachers who made a great impression upon
my mind and this influence upon my life was uplifting. Among those was a
Miss. Pearl Richards who taught me in the 2 nd grade, Miss Clara Eldridge
who taught me in the 3rd grade, who I loved very much, because of her
interest in me and Mrs. George W. Wade, wife of the school principal who
taught me in the 4th grade. I have seen that building grow to its present
structure. And it’s where all my children rec’d their elementary training and
some of my grandchildren commenced their school training there also.
Byron, also commenced his teaching career there too.
Before I leave this thought let me say that the day I was born, May
12, 1889, my mother and I had a dish of strawberries for our dinner. Father
went out and picked mother a mess of berries.
There is one experience I had as a boy of about 10 years of age, I
had better relate for the benefit of my grandchildren, so if the same
temptation comes to them, they will avoid the pitfall. I have mentioned
elsewhere in this record the live I had for my father and that I would rather
be in his company than play with playmates my own age. It well remember
our neighbor Sam Drake who lived on 1020 Liberty Ave. where Mrs.
Beatrice Peterson lives. He and father was very friendly and he used to
come to our place sometimes nearly every day. He was quite a heavy
smoker and he smoked cigars a great deal. On this particular day he came to
our place and he and father went down to the barn. He was smoking a cigar
and how good the smoke did seem, such a pleasant fragrance. I followed he
and father around listening to their conversation and all the time he was
smoking this cigar well by the time he go ready to go home he had smoked
that cigar so there was hardly enough left to hold it in his mouth. Well
finally he threw it away and left for home. I watched where it went. After he
had gone and father went back to his work, I went and found that old cigar
butt, went to the house and sneaked some matches and went back to the
barn. I thought if that cigar could smell so nice, it must taste just as nice. So
to myself I lighted it again. I puffed on it for about 10 minutes. My how big
I thought I was. That cigar had made me a man in just a few minutes. But
alas, that nice feeling wasn’t to last. All at once the earth started to go
around, I seemed like I was on a merry-go-round. Then I commenced to get
deathly sick. I threw what was left of that cigar in the Harrisville ditch. I lay
down upon the ground, I still seemed to be on a merry-go-round. And then I
commenced to vomit and it seemed like everything I had ate for a week
come up. My sister Laura heard me groaning and came to see what was
wrong. I thought I was going to die. Then I told her what I had done. It was
the nicotine, the poison in that cigar that had upset me. I decided then and
there that smoking was no good for me. How happy I am today that it made
me sick for, for I have never had a desire for it since. So I hope if ever any
of my grandchildren are tempted to do the same thing it will serve them the
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I receive my first urge to fill a mission.
I think I was about 12 or 13 years of age when my mother’s brother,
uncle Charles Twitchell returned from his mission to the Northwestern
States. Some 2 and a half years before this, he had lost his wife and 2
children in death. They had all three been buried in one grave. The loss
seemed to overwhelm him in grief. The bishop of his ward decided to send
him on a mission. So he had him called, which he had accepted and after
fulfilling a very successful mission he had just returned and had come to
pay mother a visit. He was a very spiritual minded man, he had been
blessed with the gift of healing and had experienced some very marvelous
manifestations of the power of the Priesthood. As I listened to him sing the
songs of Zion and relate those faith promoting experiences, it gave me the
urge, the desire to full a mission. So I commenced the to plan for a mission
which I had the privilege of going on one when I was 22 years of age. I
shall later relate in detail an account of this mission.

My teenage years.
I remember the year I turned “12” on Easter Saturday, myself in
company with two of my boyhood companions went to the top of the
mountain. We went up what is called Shafer’s Canyon. It’s the canyon just
a little north of the Bears cave. We thought it quite a triumph for us because
there were two very dangerous cliffs we had to climb over and had our feet
slipped I am afraid I would never be here to tell the story. But having
surmounted them we continued on our way and finally reached our
objective which was the south peak of the canyon. There we ate our lunch.
It was a most wonderful sight, while we ate we sat and enjoyed the beautiful
site before us. I have wanted to return there several times in my later years
by my family have objected, being fearful I wouldn’t be able to stand the
trip.
I spent the next few years of my life as boys of my age and station
were ant to do. My father who operated a fruit farm and made his living
from the ground, when I wasn’t going to school, I had to assist him with the
farm work. I recall when only 9 and 10 years of age I had to take my place
in doing the work he assigned me to do, cultivating and taking care of the
stock. My father, coming from a pioneer family, who had to make their
living from the ground, had acquired the habit of arising early. So he
continued the practice through life, and in the summer time he was up
always at the dawn of day I used to think (when only as early as eight years
of age he would come and call me to get up and assist with the chores and
other light work which I could do) that it was terrible to be disturbed from a
peaceful sleep at 4:30 a.m. But since I grew up and went on my own. I have
thanked him many times for teaching me this habit of early rising. He
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 Well during my teen years I continued to pursue my schooling. I
graduated from the eighth grade when 12 or 13 years of age, I could have
graduated at mid year but instead I stayed on in the eighth until the end of
the year. The following year I attended the old Weber Stake Academy.
President David O. McKay was principal of the school. His brother,
President Thos. E., his sisters, Jenette and Annie were also teachers at the
school. His brothers Wm. M. and Morgan and sisters Kathryn and Lizzie
were students attending the school. I registered for a commercial course. At
the close of the school year, father wanted me to terminate my course at the
academy and take a one year business course commencing in September at
the Smith business School. It was located on 24 th Street, just west of the
Post Office and in the rear from 24th Street. They promised to teach rhe
rudiments of a business course in one year and place their graduates in a
position. Father thought that would be cheaper than going to Weber for
another two years. So in September I started to school at the business
college. The following first of June I graduated and as per promise I was
given an offer of a bookkeeping job in Reno, Nevada. Reno had the
reputation of being a wild town and my folks objected to me going, so I had
to turn the job down. Well the college fulfilled their promise and I was left
out in the cold. Work was scarce and there was no jobs available. So I spent
the winter at home helping father cut wood to burn in the kitchen stove to
cut down on the coal bill. And as work, which I was looking for was out of
the question and there was more work to do on the place than father was
able to do alone, he wanted me to stay and help him. My brother Wallace
didn’t like farm work and he sought employment elsewhere. My brother
Frank suffered from hay fever during the summer months and he wasn’t of
much help. So I stayed at home and helped father work the place. Where
things were a little slack on the place I sometimes had a little team work on
the outside, which brought me in a little extra money. I stayed with father
until the spring of 1910 when John Barker, father of Leantine Barker
Knighton, got me a job with the City, with my team operating a street
flusher. James McGreggar was my coworker. There were two shifts. One
shift from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. and from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. Jim and I
worked the early shift two weeks and then we would take the late shift. I
rec’d $4.00 a day for my work and we had to work seven days a week. I had
to feed my team and keep them in shoes. From my summers work I saved
about 400 dollars which I put in the bank to help finance a mission I hoped
to fulfill someday. I turned 21 in May of this year. While I was working for
the City, when I was on the morning shift, I would spend the afternoon
assisting father on the place, and when working on the afternoon shift I
spent the mornings assisting him. I think it was the fall and winter of 1908
and spring 1909, the fall and winter of 1909, and early spring of 1910. I was
called to take a missionary course at the Weber Academy.
I think it was the winter of 1905, I went to Evanston, Wyoming and
spent two weeks visiting with a cousin of mine, Eliza Dial. She was the
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daughter of mother’s oldest brother Wm. Twitchell. It was the first time I
had ever been out of the state. I had a wonderful time. I think it was in the
winter of 1906 that Desmond Barker and I went to Beaver Dam, Utah to a
dance. Uncle Charley Twitchell lived there, he was a member of the
Bishopric and he had a daughter Lizzie just a little younger than myself. We
had a very enjoyable time at the dance. There was a very fine group of
young people. We were going to come home the next day but it started to
snow that night and all next day and the snow go so deep we couldn’t get to
the railroad station and we were there a week snowed in. the snow was five
feet deep between uncle Charlie’s and Collinston.
The following year, 1907, was a red letter year in my social
activities. I was very fond of dancing. That was the year I turned 18. In the
late spring and early summer of that year, there was erected a resort at
Washington blvd. And Ogden River where the Bigler Motel is now located.
It was call Sylvan Park. They had all kinds of concessions including a dance
hall. It proved to be very popular. It was open every day in the week and
then dancing six nights a week. They also had a dance hall at Lorin Farr
Park which in that day was called Glenwood Park. There was also a dance
hall, called the Congress Dancing Academy, which was located about
midway in the block on Grant Ave. between 24th and 25th Street. Dancing
was also conducted at Huntsville every Friday night, also at the Heritage in
Ogden canyon, also at Lagoon and Saltair. So there were plenty of places to
go and I was just at an age when I liked to go. And being fond of dancing I
went. I averaged five dances a week all summer and what a time I had.
There were lots of nice girls and good music. Up to this time I was friendly
with all the girls with no special one as an attraction. I think it was in the
latter part of 1907, that Desmond Barker and myself started to associate
with a group of telephone operators. They were employed at the
Independent Telephone Co. which was located on 24th Street and Keisel
Ave. The company was later taken over by the Bell Telephone Co. and
when Keisel Ave. was opened the building was torn down. These girls were
wonderful girls, clean morally and in their habits. Most of them active
L.D.S. Girls. Des and I got our first steady. Mine was a girl by the name of
Ellen Fonlger, a very fine girl who came from a very good family. Her
grandfather, W.W. Burton was an early Weber Co. pioneer. We went
together for about 2 ½ years. During this time we had some most wonderful
parties and get togethers. I recall the last sleigh ride I ever had. It was a leap
year party, 1908, I think it was in Feb. The girls had arranged for a bob
sleigh party. They got a livery outfit with a driver and we went out to
Riverdale to a masquerade party. They were dancing until 1 o’clock. About
12 o’clock, the driver got into some trouble with some Riverdale boys and
they were going to beat him up. He came around and got as many of the
group to go with him that he could locate and left for town. There were 5 or
6 couple of us the got left behind. After the dance was over we went to
some Riverdale boys and asked them if they would drive us into town and
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they refused to do so. We called up every livery stable in town and they
only promise we could get was 6 o’clock in the morning. We consulted the
girls and they said they would rather walk than wait until 6 o’clock. Some
of them had to be to work at 7 o’clock. They were not dressed for walking.
None of them had any rubbers and it was the coldest night we had that
winter. I think it was 10 degrees below zero. We liked to have frozen to
death. Des Barker was operating the Ogden City floral Co. at the time. He
was the one who started that business. He had his shop in the office of
M.L.Jones Coal & Ice Co. 413 24th Street at the east side of the bank bldg.
Now. After we had taken the girls home. Des and I went to his floral shop
and got warm before commencing our walk home. I think I arrived home
just before 6 o’clock in the morning and nearly froze to death. I said then,
never would I go on another sleigh ride unless I had my own outfit. But we
were young and we had a good time and the bad part of it was soon
forgotten.
These girls were a lively group and were always out for a good time.
Nearly every week we would meet in one of their homes and what a time
we had. Before the party broke up we were treated to a banquet and what a
feed they would give up. The parents of these girls were tops too, they made
us feel welcome every time we came. There was some fine talent in the
group and there never was a dull moment.
Des kept steady company with Cassie Bybee whose romance later
culminated into a marriage. We used to go to the telephone office on
Saturday and Sunday night after the supervisor had gone home. The girls
had to work until about 10:30. They taught us how to operate the
switchboard. We use to have some great times. We would stay until the
girls got off work and then we would see them home.
I think it was this same year in the summer time that we went on a
hay rack party. After riding all over the country, we went to the home of
one of the girls and had supper and then someone suggested that we come
out to the Old Hall on 12 th Street and dance. Well when we arrived at the
Old Hall, the door was locked, so Des boosted me up to the west front
window, which I opened and crawled through and unlocked the front door
and let them all in. so while Des played the piano we all danced and had a
most wonderful time. We made so much noise, it was about 2 a.m. that Dan
Munson who was living next door on the west, where Lee Richards now
lives, that he came over and said if we didn’t get out of there he was calling
the police. Well we left and went home. But what a night of innocent fun
and frolic.
All of Weber County comprised on Stake. It was called the Weber
Stake. By 1908 it had grown to include 26 Wards. So the General Church
Authorities decided it was time for a division. So the Weber Stake was
divided into three Stakes. South of 24th Street east and west of Washington
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Washington was called the North Weber Stake, and north of 24 th Street and
east was called the Ogden Stake. This division was made in July, 1908.
The change in the Stake made it necessary to make changes in the
Wards. My father’s home was located in the Mound Fort ward. My
grandfather David Moore, presided over Mound Fort District as Branch
President from 1870 to 1877 and then in may of that year Mound Fort Ward
was organized and grandfather was made Bishop and he presided as Bishop
until 1892 when he moved to North Ogden. The Ward at this time
comprised the area north side of Canyon Road east and west of Washington
to including south side of 7th Street. on November 1st 1908, President David
O. McKay , with a member of the Ogden Stake Presidency met with the
members of the Mound Fort Ward for the purpose of effecting a new Ward
organization. At this time President McKay was a member of the Council of
12 Apostles. On this same wining, Elder Orson F. Whitney of the Quorum
of the Twelve, Patriarch John Smith and a member of the Ogden Stake
Presidency for the same purpose. The area north of Ogden River and east of
Washington and north including the south side of Canyon Road which was
a part of the 3rd Ward of the North Weber Stake, and the area north of
Canyon Road to and including the south side of Cross Street which was a
part of the Mound Fort Ward, was organized into the 7 th Ward. Miles L.
Jones was made bishop and Asael Farr and Winfield Farr were selected as
his counselors. That part of the Mound Fort Ward lying north of Cross
Street and east of Washington to 7th Street, including that part of the Lynne
Ward east of Washington and north was organized into the 8 th Ward. Bishop
James Taylor, who had succeeded my grandfather David Moore as Bishop
of the Mound Fort Ward was selected bishop of the 8th Ward with David
Jensen and John P. Lifgrin as counselors. The area west of Washington and
north of 7th Street was still retained as the Lynne Ward with a new
Bishopric. Bishop George Smuin who had presided as Bishop over the
Lynne Ward for over 22 years and whose residence was on the east side of
Washington and 4th Street was released. The area south of 7 th Street and
west of Washington was made a part of the 3 rd Ward and later organized
into the 10th Ward.
My father’s home located up under the hill north of Cross Street, by
rights we should have been placed in the 8 th Ward but there being no road
access except by going to 12th Street, it was decided to placed us on record
in the 7th Ward.
Less than a
week after the 7th Ward
was organized, the
Bishop called six of we
young fellows together
and appointed us to
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Figure 7 The Old Hall or Barn
funds to put in a new hardwood floor in the Old Hall. This building, in later
years referred to often as the Old Barn was our place of meeting. This
building, a rectangular in shape, with a stage on the north end for shows and
entertainment’s was erected when my grandfather was Bishop of the Ward.
It was built from donations provided by members and nonmembers who
resided in the Ward boundary. It was built as a Ward House and a Stock Co.
those nonmembers who contributed toward its construction, purchased
stock at so much a share. After its completion they held dances every week
and at Christmas time dances were held every night during the holiday
season. They had the crowds of the town out here. The parties used to get
quite wild some evenings. I recall attending a dance there one night as a
boy. There was a great deal of drinking. A policeman was on hand to keep
order. My father and uncle John Wilson hauled rock from the mountain that
went into the foundation. The original softwood flooring was still in service
when the 7th Ward was organized. The cracks between were so large while
dancing, one had to almost jump over them. Bishop Jones was a young
person’s man. He knew if he could get the young people behind him in a
social way, he would have their support in running the Ward. So he felt by
getting a new hardwood floor, dances could be conducted with a profit both
socially and spiritually.
After he made the assignment to we fellows to raise the money, he
knew that it would kindle an interest in us to boost the Ward. He told us if
we could raise $60.00 the floor would be put in immediately so we could
commence our winter’s dances. We were the live wires of the Ward. In
three days we had more than $60.00, the amount he asked for. The Bishop
then called in some carpenters and figured out how much lumber was
needed. The lumber was ordered and delivered. A call was made for help
and in less than a week we had a new floor all laid and it was a dandy too. I
think it was about 4 days I spent there in my knees 8 hours a day helping
on that floor. The Bishop then organized a recreational committee and we
had our first opening grand ball and what a dance it was too. We held
weekly dances all winter up to the next summer when it got too warm for
indoor dancing. We had the crowds of the town out at our dances. And so as
the Bishop had planned, to get the interest of the young people socially he
would get their support in every way and it worked out just that way. when
the building was torn down so that the lumber could be used in the
construction of the 21st Ward building, even after 50 years, that hardwood
floor was just as good as the day it was put in. before leaving this thought,
let me say I spent many , many happy occasions there, as a young man free
from the worries of the world. There it was I took my sweetheart, the
mother of my children. There she used to accompany me, while a member
of the Sunday School Superintendency and as a member of the Ward
bishopric to all social functions. She never danced but she would go with
me, watch me dance and then as the children came, up until we had four,
she would sit on the side line and watch and enjoy the occasion. When the
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children were too young to walk I would dance with them in my arms and
when they were older I would then dance with them. Those were very
happy days for me, occasions never to be forgotten. And the further I get
away from them, the more dear and sacred do they become to my memory.
And now a word about the spiritual enjoyment. In our well equipped
and comfortable chapels of today. I have never enjoyed more spiritual feast
than I did under those cramped and many times uncomfortable conditions in
that Old Hall. In the winter time with its two large stoves where you would
cook on one side and freeze on the other. With the cloth curtains which
separated our Sunday School classes. The spirit of the Lord was surely there
in great abundance. And the most wonderful testimonies, given by some of
those faithful pioneers who gave their all for the gospel. Surely the Lord
was kind to us, those who were privileged to meet under those conditions
within the walls of that building, referred to by a later generation as the Old
Barn. More sacred to me because it was constructed under the direction of
my grandfather, which in its completed state was a monument to the people
of that day.
My life continued without special incident. During 1909 I worked
with father on the place. And in the spring and fall when work was not so
pressing on the place, and I could get work with the team, working for the
City, doing road work or running the sprinkling wagon, I would do so. It
brought me in a little extra money. I also tried to do my part in the Ward as
I was assigned. I shall refer to that later.
During 1910 I spent the spring, summer and fall working for the city
and helping on the place. The late fall and winter I spent cutting wood for
summer use and assisting mother with her household duties which was
always a task for her to do because of her ill health. This service I had
always done for her down through the years whenever it was necessary
because of her health. As I look back now, what a privilege it was to do that
service for her. I think then I took it as a matte of fact and did not place
much importance to it. But now those occasions are sacred to my memory. I
loved my father and my mother and it was always a pleasure to be with
them, I learned to do all kinds of house work accepting butter making and I
am now sorry I never learned that fir I would have had a very special
teacher in my mother as she understood the art of butter making. It was
always my job spring and fall to do the house cleaning, I would go right
through the house and clean and wash everything.
The year 1911 was a red letter year in my life. It was in this year my
dreams of the past were to be fulfilled and go up on that mission I had
dreamed about so much. Feeling I would be called to fill a mission during
this year in February I went to Clifton, Idaho to visit my mother’s aunt
Harriett Henderson. She was a sister to my grandmother Twitchell. She was
a very sweet character, one whom I had learned to love, during the many
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had come and spent two or more months with us at a time. She was now in
the declining years of her life and I didn’t know if she would be here when I
returned from my mission. Her youngest son, Warren who had never
married was living at home with her, taking care of her. I went there by
railroad to a railway station called Garner. It was a railroad siding 3 or 4
miles from Clifton. Warren met me at the train and took me to their home. It
started to rain as I got off the train and rained every day I was there. I spent
about 10 days visiting with them and how I did enjoy my visit. And as I left
to come home as I bid goodbye to aunt Harriett, I felt it would be the last
time I would ever see her again in this life. She died during the time I was
on my mission. I rec’d one letter from her before she died and which I
answered. As I look back now upon that visit, how I regret that I didn’t
leave the presence of mind to get information form her concerning her
father’s family, which I am now unable to get. All I would have had to do
was write as she would have dictated it to me. She was a Cleveland on her
mother’s side for the President Grover Cleveland line. We never realize
sometimes the opportunities that are most golden and precious which we let
pass through our fingers, sometimes never again to be able to pick them up.
They come our way but once. As I mentioned aunt Harriett was a most
wonderful character. In her young married life, it was during the time the
Church was still practicing plural marriage, the faithful church members
where it was practical were encouraged to enter into this way of life. There
was a young girl whom aunt Harriett knew her husband thought a great deal
of and she felt it was her husband’s duty to enter into plural marriage. So
she took her husband to this young lady and placed her hand into his and
said to her husband, “It’s your duty to take this girl for your second wife.”
And they were married. The two women for sometime lived together under
the same roof and raised families together. There was no jealousy between
them and never an ill feeling ever came between them. They both raised
large families and their children were well respected. One of the boys from
the other wife has been in my father’s home many times. His name was
Adelbert Henderson. At aunt Harriett’s funeral Adelbert Henderson was one
of the speakers and he said, “In my father’s family there were no half
brothers or sisters. We were brothers and sisters in name indeed and in
love”. There was no jealous feeling between the children of the two women.
And in speaking of aunt Harriett he said, “Nest to my mother, I loved this
woman more than anyone else in this world”. What a wonderful tribute for
a stepson to pay and every word ring true. I rejoice to know that I have the
same kind of blood coursing through my veins that was in hers. I rejoice to
know that my life in the spirit world made it possible to come down through
such a noble heritage that I have descended from both on my father’s and
mother’s side. A lineage that I am proud to recognize. And as I have
benefited and been honored through this noble heritage I wonder how much
I have failed to measure up to my opportunities that my posterity shall
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years ago through the eyes I envision life today and I am sure greater
honors would have been paid me for accomplishments than the spend ones
time lamenting the past but should be rejoiceful to know I have huved the
line as near as I have and accomplished what little good I have done in life.
I hope my life and the life of our progenitors will be an inspiration to my
posterity, that they will fill their nitch in life well.
When I returned from my visit to aunt Harriett Henderson, I went to
Evanston Wyoming to visit my cousin Eliza Dial. I spent about 10 days
with them and had a most enjoyable time.
On returning home I spent my time working on the place, assisting
my father. I liked this type of work, out with nature in the open air. It was
always interesting work and very challenging at all time. One was learning
something new all the time. Father and I always got along good together,
never a word would ever come between us. I think it was in 1910 that father
bought me a rubber tired buggy. It was a beauty. And I had a team that was
just as beautiful as that buggy. I could use either horse for it and what a
picture they made. It seemed that when I put either horse to the buggy they
were as proud as I was. They would head high and step proud. It was
always a joy and a pride to drive through the streets with either of these
horse hitched to this buggy. How proud I was when my best girl sat beside
me.
As I mentioned, I loved this type of work and regretted that there
was no future in it. As there was not enough monetary returns to support
two families. So it was quite a worry to me what I could do for the future. I
decided I would have to dismiss it from my mind until my mission was
behind me.
In May, I rec’d a letter from the First Presidency of the Church
calling me to fill a mission in the Central States Mission, asking me to
report in two weeks. I had been promised work in the city for the summer
and as I was short of money and I knew father was, I answered the letter,
telling them my position. I said in view of plans I had made, if it was
agreeable I would like to wait until Fall and if permissible I would prefer
Australia, England or Scotland. I rec’d a reply right

My Mission
I was troubled for several months. I was under a Doctors care and it
almost resulted in me being released from my mission and returned home.
That was the first ailment I had ever experienced in my life. I learned from
that experience one never appreciates good health until one is deprived of it.
From then on I used wisdom as to how I ate and took better care of my
physical body. But, happy to say, I finally overcame the trouble.

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 I think I have made mention elsewhere in this autobiography that I
wouldn't attempt to give a day by day account of my missionary
experiences, but would only related the high points of my mission.
On Friday, Nov. 22nd, 1912, Elder Jos. F. Palmer and myself went
to Port Adelaide and met Elder George C. Hobson who had been laboring in
Melbourne and had been transferred to labor in Adelaide, also Elder
Franklin Weaver from Bennington, Idaho, who had just arrived from home
and also had been assigned to labor in Adelaide. Elder Hobson was from
Roy, Utah. Both of these Elders were very fine men and in the months
ahead made many friends in Adelaide.
Thursday, Nov. 28, was Thanksgiving Day in USA This was the
second one I had spent in Australia. The first one a year ago, I had just
arrived at Sydney, Australia from home four days before. On this day we
had no turkey, but we did have a nice dinner but I had to be careful in my
eating on account of my indigestion. Sister Myrtle Thredgold brought us a
nice pie and she remained for dinner. Sister Dell Antuar also brought me a
cup of strawberries.
On Saturday, November 30th, I attended Street meeting at 8 p.m.
with the Elders and Elder Palmer and myself done the speaking. I spoke on
the Apostasy.
On Sunday, Dec. 1st, at our Hall meeting which we attended at 7
o'clock, Elder Palmer and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the
resurrection. We had some very spiritual meetings and very good
attendance at each meeting. It being Fast day, it was testimony bearing in
our Sacramental service and many faith promoting testimonies were given
by the Saints and Elders.
On Wednesday, December 4th, we arose at 5 o'clock and Elder
Palmer and myself went to Port Adelaide to see Elders Tingey and
Brooksby off for their country trip.
At the Street meeting held on Sunday, December 8th at 8:15 p.m.
Elders Hobson, Palmer and myself occupied the time. I spoke on our
mission in the world. We had a very large, also a noisy and rowdy crowd.
There was quite a disturbance. It was just a year ago I had arrived at
Adelaide.
On Monday evening, December 9th, Elders Tingey and Brooksby
returned from their country trip.
At the street meeting held Saturday, Dec. 14th at 8 o'clock, Elder
Hobson and myself were the speakers. I spoke on the Second Coming of
Christ.
On Sunday, December 15th, at the Hall meeting at 7 p.m. Elder
Weaver and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the Book of Mormon. At
the Street meeting which followed at 8:15 a very large crowd assembled
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meeting. But through the efforts of an Officer who was on hand trouble
was averted.
Wednesday, December 25th was my second Christmas spent in
Adelaide. We went to Sister Crane's for Xmas dinner and as usual had a
real feast. In the afternoon we went down on the Torrens river and had a
row. We had a most enjoyable day. It was very warm however, better than
100 in the shade, in fact for more than a week it had registered as high as
105 and to make matters worse there wouldn't be 2 difference at night
from the day. During the Xmas Holidays we were not to do any tracting as
the people were absorbed in their Xmas celebrations. During that time we
entertained visitors who came to see us, local Saints and some from
Melbourne.
On Saturday, December 28th, I occupied the time at the Street
Meeting which was held at 8 o'clock. I spoke on the subject of Revelation.
At the Street Meeting the following evening Sunday, December 29, I
occupied the time and spoke on the subject of the Fall.
On Monday, December 30, a Branch picnic was held at Blair. Here
we had a most enjoyable day with the Saints. A very nice lunch was
provided by the Saints and the time was spent in games, races and other
contests. We returned home at 8 p.m. having spent a most wonderful day.
Wednesday, January 1st, 1913 was New Years day, a holiday. Elder
Rallison and myself went to visit a friend, a Mr. Ninham. He was paralyzed
from his hip down and was confined to a wheel chair. He had been in that
condition for years. In the afternoon Elders Holt, Tingey, Brother Donald
Crane and myself went down to Glenelg, a beach side resort.
On Saturday, January 4th Elder Brooksby and myself moved our bed
outside in the back yard on account of the heat, too hot to sleep inside.
Sunday, January 5. I arose at 7 o'clock and being ill, the Elders
administered to me. I accompanied them to Port Adelaide to hold Sunday
School and Sacrament Meeting from 10 o'clock until 12 o'clock. Arriving
at Port Adelaide I was too ill to stay and returned to "89" on the first train. I
attended Sunday School and Sacrament meeting however at "89" in the
afternoon. I did not attend the Hall or Street meeting. I had not been well
since I returned from our country trip and seemed to be getting worse.
On Monday, January 6th, not feeling any better, Elder Palmer took
me to a Doctor. I had developed chest pains and we were afraid that I was
developing lung trouble. The Doctor seem to understand his work and he
gave me a very thorough examination which took him about three hours to
do. He assured me that my lungs were all right but I had developed a
chronic case of indigestion. On the country trip Elder Rallison and I had
taken earlier and not having proper and enough food to eat, the two weeks
we were out, and then on our return to the Mission Home, I had used bad
judgment and ate too much which had caused my trouble. Elder Palmer had
become so alarmed over my condition that he was about to write President
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Hyde and suggest to him that he give me my release and send my home.
There had been some cases where the missionaries going down into that
low altitude had developed tuberculosis. So when the Doctor, after his
examination informed me that my lungs were not effected it was sure an
answer to my prayers. He prescribed what I should do and take and I
responded and slowly improved. And I was able to continue my work. But
I never regained the weight I had before I took sick. Elders Tingey and
Weaver left today for Kadina, a small town north of Adelaide, I think about
140 miles, on a country trip.
Thursday, January 9. Elder Holt left today for Sydney, N.S.W. to
labor. Went to Port Adelaide to see him off on the boat.
Friday, January 10. Elder Palmer and myself went to Sister Crane's
and administered to her.
Saturday, January 11, it being wash day and clean up day, I spent the
fore-noon in doing my wash and cleaning the house. In the evening at 8
o'clock I with the other Elders attended Street meeting. Elder Rallison and
myself occupied the time. I spoke on the Godhead.
The next day, Sunday, January 12, I with the other Elders attended
Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting at Port Adelaide. I occupied the
time in Sacrament Meeting. At the Street Meeting in Adelaide in the
evening, Elder Rallison and I again were the speakers and I spoke on
Authority. It was very warm today, it having registered 105.8 degrees.
The next few days were spent in regular routine missionary work.
On Friday, January 17, Elder Tanner arrived from Blackfoot, Idaho to labor
here in Adelaide. In the evening, Elder Tanner, Brother Donald Crane and
myself went to Barnfords, a family of friends, and spent the evening.
Elders Tingey and Weaver returned today from their country trip to Kadina.
The next day being Saturday, I took care of my regular Saturdays
work. In the evening with the other Elders, I attended Street Meeting and I
occupied the time with Elder Palmer. I spoke on Authority.
Sunday, January 19. I attended the Meetings with the other Elders
and at the Hall Meeting at 7 p.m. I occupied the time and spoke on the Book
of Mormon.
At a meeting of the Elders today, Monday, January 20, I was
appointed Presiding Elder at Port Adelaide.
The next few days I spent at my regular routine missionary work,
tracting in the fore-noon, visiting friends and studying in the afternoon. On
Saturday, January 25, Elders Weaver, Rallison and myself were the
speakers. We also had a baptismal service today. Mr. Lambert from Port
Adelaide and May Rallison of Adelaide were baptized by Elder Brooksby.
Sunday, January 26. Attended all the meetings at Port Adelaide and
at Adelaide with the other Elders. As this was the last Sunday Elders
Palmer and Hobson would be with us before their departure for home, they

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having received their releases, they occupied the time in Sacrament meeting
at both places. They also occupied the time at the Hall Meeting and Street
Meeting. At the Sacrament Meeting, Elder Palmer was released as
Conference President and Elder Wesley Tingey was sustained in his place
as President of the South Australian Conference. I was sustained as
Presiding Elder of the Port Adelaide Branch. I also confirmed Brother
Lambert a member of the Church. We had some very inspirational
meetings today. Elder Palmer had touched the hearts of all the members of
the Conference. They had learned to love him as a father. And so they
regretted very much to see him leave them.
On Monday, January 27, our annual Conference picnic was held at
Mecham. We all had a most wonderful time, both Saints and Elders.
Brother Donald Crane and myself were in charge of the arrangements and
we had worked hard in organizing, arranging for the program and various
events, getting the prizes. Everyone entered into the spirit of the occasion
and had a most enjoyable time. Returned home at 7 o'clock and several of
the Saints came and we had a sing song.
Wednesday, January 29, 1913. I went up town with Elder Tingey to
send a telegram to President Hyde in regard to Elder Brooksby as he also
had rec'd word of his release and he was to accompany Elders Palmer and
Hobson home. Attended Singing practice at 7:30 and in as much as this
was to be Elder Brooksby's last night with us, he was called on to make a
few remarks.
Thursday, January 30, was a sad day for the Saints and Elders of the
South Australian Conference. The day had arrived for the departure for
home three Elders who had endeared themselves in the hearts of all,
especially Elder Joseph F. Palmer who had been President of the
Conference for about 18 months. He had endeared himself in the hearts of
the Saints and Elders. He was like a father to me. I think I learned more
from him by conversing with him on the principles of the Gospel than any
one person whom I ever met or associated with. He was a wonderful man,
so thoughtful and considerate of everyone. Many and many are the nights
we have laid on the bed discussing the Gospel principles, he would carry
the discussion as far as he could and then I would pick it up. He would
present some thoughts which would open up an avenue of thinking on my
part, which would enable us to pursue further and deeper our discussion.
And I would carry the discussion as far as I could and in my explanation I
would give him a thought which would enable him to explore further into
the subject. It was surely a rewarding experience. I had also become very
closely attached to Elder Hobson and Brooksby. Elder Hobson was from
Roy, Utah and was a very fine person. I had roomed with Elder Brooksby
since arriving at Adelaide and they both were like brothers to me. We ate
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accompanied Elders Palmer and Hobson to the boat at Port Adelaide to
commence their long voyage home.
We then returned to Adelaide and went to the Railway Station to see
Elder Brooksby off on the Express for Sydney where he would join Elders
Palmer and Hobson on their long voyage across the Ocean for home.
On Saturday, Feb. 1st, 1913 I took care of my regular Saturday's
work, done my washing and house cleaning in the fore-noon. I spent the
afternoon in study and entertaining visitors. Elder Tanner and myself went
to Sister Crane's for tea. Attended Street meeting at 8 P.M. Elder Tingey
and myself occupied the time. The Re-organized Church members caused a
great deal of disturbance, trying to break up our meeting.
The next day, Sunday, Feb. 2nd I attended all the meetings with the
other Elders and Saints. Elder Weaver and I went to Brother Scrymgour's
for tea. At the 8 o'clock Street meeting, I occupied the time and spoke on
the Restoration of the Gospel. There was a very large crowd present.
I spent the next few days in regular routine missionary work,
tracting, in study, taking care of household duties and visiting the Saints.
On Sunday, Feb 9th, 1913 myself with the other Elders went to Port
Adelaide and attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting. In Sunday
School I gave a review of the Book of Helaman. Returned to Adelaide and
attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting. Elder Tingey and myself
occupied the time in Sacrament Meeting. I spoke on the "Sacrament."
Today is my Father's birthday, he is 58 years of age.
I spent the next few days without incident, pursuing my regular
routine work, tracting in the fore-noon, study and entertaining visitors,
attending meeting at night and visiting the Saints.
Saturday, February 15. I took care of my regular Saturday's work in
the fore-noon and in the afternoon I entertained Donald Crane and spent
sometime in study. Elder Rallison and myself went to Sister Crane's for tea.
At the 8 o'clock Street Meeting, Elder Tanner and myself occupied the time.
I spoke on the Gospel. We had a very rowdy crowd tonight.
The next day, being Sunday, Feb.16, I attended the meetings with
the other Elders and Saints. At the 7 o'clock Hall Meeting, Elder Tanner
and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the Mission of Christ. We had a
very good meeting. We then went out on the Street to our Sunday Street
Meeting place which was on the King William Street across from the Post
Office on the south-east corner of the intersection in front of the Sturt
Monument to hold our regular Sunday evening Street Meeting at 8:15 P.M.
We were greeted by a very rowdy crowd who had come to break up our
meeting and prevent us from holding one. This they succeeded in doing, for
they began to crowd in on us and after about 30 minutes, they made such a
disturbance that the Officers advised us to close and go home, which we
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 Monday, February 17. Elder Tingey and myself went to see the
American Consul. about our disturbance on the Street last night, but they
said they could do nothing for us. In the afternoon we rec'd a telegram from
Pedler’s stating that Sister Pedler was very ill and asking us to come. Elder
Tingey and myself left on the 4:30 P.M. train for Salisbury and arrived at
Pedler’s about 6:15 P.M. On our arrival she was feeling much better. We
had tea with the family and spent the evening in conversation.
On Tuesday, February 18th, after we had ate our breakfast, we went
rabbit hunting with Ferrets. These are little animals somewhat like a
weasel, about the same size. They are tame. They put one of these in a
rabbit hole and in about 5 minutes you hear a rumbling sound like a band of
horses coming down the street and all at once out of the hole comes
sometimes a half dozen or more rabbits. If they don't use a gun to shoot
them, they put a net over the hole and catch them when they come out.
When the ferret gets all the rabbits out of the hole, it then comes out and
you can catch it. It was sure lots of fun. After dinner at 2 o'clock, we spent
the afternoon in conversation and caught the 5:30 train for Adelaide,
arriving about 7:30 P.M. We then went to Sister Crane's for tea.
Wednesday, February 19. Elder Tingey and I again went to see the
American Consul.
On Thursday, February 20, Elder Tingey and myself again went to
see the American Consul and from there we went to the Police
Commissioner about our trouble we had on the street.
At our Saturday night 8 o'clock Street Meeting, we had a very large
crowd but there was no disturbance.
The next day Sunday, February 23rd, we attended our regular
Sunday Meetings at Port Adelaide and at Adelaide. After our Hall Meeting
we went out on the street to our meeting place. There we were greeted by a
very large crowd. They had come out to prevent us from holding our
meeting. When Elder Tingey and myself went to the Police Commission,
we were promised protection and so when we arrived at our place of
meeting the Police were waiting for us. They made and opening in the
crowd for us and we followed. There were about a dozen Police. When we
got to our position on the street, we commenced our meeting and when we
had sang and prayer offered, Elder Tingey called on me to speak. When I
stepped forward, a Policeman stood in front of me, one at each side and one
at my rear. The other Officers were stationed at different intervals in the
crowd. It was the largest crowd I had ever faced. The paper next day stated
there were 1800 to 2000 people present. For 45 minutes I spoke to that
large crowd of people on the Godhead. I never felt better in my life. The
power of the Lord was surely with me, words came from my mouth without
effort. There was no disturbance. When I finished, prayer was offered.
The Police made and opening in the crowd for us, we passed through and
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arrived home and had prayers, thanking the Lord for his protection upon us
and for the success of our meeting. It was a great day in my life.
I spent the next few days in regular routine work, tracting, studying,
attending meetings and visiting the Saints.
On Saturday, March 1st, 1913 at the 8 o'clock Street Meeting, Elders
Weaver, Tingey and myself were the speakers. I spoke on Revelation. We
had a good attentive crowd tonight.
Sunday, March 2nd. Elder Wm. Evans of Panguitch, Utah, arrived
here today from Melbourne.
Friday, March 7. We rec'd notice from the City today that we could
no longer hold Street Meetings. Elder Tingey and myself went to see the
Police Inspector, but he wasn't in.
On Sunday, March 9th, at the 7 o'clock Hall Meeting, Elder Tanner
and myself were the speakers. I spoke on the Church.
Wednesday, March 12th. Elder Weaver and myself caught the 7:40
train for Salisbury, which we tracted with very good results. This is where
the Pedler family lives. We finished tracting the town about 3 P.M. We
then went to Pedlers. We found Mr. Pedler hauling hay. He just about had
a load and when finished we walked to the house as he went to the barn
with the hay. Sister Pedler, her daughter Teenie and her two boys were
members of the Church, but Mr. Pedler was not. He was very prejudiced
against the Church. He refused to sleep under the same roof with a
Mormon Elder. After unloading the hay and doing his chores, he came to
the house for tea. After we had finished eating, we spent the evening in
conversation, myself talking with Mr. Pedler. He seemed to take a liking to
me which pleased Sister Pedler very much and she thought for once he
would forget his grudge against the Church and sleep in his bed. We retired
for bed at 11 P.M.
On arising Thursday morning, Sister Pedler went to Mr. Pedler's
room and to her great disappointment she saw his bed had not been used.
He had slept by the straw stack. He came in for breakfast, after which we
went rabbit hunting with ferrets with Mr. Pedler, the boys and Teenie. We
had a great time. We ate dinner at 2:30 P.M. after which we spent the
remainder of the afternoon in conversation. We planned to catch the 6:30
train for Adelaide. As we prepared to leave, we said good-bye to the
family. As I shook hands with Mr. Pedler, he said to me, Elder Moore you
are welcome to come into my home as often as you like and stay as long as
you like as long as you don't mention religion under my roof. I replied to
him, Mr. Pedler, you have had ample opportunity to hear the Gospel
message from Elders who have been here before me and you have turned
your back on them. When you hear it discussed by me, you will ask for it.
The scriptures say that we should not cast pearls before swine for they can
not appreciate them. If I should attempt to preach the Gospel to you, it
would be repulsive to you and you would not appreciate it. I then thanked
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him for his hospitality and said good-bye. I never saw him in life again. He
never was baptized.
On Sunday, March 16th, I occupied the time in Sacrament Meeting
at Port Adelaide. I spoke on the Law of Moses.
Wednesday evening, March 19, we were holding singing practice.
Elder Tingey and myself were called away to go to Brother Will Pedlers to
administer to his wife, Sister Lilly Pedler. She had been unable to walk for
sometime. The last time I had seen her was the preceding Sunday night
when he had brought her to the Hall Meeting. He brought her in his cart
and had to carry her in and after the meeting carry her back to the cart. She
had been afflicted this way before lasting weeks at a time. It seemed like
she was paralyzed from the waist down. This time she had been in this
condition for 3 or 4 weeks. When we arrived at the Pedler home she was
sitting in a rocking chair where Brother Will had placed her. This he had to
do each day, carry her from her bed to the chair and then from the chair
back to her bed. A neighbor used to come in and pay attention to her during
the day. The neighbor had come in this night and prepared their evening
meal. Brother and Sister Pedler had not been members of the Church too
long. Before they had been baptized, their oldest son was afflicted with
diphtheria and he had been isolated in a ward at the hospital and his
condition had been considered serious. Brother Will's mother, a sister and
two younger brothers were members. Sister Pedler was the only one in her
family to join the Church. At that time the Church was very unpopular and
often broke up families when one or more in the family did join. In
desperation and at the urging of Brother Will's mother, the Elders were sent
for. Because of the seriousness of the disease, Elder Palmer would not
permit we younger Elders to go with him. So he went to the hospital with
Brother Will who at this time was not a member. Elder Palmer
administered to the boy and he was healed. So far as his condition was
concerned, he could have come home in two days, but was not permitted to
do so because of regulations affecting that disease. So this no doubt had
some bearing on Sister Pedler's case. They had discussed the matter
between them and felt that the Lord had a blessing for her and that they had
the faith to make that blessing possible in her life. So that was the reason
Brother Will came to the Mission Home and ask if we would go to his home
and ask the Lord to heal her. After we arrived and had exchanged
greetings, Sister Pedler asked us if we would ask the Lord for this blessing.
She said she had the faith to be healed, that there was nothing impossible
with the Lord. Brother Will didn't even hold the Aaronic Priesthood. After
conversing with them for a few minutes, trying to encourage them and
strengthen their faith, we kneeled in prayer around her chair. We poured
out our souls in supplication to the Lord and ask Him if He had a blessing
for this his daughter who was afflicted and she had the faith to receive that
blessing, that he would be pleased to as us, his humble servants as his
instruments in conveying that blessing to her. When we had finished our
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prayer, Elder Tingey asked me to anoint her head with holy consecrated oil
and he then sealed the anointing. As we raised our hands from her head,
she stood to her feet and then she proceeded to walk around her chair the
first time tottered like a babe learning to walk, the second time she was
stronger and the third time she walked around that chair in a normal
manner. Never in my life before had I ever felt the power and influence of
the Holy Spirit as I felt it that night. Then I remembered that in my
Patriarchal blessing the Lord had made known to Patriarch George W.
Larkin that I was blessed with the gift of healing and this was the first
manifestation of that gift which I had experienced. We all were so
overcome with the power and influence of the Spirit and power of the Lord
which we had just witnessed, tears flowed from our eyes and we dropped to
our knees and poured out our thanks and joy to the Lord for his abundant
mercy and acknowledging our exercise of His Holy Priesthood and the faith
of these good people. Up to this point in my life I had never experienced
such joy, a feeling which is hard to describe or explain. You would never
have known Sister Pedler had ever been sick in her life. After conversing
with them for few minutes, we said it was time to return home. sister Pedler
replied, before you leave I am going to get you some refreshments and she
proceeded to prepare us a light lunch which was customary to serve at that
hour of the day. Brother Will then went out and hitched his pony to the
cart, we bid Sister Pedler good night, got in the cart and as we drove
through the gateway, she came out and closed the gate. The next morning
her neighbor who had come in the night before and prepared the evening
meal for them saw her outside doing some light chores and she was amazed.
Why, she said, last night you sat in your chair unable to move while I
prepared your tea and now nothing is wrong with you, what has happened?
Sister Pedler then related how two Elders of our Church came out last night,
anointed my head with Holy oil and gave me a blessing and I was healed.
Sister Pedler never did have a return attack during the remainder of her life
and enjoyed good health. After Elder Tingey and myself arrived back at the
Mission Home we dropped to our knees again and thanked the Lord for his
goodness to us in acknowledging the exercise of His Holy Priesthood.
Never in my life to this point had I experienced such a manifestation of the
Lord's power. It was truly just as great a miracle as was performed in the
days of the Savior. Surely we said, the gifts of the Spirit are in the Church
today. That was surely a strength to my testimony and I knew then as I had
never known before that God lives, that He is our Heavenly Father, that
Jesus Christ is His Son, the Savior of the world and the Redeemer of
mankind. That Joseph Smith was truly His Prophet, fore-ordained in the
spirit world to usher in this dispensation of the Gospel, the Dispensation of
the Fullness of Times, the greatest of all the Gospel dispensations since the
days of Adam. That he possessed all the keys and powers of the Holy
Priesthood to save mankind back into the presence of the Lord in exaltation
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rec'd these same keys and powers, that President Joseph F. Smith, our
present Prophet, possesses these keys today. This testimony came to me
tonight as I had never experienced it before in my life. I remembered one
time before I left home for my mission I was asked why I was a member of
the Church, because my parents were and they had been responsible for my
baptism into the Church. But now I knew for myself why I was a member.
I had rec'd that testimony for myself for the power of the Lord had never
been given to me as I rec'd it tonight. How thankful I was and grateful to
the Lord for this great blessing.
Thursday, March 20, 1913. Elder Tingey and myself went to the
Railway Station and met President Charles H. Hyde, Mission President who
had come to hold our annual conference.
Friday, March 21st. I assisted President Hyde and Elder Tingey in
making out a list of the Church Authorities to present to the conference for
the sustaining vote of the members of the South Australian Conference. At
1:30 P.M. I attended a missionary class at which we rec'd special
instructions from President Hyde, at which he also answered many of our
questions. today being Good Friday, Brother Donald Crane brought over
some Hot Cross Buns this morning which were very delicious.
Saturday, March 22nd, after attending to our Saturday's work we ate
our dinner at 12:30. Then I went up town to the studio and had my photo
taken with President Hyde and the Elders. We had watermelon and peaches
for tea.
Sunday, March 23rd. I attended Elder's class at 8:45 A.M. at which
we rec'd special instruction from President Hyde. Attended our first session
of conference at 10 A.M. President Hyde, Elders Tanner, Weaver, Evans
and Rallison occupied the time. We had dinner at 12:30. This is the first
Sunday dinner I have had since arriving in the mission field. Attended the
afternoon session of conference at 2 P.M. President Hyde, Elder Tingey
and myself were the speakers. I spoke on the men in the Church today, the
Prophet Joseph Smith and his life as compared with the Apostle Paul.
Attended the evening session at 7 P.M. President Hyde occupied all the
time. We had a very spiritual conference and a very good attendance.
Today was Easter Sunday.
Monday, March 24, 1913. We ate our breakfast at 7 A.M. Attended
a special Priesthood Meeting at 10 o'clock, at which President Hyde gave
some important instructions pertaining to our work. After the Priesthood
Meeting was concluded, President Hyde had a private talk with me. He said
to me, Elder Moore, I understand Sister Myrtle thinks a great deal of you,
how do you feel towards her? I replied, President Hyde, if I were home and
you asked me that question, I would tell you that I love her and she means
more to me than any girl I ever met. But, I am not home, I am in the
mission field. I am here representing my family, my Ward, my Stake, and
my Church. I did not come here to get a girl, I came here to fulfill an

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honorable mission, and its not my purpose to bring reproach upon my
family or a stain upon the Church. I want to be able to hold my head high
and be an honor to my family and to the Church. My parents are sacrificing
to sustain me on this mission and when I return home I will be able to face
them without shame, with a clean conscience, knowing I have been honest
and honorable, true to myself, my parents, my Ward and Stake, my Church,
and the Lord. And President Hyde that is the way its going to be. He then
thanked me for my frank statement of my feelings and intentions. Then he
said, Elder Moore, Sister Myrtle is a most wonderful girl and I know she
loves you and from your statement to me, I know you love her. She is
worthy of going to Zion and enjoying the full blessings of the Gospel and
the Church. And it can be so arranged without any dishonor to yourself or
anyone else concerned. If you feel that you would like Sister Myrtle for
your companion through life, here and hereafter, you go and see her. Have
a talk with her and decide on your plans. Whenever you are in public, be
discreet, treat and act toward her the same as you do the other girls. Do
nothing that will arouse suspicion in the minds of those who might make
trouble. A little later I will transfer you to another conference to complete
your mission, then after your arrival home you can arrange for her to come
to you. I feel he said, you are worthy of her and she of you. I know she
will make you a good wife and life's companion. And this can be arranged
without any trouble coming to her or you, with no reflection of your
integrity and honor in fulfilling your mission if you will do as I have
instructed you. I then thanked President Hyde and promised him he would
never regret that which he had instructed me to do. Good old faithful Sister
Crane cooked and prepared our dinner and sent it over with Brother Donald
and Arthur and they ate with us. It was Easter Monday and a holiday in
Australia. After eating our dinner, Elder Tingey and myself went to the
Railway Station to see President Hyde off for Sydney.
Tuesday, March 25, 1913. We ate our breakfast at 7:30 A.M. After
which I went to Thredgold’s as President Hyde had instructed me to do and
had a talk with Sister Myrtle. I took her in my arms and when I pressed my
lips against hers, we both knew no mistake had been made, that we did love
each other. She was so happy she cried with joy. We then made our future
plans of action. When we met in the presence of Elders or Saints, we
greeted each other as only as brother and sister in the Gospel, the same
greeting we gave the others. The only difference in our greeting which no
one was able to detect was a tight squeeze of the hand which in our
language, meant I love you. We promised each other, as President Hyde
had instructed, that we would constrain our feelings toward each other, that
no trouble would result to either of us as to the church and there would be
no reflection upon my labors as a missionary for which purpose I had come
to Australia for and for that purpose only. I informed her that President
Hyde a little later was going to transfer me to another Conference to
complete my Mission, that when I returned home we would decide on our
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future course of action. That until my mission was completed our feelings
for each other would not interfere in any way in the performance of my
duty. And as I look back from this date, I can honestly state with a clear
conscience, that neither of us did anything we were ashamed of and that I
didn't shirk my duties and responsibilities as a missionary for which purpose
I went to Australia. That I did fulfill an honorable mission and when it was
completed, I received an honorable release. I was asked to remain three
months longer than they were keeping the Elders, for which I was grateful.
I spent the last 7 months of my mission in Melbourne, Victoria. I left
Adelaide for Melbourne on August 15, 1913 and I never saw Myrtle from
that day until she arrived in Ogden, Thanksgiving Eve 1915. I have never
regretted what I did and shall always feel grateful to President Hyde and
feel that he was inspired to give those instructions to me.
On Wednesday, March 26, Elder Tingey and myself went to Port
Adelaide to see Elders Rallison and Evans off on a country trip. Then spent
the remainder of the day visiting friends and in study.
I spent the next few days in regular routine missionary activities,
visiting friends, in study and in tracting.
Sunday, March 30. I attended the meetings at Port Adelaide and
Adelaide with the Elders and Saints. Attended Hall meeting at 7 o'clock at
which Elder Weaver and myself occupied the time. I spoke on "Salvation
for the dead."
Monday, March 31. At the request of President Hyde and Elder
Tingey, I spent most of the day in writing a report of our Conference to be
sent to the Deseret News in Salt Lake. President Hyde had assigned me to
be Clerk of the Conference and he had given me that assignment in the
previous conferences which we had held.
The next few days were spent in regular missionary routine work,
tracting, visiting the Saints and friends, in study and in attending meetings.
Sunday, April 13, 1913. I attended Sunday School and Sacrament
Meeting at Port Adelaide and Adelaide with the Elders and Saints. At the 7
o'clock Hall Meeting, Brother Wm. Bailey and myself occupied the time.
As Elder Tingey and Elder Weaver had left for the country on Wednesday,
April 9th, I had charge of all the meetings today.
Tuesday, April 15. I spent the morning tracting and ate dinner at
12:30 and immediately after I took ill. I went to bed and remained there
until Monday morning April 21st. During this time the Saints and Elders
were very good to me. I had many visitors and several brought me things to
eat, such as beef tea. During this time I was unable to do any work or
attend any meetings.
Monday, April 21st. I was feeling better this morning. After I ate
my breakfast, Elder Tingey had me go to Thredgold for the day where I lay
on the bed all day. I had some very good nurses who took good care of me.
I returned home and retired for bed.
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 Tuesday, April 22nd. I arose and ate my breakfast and then went
and lay on the bed. Elder Tingey had me go over to Sister Cranes for a
while and then had me go to Thredgold for the rest of the day where I lay on
the bed. I returned home at 6 o'clock and ate my tea. Sister Thredgold sent
my tea over. Brother Donald Crane came over and sat with me while the
Elders went visiting the Saints. I spent the next few days trying to get my
health back again, spending some time lying down on the bed, visiting the
Saints, in study and doing some tracting.
Saturday, May 3rd. I was getting to feel myself again. After eating
my dinner at 12:30 o'clock, Elder Weaver, Brother Donald and myself went
to a Football match between North and West Adelaide. West won the
game. King Thredgold played on the North team.
I spent the next few days at my regular routine of missionary work,
in study, attending meetings, tracting and visiting the Saints and friends.
Wednesday, May 7. Sister Thredgold rec'd word today from
Melbourne that Sister Ruby had given birth to a baby boy.
Thursday, May 8. With the other Elders, I went to the Railway
Station to see Elder Evans depart for home, he having rec'd his release from
his mission and to see Sister Thredgold off for Melbourne, where she went
to assist Sister Ruby.
Saturday, May 10. After doing my Saturday's work and eating
dinner at 1 o'clock, I went with Brother Donald to see the North Adelaide
and Norwood Football match. Returned to Sister Crane's where I ate my
tea.
Sunday, May 11. Attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting
at Port Adelaide with the Elders and Saints. I occupied the time in
Sacrament Meeting and spoke on the Latter-day question. Returned to
Adelaide and attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting. It being my
cook week I had to prepare tea, but I was alone as the other Elders were
invited out to tea, but I had visitors, Brother Will Pedler and Sister Pedler,
Sisters Amy Gage, Dell Antuar and Olive Thredgold.
Monday, May 12, 1913. Today is my birthday, 24 years of age.
This is the second birthday I have spent in Australia. Sister Crane cooked
me a birthday dinner which Brother Donald and I carried over to "89",
which we all partook of and it was delicious. After we had finished eating,
Elders Tingey, Weaver and Brother Arthur Crane gave me a birthday
spanking, after which they tied me up with a rope and put me on the bed.
After which I rec'd another round from Elders Tingey and Weaver. Elder
Tingey and myself then went to Thredgold’s for tea and spent the evening.
Elder Weaver and Brother Donald Crane also came over. We spent a very
enjoyable evening. Sisters Myrtle and Olive also gave me a round, causing
me never to forget my 24th birthday and the last one I would spend in
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 The next few days I spent taking care of the regular routine work,
tracting, study, visiting Saints and friends, attending meetings, etc.
Sunday, May 18. As Elder Tingey had gone to Victor Harbor to
render assistance to Elders Tanner and Rallison. They had been involved in
a run-a-way and Elder Tanner had been injured and was in the Hospital.
Word had now come that he had developed pneumonia, I had charge of the
meetings today. Elder Weaver and myself were the only ones left at "89".
We went to Port Adelaide and attended Sunday School and Sacrament
Meeting. Brother Arthur Crane and myself occupied the time. Returned to
Adelaide and attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting. Brother
Donald Crane and myself occupied the time in Sacrament Meeting. I took
for my text, Hymn #16 in our song book. I prepared tea which we ate at 5
o'clock. Brother and Sister Scrymgour, John Allen and Sister Amy Gage
ate with us. Elder Weaver and myself went to Mander's to see Sister Olive
Rollison who was ill. Attended hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. Elder Weaver
and myself occupied the time.
I spent the next few days in our regular routine missionary activities,
tracting, study, visiting the Saints and friends and attending meetings.
Sunday, May 25. Elder Tingey and Elders Tanner and Rallison
having not yet returned from Victor harbor , I had charge of the meetings
today. Attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting at Port Adelaide.
Elder Weaver occupied the time in Sacrament Meeting. Returned to
Adelaide and attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting. Brother
Wm. Bailey and myself occupied the time in Sacrament Meeting. I
prepared tea, which we ate at 5 o'clock. Sisters Olive Thredgold and Olive
Rollison ate with us. Sister Myrtle was not present at our meeting today as
she was ill. Attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. I occupied the time. I
spoke on the history of the Gospel.
Tuesday, May27. Elder Tingey returned home from Victor Harbor
today. Elder Tanner was recovering from his accident and his illness.
Wednesday, May 28. I spent the fore-noon in tracting. I prepared
dinner, which we ate at 12:45 o'clock. Sister Crane sent over some soup
which was very good. Elders Tingey, Weaver and myself went to
Thredgold's and administered to Sister Myrtle.
Saturday, May 31. I took care of my Saturdays work. Ate dinner at
12:30 o'clock. Spent a short time in study. Brother Donald Crane came
over and wanted me to go to the Football match. So I went with him to see
North and South Adelaide play. Went to Sister Crane's for tea.
I spent the next few days in our regular routine missionary activities,
tracting, study, visiting the sick, the Saints and friends and attending
meetings. Elders Houston and Clark arrived here from Melbourne Friday,
June 6, on their way to the West. We accompanied them to see the sites of
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 Saturday, June 14. I took care of my regular Saturday's work. Ate
my dinner at 12:30 o'clock and spent a short time in study. Brother Donald
Crane came over and wanted me to go to the Football match with him. We
went to see North Adelaide and Port Adelaide play. North got the game. It
was reported today that the weather had broken all records for 50 years. It
registered 113 degrees above freezing.
Sunday, June 15. At the Sacrament Meeting at Adelaide, Elder
Tanner and myself occupied the time. I spoke on tithing.
I spent the next few days at our regular routine missionary activities,
study, classes, tracting, visiting Saints and friends and attending meetings.
Elder John Fullmer arrive from the West, Wednesday, June 18. On
Wednesday, June 25, I rec'd word of the death of Aunt Harriet Henderson
who lived at Clifton, Idaho. She was a sister to my Grandmother Twitchell,
my Mother's Mother. She was a most remarkable person. I went to visit
her in February of 1911, the year I left for my mission.
Saturday, June 28. I done my regular Saturday work. Sisters Myrtle
and Olive Thredgold who went to Tailem Bend a few days ago, returned
home this morning. Sister Myrtle came over to "89" and she remained for
dinner. Spent a short time in study. Elder Fullmer, Brother Donald Crane
and myself went to the Football match between North Adelaide and Sturt,
North getting the game. Went to Port Adelaide and held a street meeting.
Elder Tingey and myself occupied the time.
Sunday, June 29. Attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting
at Port Adelaide with the Elders and Saints. Elder Weaver and myself
occupied the time in Sacrament Meeting. Returned to Adelaide and
attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting. At the Hall Meeting at 7
o'clock, Elder Tanner and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the Bible.
Monday, June 30. After eating breakfast at 7 o'clock, Elder Fullmer
and I completed our preparations for our country trip to Kadina. We
departed by train from the Adelaide Railway Station at 9:10 o'clock. After
a pleasant but tiresome ride, we arrived at Kadina at 3 P.M. We looked the
town over. It was a small place with one main street. All the business
houses were located on this street. We finally engaged a room at Mrs.
Carsons boarding house. We rested ourselves and spent a short time in
study before retiring for bed.
Tuesday, July 1st. After eating our breakfast at 8 o'clock, Elder
Fullmer and myself commenced to tract the town. We worked until noon,
ate dinner at 12:30 and then continued our tracting until 5:30 P.M. We did
not meet with very good success in getting out books today.
Wednesday, July 2nd. We spent the entire day tracting the town
again. We didn't meet with very good success. We did make an
appointment with a man by the name of Richards for tonight. After eating
our tea at 6 o'clock, we spent a short time in study. Then we went to keep
our appointment with Mr. Richards. It seems that when I was talking with
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Mr. Richards at his home, a neighbor lady who was the Society Belle of the
town over heard our conversation. We arrived at Mr. Richards home and
had just commenced our conversation with him, when this lady, her son and
another lady wrapped at the door and they were ushered in. This lady took
the conversation from Mr. Richards. She was very abusive in her language
and very prejudiced against the Church. For three hours I tried to convince
her that Salt Lake City was not an Island surrounded by water, and that the
missionaries were not out here to gather the girls up and ship them by boat
to Salt Lake and as the boat pulled up to the city, a large drop gate would
raise and the ship would pass into the city, the gate would drop and that was
the last they ever heard of the girls. The girls being used for immoral
purposes. I tried to tell her that Salt Lake City was the capitol of Utah and
that Utah was one of the 49 states of the United States. I told her if she
wouldn't take my word, she could go down to Adelaide to the Public
Library and she could get the correct information even as I had told her.
Finally being exhausted after our lengthy discussion and seeing we were not
getting any place with her, I then bore her my testimony and told her that
the time would come when that testimony would stand as a witness against
her. We then bid them good night and went to our boarding house.
Thursday, July 3rd, 1913. We arose and ate breakfast at 8:10
o'clock. We then went and called on the Methodist Minister but didn't
receive a very good reception. We then went and call on Mr. Richards,
whom we had visited the night before. Ate our dinner at 12:15 and spent a
short time in study and then spent the balance of the afternoon in tracting.
We spent a short time in study before retiring for bed.
Friday, July 4th. After eating our breakfast, we went tracting. I
came to the home of a Minister. You could always tell these homes for
there was a bright metal name plate on the house hear the door. I used the
brass knocker and he answered the door. I introduced myself and offered
him a Gospel tract which he refused and told me to go and get lost as he
wanted nothing to do with me. After eating our dinner, we then spent the
balance of the afternoon in tracting and we finished Kadina. While talking
to an aged couple this afternoon, a man came by in a cart, he stopped and
told these people to order me off their property. He told them who I was
and for what purpose I was here for and that was to gather up the girls and
take them to Salt Lake City for immoral purposes. This lady whom I was
talking with turned on him and in no small terms told him to proceed on his
way and mind his own business. Elder Fullmer, coming down the street,
stopped him and commenced talking to him. Later, when I came, I joined
in the conversation and before we got through with him he was ready to go
for he had nothing more to say. Another lady threw the book at me which I
had sold her husband. It was quite an afternoon of experience. After eating
our tea, we spent a short time in study and then retired for bed. The Society
Belle of Kadina, who gave us such a rough time at Mr. Richards, when we
went to spend the evening with him, learned that when we finished tracting
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Kadina that we were going to the next town named Wallaroo about 18 miles
from Kadina, so she had an article inserted in the paper at Kadina and also
at Wallaroo, stating that there were two wolves dressed in sheep's clothing
on there way to Wallaroo and that those who had ewe lambs be on their
guard to protect their girls.
Saturday, July 5. After breakfast, Elder Fullmer and myself went
and hunted up a family by the name of Varicos, some friends Elder Tingey
had made when he was here tracting the town. We spent a very enjoyable
visit with them. Came back to the boarding house and settled for our board
and room. Then we caught the 12:10 o'clock train for Wallaroo, where we
arrived at 12:30 o'clock. We came to the Wallaroo Coffee Palace and
obtained a room. After dinner we took a walk around town to get located
for tracting and then down to beach. Came back and attended a football
match. After eating our tea we wrote some letters and then went to the Post
Office to mail them. It was very amusing as we were on our way to the
Post Office we saw a group of girls, who looked to be 18 to 20 years old
coming toward us on the sidewalk, just before we got to them they
evidently recognized us to be the two wolves in sheeps' clothing as
described in the news paper article and they shied off and ran across the
street to the opposite side.
Sunday, July 6. After breakfast Elder Fullmer and myself went for a
walk around the town and down to the seashore where we gathered some
shells. We attended the Church of England service. It was very cold today.
Monday, July 7. After eating our breakfast we spent the morning in
tracting and after dinner, we spent the afternoon in tracting.
Tuesday, July 8. We ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock and then spent the
morning and afternoon in tracting.
Wednesday, July 9th. After eating our breakfast, we spent the
morning in tracting. Ate our dinner at 12 o'clock. Then went tracting again
but as it was some kind of a holiday, we had to give up tracting. We met
some very prejudiced people today who have us a very rough time.
Thursday, July 10. We spent the morning and afternoon in tracting.
We rec'd a much better reception today, the people being more friendly.
Friday, July 11, 1913. We spent the morning and afternoon in
tracting. We had much better success today and met some very nice people.
Saturday, July 12. As we had completed tracting Wallaroo
yesterday, we made preparation to go to Moonta, the next town we were
going to work. We left Wallaroo by train at 10:15 o'clock and arrived at
Moonta at 11 o'clock. We called on a Mr. Stockers and he directed us to
different boarding places and finally we obtained a room at Mrs. Mignot's
on George Street. We went back to Mr. Stockers and got our luggage
which we had left there. We had a very pleasant conversation with him and
was invited to remain and have dinner with him. Then we went back to our
room. We then took a walk to the seashore and returned to our room and
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ate tea at 6 o'clock. We spent the evening in conversation and in showing a
boarder and Mrs. Mignot and her granddaughter some views of Salt Lake
City.
Sunday, July 13. Mrs. Mignot's maid failed to report for work this
morning. She had some friends in Wallaroo who had informed her to
remain clear of us as we were the two wolves in sheep's clothing as was
stated in the paper. And she didn't report for work until Mrs. Mignot had
quieted her fears, stating to her she had no reason to be frightened of us. So
she came back to work and met us and after she got acquainted with us I
think she would have defended us with her life. She was a friend to us all
the time we spent in Moonta. We ate our breakfast at 9 o'clock, after which
Elder Fullmer and myself went and called on old Brother Council whom we
met for the first time. He was a very fine old man and had been a member
of the Church for a number of years and had one time lived in Adelaide.
We attended the Church of Christ with him. We met and made a sincere
friend of the Minister, a Mr. Cutras. We enjoyed our visit with old Brother
Council.
Monday, July 14, 1913. After eating our breakfast, Elder Fullmer
and myself went to engage a Hall to hold a meeting in, but the man who had
it in charge not being home, were told to call back this evening. We then
called on Brother Stocker and had a nice visit with him. We then came
back to our room. My clothes were beginning to look like they needed
pressing so Elder Fullmer went to bed so I could wear his trousers while I
pressed mine. Mrs. Mignot got quite a laugh about it. As the weather was
bad, we couldn't go tracting, so we went and called on Mrs. Moreland, Mr.
Stockers mother and had a nice visit with her. After eating our tea, we went
back to engage the Hall to hold our meeting.
Tuesday, July 15. After eating our breakfast we spent the morning
in tracting. Ate our dinner at 12:10 o'clock. Then we started tracting and
shortly it started to rain. We had to quit and returned to our room. Spent
the remainder of the afternoon in study. After eating our tea at 6:15 o'clock,
we spent the evening with Brother Council and his daughter and her
husband. Brother Council took us through the gas plant where he worked
and then spent the balance of the evening in Gospel conversation.
Wednesday, July 16, 1913. Spent the fore-noon and afternoon in
tracting. We had very good success all day and met many fine people. I
only had one man drive me from his place today.
Thursday, July 17. We spent the day, fore-noon and afternoon in
tracting. In the evening at 8 o'clock we held a meeting in the "Friendly
Societies Hall". It had been advertised to commence at 7:30 but when 7:30
came, there was no one present. But just before 8 o'clock the people
commenced to come and by 8 o'clock we had a large crowd present. We
commenced our meeting. We both spoke, Elder Fullmer first and I
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midway in my talk, some who were opposed to us tried to break up the
meeting, but a police officer preserved peace and everything returned to
normal. I was so lost in my subject and endowed with the spirit of the Lord
that I didn't know until after the meeting what had taken place. We felt that
our efforts had been greatly rewarded, that the meeting had been successful
and through it we had made friends. In my tracting today, I called at the
home of a Minister, a Methodist Minister and he ordered me off his place.
Friday, July 18. We arose and ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock. On
account of it raining, we were unable to go tracting. We spent the fore-
noon in study. We ate our dinner at 12:30 and in the afternoon, a Police
Officer came to see if we were going to take action against those who tried
to break up our meeting last night. We told him no, we wasn't going to
make an issue out of it. We didn't want to cause trouble and we didn't want
to make enemies. That we were here to preach the Gospel of Peace. He
said it wasn't right to have our meeting disturbed and those responsible
should be made to answer for it. We thanked him for his interest in our
behalf. I think he was the Officer at our meeting and he heard our message.
We spent the evening with Mr. Cutras, the Minister of the Church of Christ
and we discussed the Gospel with him. He informed us that at one time he
had been in Salt Lake City. We spent a very enjoyable evening.
Saturday, July 19. After eating breakfast at 8:10 o'clock, we went
tracting and finished the town. We spent the remainder of the day in study.
Sunday, July 20. After eating breakfast at 9:15 o'clock, we spent the
fore-noon in conversation with Mrs. Mignot, our land lady and one of her
boarders, a Mr. Bryon. Spent the afternoon in writing letters. In the
evening Elder Fullmer and myself went to the Methodist Church and heard
the Minister speak who had showed me his gate and how to pass through it
off his place.
Monday, July 21. We ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock and then started
to tract East Moonta, spending the fore-noon going from door to door trying
to leave a message with them. We did not do any tracting in the afternoon
as there was a football match and everyone turned out to see it, so we went
too.
Tuesday, July 22. We ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock and spent the
day, fore-noon and afternoon in tracting. We spent the evening with
Brother council, his daughter and son-in-law. Another daughter and her
family came also. We spent a very enjoyable and profitable evening.
Wednesday, July 23, 1913. Ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock and spent
the fore-noon in tracting. Did not go tracting in the afternoon, as it was a
half holiday. Spent the afternoon and evening in study.
Thursday, July 24. After eating breakfast at 8 o'clock, we spent the
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 Friday, July 25. We spent the fore-noon in tracting, but didn't tract
in the afternoon as I was not feeling well. I spent the afternoon and evening
in bed.
Saturday, July 26. We spent the morning in tracting, and in the
afternoon went to see a football match between Wallaroo and Kadina.
Everybody turned out for the game, so there was no use trying to tract.
Sunday, July 27. I spent the day in study and in lying on the bed.
We went to the Church of Christ service in the evening and heard Mr.
Cutras speak. He spoke on faith, repentance and baptism by water and I
don't believe I ever heard any one of our own Church members give a better
talk on those principles than did he.
Monday, July 28. After eating our breakfast at 8 o'clock, we went
tracting and finished tracting East Moonta. We then ate our dinner at 12:30,
after which we went tracting, commencing to work the mines. Spent the
evening looking at photos with Mona, Mrs. Mignot's maid. Brother Council
also came in and told some of his experiences.
Tuesday, July 29, 1913. Ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock and then
spent the day in tracting. We also called on Brother Council.
Wednesday, July 30. After eating our breakfast we spent the fore-
noon in tracting out what then was called the crossroads. As we came into
the boarding house going to our room, we met an Elder of the Re-organized
Church, Mr. Jones. In Mrs. Mignot's boarding house there was a hallway
running from the front door to the back with rooms on both sides of the hall.
Our room was on the left of the hall and down close to the kitchen. Mr.
Jones' room was the first room from the front on the right of the hall. He
evidently had friends in Moonta and they had written him about the success
we were having. So he came up to put a stop to our progress. And he came
to the same boarding house we were stopping at. As we came in from
tracting we had to pass his room to get to ours. As we opened the door to
come in he heard us and evidently knew it was us, for when we came
abreast of his room he was standing in the doorway and he introduced
himself. We told him yes, we recognized him for he had given us trouble in
Adelaide. He was one of the most fowl mouth men I have ever met. He
said he was just in the process of writing an article for the paper and he
asked if we had any objection. We told him no, as long as he told the truth,
that we wasn't afraid of the truth. He promised us when he finished he
would let us see it before it went to press. We ate our dinner at 12:30 and
spent the afternoon in study. In the evening a local preacher called on us
and we discussed the Gospel with him.
Thursday, July 31, 1913. We ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock. We
went tracting and got caught in a rain storm and had to quit. We did not go
tracting in the afternoon on account of the rain. Spent the afternoon in
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again called on us and we spent the time in Gospel conversation. Also
spent a short time with Mrs. Mignot and Mona in conversation.
Friday, August 1st, 1913. After eating our breakfast at 8 o'clock, we
went to the Moonta Mines and got a permit to see the works and shown
through the plant by Mr. Gentles, an employee of the mine and he explained
everything to us. On our way back to our room we met Mr. Jones, the Re-
organized Elder. He asked us if we had seen his article in the paper and
what we thought of it. We accused him of failing to keep his promise. That
he would let us see the article before he took it to press. He said we wasn't
around when he got it ready, but we informed him that we had been in our
room most of the afternoon. Then we proceeded to tell him what we
thought of it, that it was nothing but lies from start to finish. Quite a heated
discussion followed. Elder Fullmer told him if he only had him where they
wouldn't be disturbed he would only need five minutes to put him in his
place. Elder Fullmer was built physically so he could have done just that. I
was afraid it would develop into something serious right there on George
Street, so I told Elder Fullmer to forget it and consider the source. After
eating our dinner at 12:30 o'clock, we spent the afternoon in study. We
spent the evening with Mr. Haskins and wife, son-in-law and daughter of
Brother Council. We had a very enjoyable evening discussing the Gospel.
Saturday, August 2nd, 1913. We ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock. Mr.
Jones, the Re-organized Elder had challenged us to a public debate. It was
contrary to the rules of the mission for the Elders to enter into debates, as
there were no good come from it. We had not finished tracting the Mines
district, but I told Elder Fullmer we had made many friends who could do
us more good and be for the good of the cause, than we could do by staying
and contending with him. That Satan would just delight in having us
remain. So after thoughtful prayer and consideration we decided it would
be better for us to go back to Adelaide. So we got our things together and
so informed Mrs. Mignot, our land-lady of our plans. She regretted to see
us leave as she had taken a liking to us and was interested in our message. I
told Elder Fullmer we should go and say good-bye to the many friends we
had made. We spent the entire fore-noon in doing so. Among those we
went to say good-bye to was Mr. Cutras the Church of Christ Minister. We
had become very close to him. During our acquaintance with him he had
invited us down for dinner and spent the evening with him. So Elder
Fullmer and myself went to his home, told him our plans and the reason we
were leaving. He asked me if I had any book that treated on the
Reorganized Church. I thought a moment and remembered that I had a
book called "Succession in the Presidency" by Elder B. H. Roberts. I told
him yes, I did have a book. He said, if you will get that book for me, I will
take care of that man. We went back to the boarding house and got the
book and took it back to Mr. Cutrus. And then said good-bye to him. He
read the book and with the information it contained, he run Mr. Jones out of
the town in three days. He did it through the news paper. Mrs. Mignot sent
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me the papers and kept me informed of the developments after we returned
to Adelaide. So it turned out just like I told Elder Fullmer that through our
friends we could do more good by returning to Adelaide than we could by
remaining and contending with Mr. Jones. We ate our last dinner at Mrs.
Mignot's at 12:30 o'clock, then said good-bye to she and Mona and caught
the 1:45 train for Kadina. Arriving there we got a room at Mrs. Carson's,
where we had stayed while tracting the town. We spent the evening in
writing and in conversation with her boarders.
Sunday, August 3rd, 1913. We ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock. We
then went fore a walk. Came back to our room and had a Gospel
conversation with Miss Elsie Rodes, the waitress. Also spent the remainder
of the morning in conversation with Harry Lloyd, a boarder. Also listened
to him sing some solos. He had a very fine singing voice. We ate dinner at
1 o'clock and then lay on the bed in the afternoon. We spent the evening
with the Varcoe family and had a very enjoyable time. They were fine
people. If they could only be followed up I am sure they would come into
the Church.
Monday, August 4th. We arose at 6:45 o'clock and ate breakfast at
7:15. We settled for our room and said good-bye to our friends and caught
the 7:40 train for Adelaide and arrived at 1:45 o'clock. We found the boys
all O.K. and pleased to see us. We spent the afternoon in conversation. In
reviewing our work in the three towns we had tracted during the month we
had been gone, we felt we had sowed seeds of truth, if it could be followed
up would in some future time sprout with fruition and many honest souls
would accept the Gospel and come into the Church. Elder Rallison and
myself went to Thredgold's for tea and spent the evening.
Tuesday, August 5. After eating breakfast at 7 o'clock, I spent the
morning in reading home mail and the home papers which had come while
we were on our country trip. Went up town and got a hair cut. Rec'd a wire
from President Hyde calling me to labor in Melbourne, to preside over the
South Melbourne Branch. I went up town to the Telegraph Office and
replied by wire to President Hyde that I would follow his instructions and
would report at Melbourne as soon as I could arrange my affairs. In
accordance with President Hyde's instructions, I called on Thredgold’s and
informed Myrtle that I had been called to Melbourne to finish my mission
as the President had said he would. She shed some bitter tears. I told her
that we could keep in touch with each other by mail and then when I
returned home, I would be free then to carry out our plans.
The next few days were very busy for me. Calling on friends and
Saints, saying good-bye and getting my affairs in shape to leave Adelaide.
Also attending meetings and classes and also in study.
Sunday, August 10, 1913. This was to be my last Sunday in
Adelaide. I attended Elder's class at 8:30, a class we always help every
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Branch President and had prayer, asking the Lord to bless our efforts for the
day. We went to Port Adelaide and attended Sunday School and Sacrament
Meeting. I occupied the time in Sacrament Meeting. We returned to
Adelaide and attended Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting at "89". I
occupied the time in Sacrament Meeting. Elder Tanner, Brother John Allen
and myself went to Brother and Sister Scrymgour's for tea, the last time I
would visit with them in their home and receive of their hospitality. They
had been very kind to me. Attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock, at which I
occupied the time. It was with mixed emotions and sadness. I said good-
bye to many whom I would never see in mortal life again and who had been
so kind to me during the 20 months I had been with them. And they all had
been so kind to me.
Monday, August 11, 1913. I ate my breakfast at 7:15 o'clock. Fixed
my trunk. Inserted my tracting information in the record book. Sister
Thredgold had asked Elder Tingey if I could go and have my farewell
dinner with them and he gave permission for me to go. She had a most
delicious meal prepared for me. And which I enjoyed very much. Returned
to "89" and attended a Priesthood meeting at 3 P.M. Spent the balance of
the afternoon in conversation and in study. Attended Priesthood meeting at
7:30 o'clock.
Tuesday, August 12. I spent the day in calling on friends and Saints
to say good-bye to them. Among the friends I called on was Mrs. Gable
and her daughter Winnie. I called on the Thredgold boys at their work.
Elder Fullmer and myself went to Port Adelaide and called on friends and
Saints there. We ate tea and spent the evening at Sister Moon's. When I
left home for the mission field I thought it was hard to leave my friends and
loved ones, but it was nothing compared with saying good-bye to these
people. When I left home I felt I would return again and be reunited with
those who were so near and dear to me. But when I said good-bye to these
people, I knew most of them I would never see them again in mortal life.
And they had been so good to me. My own Mother couldn't have been
more kind and considerate of me than what they had been. Brother Donald
Crane, a young man of my age had been just like a brother to me, also his
brother Arthur. And their mother treated me as a son.
Wednesday, August 13, 1913. I ate my breakfast at 7:15 o'clock.
Then I spent the day in calling on friends. Mr Ninham, the Barnfords and
then with the Elders went to Sister Cooper's for my farewell dinner with
her, which she always gave the departing Elders. She was an old maid past
70 years of age. Elders Tanner, Fullmer, Rallison and myself were present.
She gave me a pound to get me a present and gave me a present for my
mother. I also called at Kerr's and the Moore family. Attended Singing
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 Thursday, August 14. Ate my breakfast at 7:30 o'clock. Brothers
Donald and Arthur Crane came over and ate with me. Attended Mutual
study class which we always held Thursday fore-noon. Elder Tingey and
myself went to see Brother and Sister Will Pedler. We ate dinner at 12:30.
Went up town on business, went to Thredgold’s and to Sister Crane's for my
clothes she had washed and ironed and mended for me. Returned to "89"
and commenced to pack my trunk. Went up to say good-bye to King
Thredgold and his brother Stan at their work. Attended Mutual at 7:30
which was my last in Adelaide. There were a large turn out as it had been
announced that it would be a farewell social honoring myself held in
connection with Mutual. The songs which were sung were found on pages
198, 218, 202 and 170 of the Sunday School song book. The last one being
"God be with You Until We Meet Again". I shall never forget that last
song. As the song was being sung, everyone were wiping their eyes, and if
I had been blessed with a singing voice I would have been unable to sing a
note, I was so choked up. I knew it would be the last time this group would
ever be together in this life. We had been so close together socially, in
church studying the Gospel together, and in their homes partaking of their
hospitality. I thought when I left home it was hard to part with those who
were near and dear to me, loved ones and friends, but I looked forward to
the time when I would return and be with them again. But this time it was
different, this would be the last time I would see most of this group in
mortal life and it was a sad parting, comparable to parting with those we
love in death. For I had learned to love them as my own. Many of them
had taken the place of my own mother, others were like a father to me and
others like my own blood brothers and sisters. I had sat at their tables and
they had given me the best they had, others had given up their bed that I
might be comfortable, others had cooked up delicious dishes and sent to the
Mission Home, others had washed and ironed my clothes, mended my
clothes, and others had administered comfort to me when I was ill. So my
feelings were very tense and emotional and I shed tears of sorrow at the
thoughts of leaving those whom I had learned to love and whom I would
never again see in this life. After the opening song and prayer and the
second song, Sister Irene Tredrae gave a recitation which was rendered in a
very fine way. Then Brother Donald Crane and Sister Myrtle sang a duet,
the words which were partly composed by them and set to the tune of
"There's a Mother Always Waiting You at Home Sweet Home". They titled
it, "Present and Future, the Charming Mormon Ballad". "So you're going to
leave this old house Bill. Tomorrow you're going away. You're going
among the Melbourne folks to dwell. So speaks the Saints of Adelaide to
Elder Moore this Winter's Eve. As your minds made up that way we wish
you well. This old home will be lonely. We shall miss you when you're
gone. The choir won't sound so sweet, when you're not nigh. But if you are
in trouble Bill, just wire and let us know. We speak these words and then
we say good-bye." -CHORUS- "If sickness overtakes you and your

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Melbourne friends forsake you. As through the streets you wander all
alone. When friends you haven't any, in your pocket not a penny. There's
friends always waiting you at Whitmore Square." -Verse #2- "Eight
months later to this City Bill comes back to us once more. His mow has
grown quite long and sandy too. The little children laugh at him, as down
the lane he walks. At last he stops before the kitchen door. He gently
knocks, no sound he hears. He thinks, can they be moved? But soon he
hears a voice well known to him. Tis Tingey's voice, his hair is silvered by
the worry of '89'. He says, 'thank God, they've sent us back our Bill'."
-CHORUS- "If small-pox overtake you and your Melbourne friends
forsake you. As through the streets you wander all alone. When friends
you haven't any, in your pocket not a penny. There's friends always waiting
you at Whitmore Square."
It was a most memorable occasion and one which I shall never
forget. After saying good-bye for the last time to those who were present, I
done some more packing in my trunk and retired for bed at 11 P.M.
Friday, August 15, 1913. Arose at 6:45 A.M. and ate my breakfast
at 7:15. Brothers Donald and Arthur Crane were over for breakfast. I made
a custard for Elder Fullmer, the last I made in Adelaide. I sold my literature
to the Elders, so I would not have to carry it to Melbourne. I went to the
Railway Station and purchased my ticket to Melbourne and then engaged a
carter to come after my trunk. I then went to Thredgold’s and to Cranes. I
ate my dinner at 12:30 o'clock, the last meal I had in Adelaide. Mr.
Manders came to say good-bye to me. I then went to Cranes, Scrymgours
and Thredgold’s. Brother Arthur Crane loaned me his bike for me to make
these calls. I shall never forget the scene at Sister Crane's. When I took her
hand said good-bye, tears rolled down her face and she was so choked up
she could hardly speak. And I was the same. She had been a real mother to
me and I knew and she knew this would be the last time we would see each
other in mortal life. I know I could not have felt worse if I had been
standing by her casket, looking down on the face of her mortal body than I
felt at this moment. Parting is always sad when it's for the last time. After
leaving Sister Crane, I went back to "89" and saw my trunk off. We then
had prayer and I left "89" for the last time with Elders Tingey and Fullmer
for the Railway Station. Sister Thredgold and Sister Myrtle prepared a very
nice lunch for me which they gave me at the Station. After a hearty
handshake and a hurried farewell, I boarded the train and departed for
Melbourne at 4:30 P.M. Brother Steve Thredgold, his wife and Sister Olive
Thredgold met the train at Tailem Bend where I said good-bye to them for
the last time. I spent the night on the train.
Saturday, August 16, 1913. I arrived at Melbourne at 10 A.M. I was
met at the Station by Elder Horace Worsley of Centerville, Utah. He was
Conference President of the Victorian Conference. We went directly to 25
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been assigned Branch President by President Chas. H. Hyde, Mission
President. I was to assume my responsibilities at once. At "25" I met Elder
Carson Welker of Georgetown, Idaho. He and Elder Lamond Bunnell of
Provo, Utah, were the only Elders at "25". Elder Bunnell at this time was
on a country trip. I spent the afternoon in unpacking my trunk and getting
settled in my new home. Elder Welker and myself went to visit Sister
Lancaster, she was a widow with one young daughter and she was an
invalid. We administered to her. Then we went to the Pugh family,
consisting of Sister Pugh, a widow, and her daughter Sister Olive and spent
the evening.
Sunday, August 17. I spent some time in study. Elder Welker and
myself went to Sister Lancaster's and administered the Sacrament and gave
it to her and we also administered to her. We then took a walk down to the
Beach. We attended Sunday School at 3 P.M., I took the large class. We
went to the Maley family for tea. Their family consisted of Brother and
Sister Maley, her mother Sister Begent, a widow, and three children, two
girls and a boy, all small children. We attended Hall meeting at 7 o'clock.
Elder Welker and myself occupied the time. Brother Harry Lee Thomas,
his wife Sister Ruby Thredgold Lee Thomas and their new born son were
present. After the meeting they came and spent the evening with us.
Monday, August 18. Elder Welker and myself went to Sister Daisy
Lawrie's and put up a clothes line for her. She also was a widow with two
grown sons and Sister Lancaster lived with her. We ate dinner with them.
Returned to "25" and spent a short time in study. Then we called on Sister
Woodhouse, also a widow and a very kind soul, who live alone. Then we
called on Sister Clara Foreman, who also was a widow who had three
grown children, a daughter and a son who were married and a son and a
daughter who was in her early teens who lived at home with her. Sister
Foreman was a very well educated person who had come from a higher
class of society than were the other members of the Church here. The
others were more from the poorer class. Therefore she didn't associate
socially with them except on Sunday. As her friends were of the well to do
type, after she joined the Church, they wouldn't have anything to do with
her and so the only social association she had was with the Elders. She
used to get quite depressed at times. But she was a real friend to the
missionaries. We used to have tea with her once a week and spend the
evening with she and Rita, her daughter, and sometimes her other children.
We spent the evening with the Burness family, which consisted of Brother
and Sister Burness and their daughter Jean, a girl in her early teens.
Tuesday, August 19. Elder Welker and myself went to "99", the
Richmond Branch and headquarters for the Victorian Conference and got
some literature. We then went to Windsor and spent the afternoon and
evening with Brother Harry and Sister Ruby Lee Thomas and their young
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 Wednesday, August 20, 1913. Went up town and then Elder Welker
and myself went to Sister Lancaster's and administered to her. Sister
Lawrie gave us a lunch. Spent time in study. Sister S. Doddemead from
Western Australia came to visit us and she remained to Mutual. I was
sustained tonight as the Presiding Elder of the South Melbourne Branch.
Thursday, August 21. Spent sometime in study. I went with Elder
Worsley to get Sister Lancaster's pension money and called on her. Spent
the afternoon in calling on Saints and friends. Spent the evening with
Brother and Sister Maley and family.
Friday, August 22. Spent the morning in answering mail. Spent
sometime in study. Called on Sister Foreman and Sister Lancaster. Went to
Brother Burness' and administered to Jean who was ill. Attended Street
Meeting at 8 o'clock. Elder Welker and myself occupied the time. This
was the first Street Meeting I had attended since we were stopped in
Adelaide. Then we called on Sister Foreman and spent the balance of the
evening. We didn't have a very large crowd at our Street Meeting which
was quite a contrast to our Adelaide Street Meetings where we always had
good crowds.
Saturday, August 23. Spent the morning in taking care of my
Saturday's work. Spent some time in study. Elder Welker and myself went
to Sister Foreman's and administered to her as she was ill. Then went to
Brother Burness' to inquire as to Sister Jean's condition and then spent the
evening with Sister Pugh and Olive.
Sunday, August 24, 1913. We got the Meeting room in order. We
then had prayer. Spent a short time in study. Elder Welker and myself then
went to Burness' and administered to Sister Jean. Then went to Sister
Lancaster and administered to her and also gave her the Sacrament.
Attended Sunday School at 3 P.M. Then went to Brother and Sister
Burness for tea. Attended Hall meeting at 7 o'clock. Spent the balance of
the evening with Sister Foreman.
Monday, August 25. Elder Welker and myself went to "99" and
remained for dinner. Returned to "25". Sister Burness came to have some
oil consecrated. Went to Sister Lawrie's for tea and spent the evening.
Tuesday, August 26. Elder Welker cut my hair. Spent some time in
study. Sister Lawrie sent some soup over for our dinner. We called on
Maleys. Elder Worsley came and we went to see Sister Lancaster. Spent a
short time in study. Elder Welker and myself went to Mrs. Allen, a sister of
Ethel Beckett, a former member of the South Melbourne Branch who had
gone to Utah. We spent the evening with her.
Wednesday, August 27. Elder Welker and myself went up town and
I got a money order cashed which I had just rec'd. We then went to Cole's
Book Store recognized to be one of the largest in the world. We then went
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and then called on Sister Hughes. Attended Mutual at 8 o'clock. We went
to Sister Foreman's and administered to her.
Thursday, August 28, 1913. Elder Welker and myself went visiting
among the Saints and friends. We called at Sister Lancaster, Sister
Foreman and Mrs. Jarvis. She is not a member of the Church but is very
friendly. She is a Spiritualist. She told our fortunes. After tea at 6 o'clock,
we went to Sister Lancaster, who had sent for us and we administered to
her. We then went to Maleys and spent the evening.
Friday, August 29. Spent the day in study and visiting Saints and
friends. Went to hold our Street Meeting but someone had taken our corner.
So we called on Sister Foreman and spent the evening.
Saturday, August 30. I took care of my Saturday's clean up work
and done my wash in the fore-noon. Sister Pugh came over and we
administered to her. Went to Sister Lawrie's and cut come wood for her.
Spent some time in study. Sister Burness came over. We went to Sister
Lancaster and administered to her, also to Sister Burness. We went to
Pugh's and spent the evening.
Sunday, August 31. Elder Welker and myself went to Sister
Lancaster and administered to her and gave her the Sacrament. We then
went to Sister Burness and administered to her. Attended Sunday School at
2:45 o'clock. After which we went to "99" and at tea with Elder Orme.
Attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. I occupied the time. I met Brother Bert
Denton today, who lived in Adelaide when I first went there and later
returned to Melbourne where his Mother lived. We did not hold Street
Meeting tonight on account of the weather.
Monday, September 1, 1913. Spent the morning working on my
reports. Went visiting Saints and friends. Elder Welker and myself went to
Maley's and administered to their little girl. Spent the evening with Mrs.
Allen.
Tuesday, September 2nd. I called on Sister Lawrie. Elder Welker
and myself called on some friends among whom was a lady who spoke in
tongues but she or no one else ever had the interpretation. I heard her and it
was the most weird sound one ever heard. I wrote President Hyde about it
and he said she spoke under the influence of Satan. That when one did so
under that power there was any interpretation. When one spoke in tongues
under the influence of the Holy Ghost there was always an interpretation.
And we could surely feel that influence of evil there. President Hyde
cautioned us never to go there alone to always go in pairs. We went to
Maleys and administered to little Bert.
Wednesday, September 3. Spent the day in study and visiting Saints
and friends. Elder Welker and myself went to Sister Lancaster and
administered to her. We went to Sister Foreman's and administered to her.
In the evening went visiting with Elder Worsley. Called on Sister Maley
and administered to her and spent the evening.
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 Friday, September 5, 1913. Called on Sister Lancaster and Sister
Foreman and on Sister Hughes. Attended Street Meeting at 8 o'clock.
Elder Worsley and myself occupied the time. Spent the balance of the
evening at Sister Foreman's.
Saturday, September 6. Spent the forenoon in doing my Saturday
work and washing. Spent the afternoon in entertaining Saints who called.
Elder Welder and myself went the Sister Lancaster and administered to her.
Spent the evening at Brother and Sister Burness.
Sunday, September 7. Went to Richmond and attended Priesthood
Meeting at 10:30 o'clock. Attended Sunday School at "25" at 2:45 o'clock.
It being Fast Day, the time was spent in testimony bearing. Went to Sister
Foreman's for tea. Attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. Elder Welker and
myself occupied the time. I spoke on spiritual gifts. Went to Sister
Lancaster and administered to her and gave her the Sacrament.
Monday, September 8. Spent the day in study and visiting Saints
and friends and entertaining some of the Saints who called. Elders
Worsley, Welker and myself went to visit the Corr family.
Tuesday, September 9. Went visiting and called on Mrs. Nelson,
Sisters Maley and Foreman. Went to Sister Lawrie's for tea. Returned
home at 10 P.M. We hadn't been in the house two minutes when a knock
came on the door and we answered it. Brother Burness stood there pale as a
ghost. All he could say was my wife, please hurry and then he was off
again. As he told us later he had been pacing back and forth between his
home and "25" for more than on hour waiting for us to come home. Sister
Burness had some kind of a spell and he thought she was dying. She was
subject to these spells and when they attacked her she had a discharge that
resembled the fibers of a rope and these became entwined around her flesh
inwardly and when they had developed to a certain point, they would pass
from her body. And it seems each succeeding attack was worse than the
last. This attack was the first one she had experienced since I had arrived in
Melbourne. The Doctor didn't know what it was or what caused it and said
one of these attacks would take her. Well we put on our coats, I got my bag
as soon as we could and on the run we made for the Burness home. On our
arrival, we found Sister Burness lying on the bed and to all appearances she
was dead. Brother Burness was bending over her crying and poor Jean was
just about distracted. I told Brother Burness, let us pray and we dropped to
our knees and poured out our souls to the Lord, that he would acknowledge
the administration to follow. Then we anointed her head with the
consecrated oil and the sealed the anointing. Elder Welker anointed her and
I sealed the anointing. As we raised our hands from her head, she opened
her eyes and in a faint voice said, "again". We again dropped to our knees
and thanked the Lord for his acknowledgment of our faith, our prayers and
the administration. And then we again anointed her head with the Holy
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her head, she raised right up and sat upright. And then she got off the bed
and stood upon her feet. You would never have known anything had ever
been wrong with her. We again dropped to our knees and thanked the Lord
for the great outpouring of the power of His Holy Priesthood, His
acknowledgment of the administration, our faith and our prayers. Truly it
was like raising the dead to life. Sister Burness never had a return attack
while I was there. But I learned some years after my return home from the
Mission Field, that she did have another attack and this one took her life.
After a brief conversation, we made preparation to leave but she wouldn't
take no for an answer until she had prepared a light lunch for us. Elder
Welker and myself on arriving at "25", we again dropped to our knees and
thanked the Lord for the great demonstration of the power of His Holy
Priesthood and that he had used us as His instruments in conveying a
blessing to one of His children. It truly was a miracle. The Lord has surely
been good to me. Again did I have fulfilled the promise the Lord made to
me through His servant the "Patriarch", that I was blessed with the gift of
healing and that I was privileged to use that gift as His servant and as His
instrument in blessing one of His children.
The next two days I spent in regular routine missionary work,
visiting the sick, in study and attended Mutual.
Friday, September 12, 1913. Sister Burness came over, she wasn't
feeling well and asked us to administer to her, which we did. Elder Orme
came down from "99". We held Street Meeting at 8 o'clock. Elders Orme,
Welker and myself were the speakers. I spoke on Baptism. After the
meeting we called on Sister Foreman.
During the next few days nothing of special interest took place. I
spent my time in regular routine missionary work. There was considerable
sickness in the Branch. My time day and night was occupied in study, in
calling on the sick and administering to them, visiting the members, having
tea with some and attending the appointed meetings. I also had to take my
turn at cooking and assisting to keep the house clean, the meeting room in
order and we always did our washing Saturday morning. At the meetings I
assisted in occupying the time or I occupied all the time. As a break from
our work, I also went to the Zoo with the Elders. On Wednesday,
September 17th, Elder Welker rec'd word from President Hyde that he was
to go to Adelaide and labor. I spent the next day going with Elder Welker
to say good-bye to the Saints and friends. On Friday, September 19, 1913 I
went to the Railway Station to see Elder Welker off for Adelaide. That left
me alone at South Melbourne as Elder Bunnell was on a Country trip. On
Sunday, September 21, I conducted our regular meetings. I went to
Richmond and had tea with Sister Griggs. At the Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock
Elder Shumway and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the Book of
Mormon. At the Street Meeting which we held at 8:15 o'clock Brothers
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went to a show with Sister Foreman and Reta. On Wednesday, September
24, Elders Bunnell and Titensor returned from their country trip. With the
other Elders, I went to the Royal Show and spent the day. It's similar to our
stock show here. On Thursday, September 25, I went with the Elders to the
Exhibition Bldg. and spent the day. Here the Australian industries were
exhibited. It was very interesting. On Friday, September 26, we conducted
Street Meeting at 8 o'clock. Elder Titensor and myself occupied the time
and I spoke on the Apostasy. On Sunday, September 28, Elder Titensor and
myself went to Sister Lancaster and administered to her and gave her the
Sacrament. Attended the regular meetings.
On Tuesday, September 30, 1913, Elders Bunnell, Titensor and
myself went to Brother Regruits for tea and spent the evening. We held our
regular Street Meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the South Melbourne Markets.
Elder Titensor and myself occupied the time. Just before we commenced
our meeting, Brother Harry Lee Thomas came to say good-bye to us. He
said he was leaving for Adelaide the next day. That was the last time I ever
saw Harry.
We continued to spend our time in regular routine missionary work
which consisted in study, visiting members and friends, visiting the sick and
administering to them when asked, conducting our regular meetings and of
course spending a part of each day in tracting. It's interesting to note the
difference in the attitude of the people of Adelaide and Melbourne. I could
spend three hours tracting in Adelaide and could get to not more than six or
seven homes. And after arriving in Melbourne, I would spend the same
time of three hours in tracting and get to 70 homes. The Adelaide people
were more spiritual minded than those in Melbourne. At the Hall meeting,
held Sunday October 5, at 7 o'clock, I occupied the time and spoke on the
Book of Mormon.
On Wednesday, October 8, 1913, I attended Mutual at 7 o'clock. As
this was the last Mutual Sister Pugh and her daughter Olive would attend
before their departure to Salt Lake City, Utah, on behalf of the Conference,
I presented Sister Olive with a present. And then the time was turned over
to them. Attended Officers meeting and re-organized the Mutual with Elder
Bunnell as President, Brother Burness and Maggie Regruit as counselors
and Sister Burness as secretary, Sister Foreman as organist and Sister Maley
as asst. organist. On Sunday, October 12, 1913, we went to Sister
Lancaster's, administered to her and gave her the Sacrament and attended
our regular meetings. At our Hall Meeting held at 7 o'clock, a quartet,
consisting of Elders Worsley and Bunnell, Sisters Maley and Maggie
Regruit, sang Home Beloved. It was very well rendered too.
On Monday, October 13, 1913, Elder Worsley and myself went to
Sister Foreman's. Sister Pugh was there and we were told off by Sister
Pugh, because we told her on account of the feelings of the people against
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she and Sister Olive off for Zion. We spent the evening with the Barrett
family on Tuesday, October 14th.
On Wednesday, October 15, 1913, we changed our minds and went
to the boat to see Sister Pugh and Sister Olive off for Utah.
Thursday, October 16, 1913. It being Brother and Sister Maley's Tin
Wedding anniversary, we were invited over to tea and spent the evening.
On Friday, October 17, we conducted Street Meeting at 8 o'clock. Elders
Bunnell, Titensor and myself occupied the time. I spoke on Baptism. We
continued our daily missionary activities of holding classes, in study,
visiting Saints and friends, visiting the sick and administering to them when
asked, attending our regular meetings and spending our appointed time each
day in tracting. We rec'd word Monday, October 20, that Pres. Hyde had
rec'd his release to return home and he was to leave Sydney, November
15th.
On Wednesday, October 22nd, Elder Bunnell and myself went to the
boat and met Elder Fullmer who is on his way home. We attended class at
9:30 o'clock. After eating our dinner I went to the boat with Elder Fullmer
to see about his luggage. Brother Bert Denton and the Richmond Elders
were down for tea. Attended Mutual at 8 o'clock, after which we
administered to Elder Bunnell and Sister Reta Foreman.
Thursday, October 23rd. Attended to our regular Thursday fore-
noon activities. In the afternoon, Elders Worsley, Titensor, Bunnell and
myself took Elder Fullmer out to the Zoo and then went to the Steamship
Co. and got Elder Fullmer's ticket to Sydney. Then we went to "99" for tea
and attended Mutual.
Friday, October 24, 1913. Attended to our regular fore-noon
activities. In the afternoon, Elders Worsley, Fullmer and myself went to
Kew and called on old Sister Moore. She was a very fine old lady. She
lived too far away from either Branch to attend our meeting. She was past
80 years of age. And she was always glad to see us. We then took Elder
Fullmer through the Kew cemetery. It is a most beautiful site to see. When
we returned to "25", Sister Lawrie came over and cooked us some fritters.
We attended Street Meeting at 8 o'clock. Elders Fullmer, Bunnell, Titensor
and myself occupied the time.
Saturday, October 25. Took care of my regular Saturday's work.
Elder Fullmer assisted me. Then I went with Elder Fullmer to arrange for
his Steam-boat passage to Sydney. Then we took his luggage to the boat.
We then went down on the River Yarra and met the Richmond Elders and
witnessed the boat races. Then we went to the boat and saw Elder Fullmer
off for Sydney on his way home. After eating our tea at 6 o'clock, we went
back to the Yarra and witnessed the fireworks and many other sights. This
is a great day in Melbourne, a holiday and called Henley on the Yarra.
Sunday, October 26, 1913. We attended our regular Sunday
meetings and classes. After Hall Meeting Elder Titensor and myself went
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muggy today. It was two years ago today since I left home.
We continued our regular mission activities spending our time in
study, tracting, visiting Saints and friends and attending meetings and
calling on the sick. On Wednesday, October 30, 1913, we went to the boat
to meet Elder Sylvan Clark, from Lehi, Utah, a new Elder who was coming
to "25". The boat wasn't in, so we went back up town and went to Cole's
Book Store and then to a show. After which Elder Worsley and myself
went back to the boat again and it was just coming in. We met Elder Clark,
a very fine looking boy and a good boy. As the days came and went, he and
I became very close.
Friday, October 31. We took care of our regular duties and
activities. Attended Street Meeting at 8 o'clock. Elder Titensor and myself
occupied the time. I spoke on Divine Authority.
Saturday, Nov. 1, 1913. Took care of my regular Saturday's work
and assignments. Elders Worsley and Orme came down from Richmond in
the afternoon. We spent the evening at Sister Foreman's.
Sunday, November 2nd. Attended Priesthood meeting at "99" and
then returned to "25" and attended Sunday School and Fast Meeting.
Attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. Elder Clark and myself occupied the
time. I spoke on the "Name of the Church". We had very good meetings
today and enjoyed a good out pouring of the Spirit of the Lord. Elder
Titensor and myself went to Sister Lancaster's and administered to her and
gave her the Sacrament.
Monday, November 3rd, 1913. I took care of my regular work and
assignments. I spent some time in study and visited Saints and friends in
the afternoon. After eating our tea at 6 o'clock, Elder Bunnell and myself
went over to Sister Lawrie's and assisted her in preparing our food for the
annual picnic tomorrow.
Tuesday, November 4th. Today was our annual picnic, which was
held at Studly Park. I went to assist Sisters Lancaster, Woodhouse, Lawrie
and Irene in getting to the place where it was held. We went in a motor car.
We had a very enjoyable time although the weather was somewhat
disagreeable. But everything went off as planned. On account of my bad
feet I didn't participate in the races. But Raymond Neal ran for me and got
3rd place. Edward Neal got first place. When it came time to return home
the motor car couldn't climb the hill and Elder Bunnell and myself had to
carry Sister Lancaster up to the road. She was an invalid and couldn't walk.
I think she was past 60 years old. We took the Sisters we had brought in the
motor car to their homes. Every one seemed to have a good time.
Wednesday, November 5, 1913. I spent the day in our usual
assignments, tracting, visiting Saints and friends, attending Elder's class and
in study. Sister Anderson of Richmond, ate tea with us. Attended Mutual
at 8 o'clock.
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 Thursday, November 6. Spent the day in study, tracting, attended
Elder's class and in visiting. Elders Bunnell, Titensor, Clark and myself
spent the evening at Maley's.
Friday, November 7. After attending Elder's class at 8:15 o'clock,
Elder Bunnell and myself went tracting. Spent a short time in study. Then
we called on Sister Lancaster and Sister Hughes. Attended Street Meeting
at 8 o'clock. Elders Titensor, Clark and myself occupied the time. I spoke
on the Restoration.
Saturday, November 8. I took care of my regular Saturday's work,
cleaning the house and doing my washing. Sister Lawrie came over and
unloaded on me some of her troubles. Spent the afternoon in study. Called
on Sisters Lancaster and Foreman. Elder Bunnell and myself then went to
Kew and had tea with a Mr. and Mrs. Legge and spent the evening. We had
a very enjoyable time, conversing on the Gospel.
Sunday, November 9. Attended Elder's class. Then Elder Bunnell
and myself went to Sister Lancaster's and administered to her and have her
the Sacrament. Then attended Sunday School, after which Elder Clark and
myself called on Sister Burness and administered to her. Attended Hall
Meeting at 7 o'clock. We then spent the balance of the evening at Sister
Foreman's.
During the next few days nothing of special interest developed. I
spent the time with the other Elders, participating in our regular Mission
activities.
Sunday, November 16, 1913. Elder Bunnell and myself walked to
the Flinders Street Railway Station and caught a train for Camberwell and
then walked to Dapdean to Sister Waddingham's, where we conducted
Sunday School. She had a family of girls, I think about 7. They lived so far
from the Branches that they were unable to attend church. So the Elders
would go there as often as possible and hold Sunday School and give them
the Sacrament. They all seemed to appreciate our effort. Returned to "25"
and attended Sunday School. Attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. Elders
Clark, Worsley and myself occupied the time. I spoke on "Paid Ministers".
We had a very good attendance at all meetings today. Spent the balance of
the evening at Sister Foreman's.
Monday, November 17. Elder Bunnell and myself went to the boat
and met Elders Merrill and Bailey who were on their way to Adelaide.
Spent the day in entertaining the visiting Elders and in visiting the Saints.
Tuesday, November 18, 1913. Attended class at 8:15 o'clock. Spent
the morning in conversation with Elder Worsley and the visiting Elders. In
the afternoon we took them to show them the Beach at Port Melbourne and
then to the gardens. We then went to Brother and Sister Regruit's for tea
and spent the evening.
Wednesday, November 19. I attended Elder's class at 8:15 o'clock.
Then took Elder Merrill and went visiting some of the Saints. After eating
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our dinner at 12:15 o'clock, Elder Bunnell and myself went to the boat with
the visiting Elders and saw them depart for Adelaide. I attended Mutual at
8 o'clock. We had a very good attendance. I spent the next day in taking
care of our routine activities. Elder Bunnell and myself spent the evening
with Nelson's.
Friday, November 21. Attended our regular Elder's class at 8:15
o'clock. Elder Bunnell and myself went to Sister Lawrie's. She was very
ill. I remained with her all afternoon and sat up with her all night.
Saturday, November 22. Returned to "25" and ate breakfast at 7:30
o'clock. The boys wouldn't let me do any of the cleaning work of the house
so I went to bed and rested the remainder of the fore-noon. Went to Sister
Lawrie's in the afternoon and sat up with her all night. She was very bad.
Sunday, November 23, 1913. Elder Bunnell and myself went to
Dupdean and conducted Sunday School with Sister Waddingham and her
family. Returned to "25" and attended Sunday School. Attended Hall
Meeting at 7 o'clock. I sat with Sister Lawrie all night again.
Monday, November 24. Went to "99" on business. Went to the
Library with Elders Bunnell and Worsley to put in some Church book
which we had obtained permission to do. In the evening Elder Bunnell and
myself went to the Kings Theatre with Sister Foreman and Reta.
The next few days, nothing of special interest developed. Myself
with the other Elders spent our time in regular mission activities, attending
our classes, spending as much time in study as possible, taking care of the
house and doing the cooking, tracting our three hours in the morning,
visiting the Saints and calling on the sick and administering to them when
requested and taking my turn in sitting up with Sister Lawrie at night as she
was still bad. Also attending our schedule meetings.
On Thursday, November 27, it being our Thanksgiving day at home,
we observed it by cooking a Thanksgiving dinner and we had the Richmond
Elders down to eat with us. We had a wonderful time. After dinner Elder
Bunnell and myself called on the sick and administered to them. On
Sunday, November 30, Elder Clark and myself went to Sister Lancaster and
Sister Lawrie, administered to them and gave them the Sacrament.
Attended Sunday School. Elder Bunnell and myself went to Sister
Foreman's so he could practice a song with Sister Maley. They were going
to render a duet at Hall Meeting. Attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. Elder
Bunnell and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the Prophet Joseph
Smith. We had a most wonderful meeting, one of the best since I have been
in Melbourne. Elder Titensor and myself went to Sister Lawrie's and
administered to her. Returned home and made preparations for my country
trip.
Monday, December 1, 1913. Arose at 4:30 o'clock. We had prayers
and at our breakfast at 5:10. Elder Shumway of Richmond and myself left
on the 5:45 o'clock train for Wonthaggi to tract the town and meet the
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people. After a ride of about 5 hours we arrived at our destination.
Wonthaggi was a mining town. We went to Radcliff's. This was a family
who had met previous Elders and were friendly toward the Church. We
remained for dinner. Then we went to the Wonthaggi House where we
rented a room. After we got settled we took a walk up town. Came back
and rested on the bed until tea time which was served at 6:30 o'clock. We
spent the evening in making up tracts.
Tuesday, December 2nd, 1913. We arose and ate our breakfast at
8:30 o'clock. We then went and called on the Mayor of the town, but he
wasn't home. We then returned to our room and got in readiness to go to
work. We ate our dinner at 12:30. We spent the afternoon in tracting.
We continued our work during the next few days. We spent the
entire day in tracting, but nothing of special interest developed. On
Saturday, Dec. 6, we called on the Mayor, the town clerk and the Police in
reference to holding Street Meetings. We then took a walk to the Beach and
then called on the Radcliff family.
Sunday, December 7, we spent the morning in gospel conversation
with a boarder. After dinner, we went to the Radcliff family and ate tea
with them. We attended the Baptist Church.
Monday, December 8. We ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock and then
spent the morning in tracting. After we ate our dinner at 12:30, we went to
the Radcliff family and then tried to get a new place to stop.
Tuesday, December 9, 1913. After eating our breakfast at 8 o'clock,
we spent the fore-noon in tracting. We ate our dinner at 12:30 o'clock and
then went to Radcliff's. Mr. Radcliff took us out to the mine and explained
its operation to us. It was 2 years yesterday since I arrived at Adelaide to
begin my missionary work. As I look back now, it has been a very
enjoyable and profitable period of my life, profitable to myself and I hope I
have helped someone else.
Wednesday, December 10, 1913. After eating our breakfast at 8
o'clock, we spent the day in tracting. After eating our tea, I spent a short
time in a Gospel conversation with Mrs. Scott our Landlady.
Thursday, December 11. We ate our breakfast at 8 o'clock and then
went to Radcliff's. We spent the balance of the morning in tracting and
after eating our dinner spent the afternoon in tracting.
Friday, December 12. I rec'd a letter yesterday from the Elders at
Adelaide, asking if I would join them in a two day fast in behalf of Brother
John Allen, a blind man, and a member of the Adelaide Branch. So we did
not partake of food or water for the two days. We spent our time tracting all
day and in study at night. On Saturday, December 13, I spent the morning
in conversing on the Gospel with a Mr. Brown. We went to Radcliff's in the
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 Sunday, December 14, 1913. We spent the fore-noon in study and
writing letters. We ate our dinner at 1 o'clock. We spent the afternoon at
Radcliff's and ate tea with them. Attended the Salvation Army meeting.
Monday, December 15. Spent the morning in making up tracts.
After eating our dinner, went visiting friends whom we had made. Our
evenings and between tracting was always spent in study or answering mail.
I rec'd notification of my release today.
I spent the next few days in our regular routine missionary activities,
in tracting, visiting friends and in study. On Wednesday, December 17, in
the evening we went to a picture show where they presented a picture called
the "Utah Pioneers".
On Sunday, December 21, we spent the morning in study. Then
went to Radcliff's and spent sometime with them. From there we went to a
Mr. Kuffer's for tea. We then attended the Presbyterian Church service.
We then returned to the Boarding House and ate our supper which Nellie,
the maid, prepared for us. We had now finished tracting Wonthaggi. We
had made many friends and sowed the seed of the Gospel among this people
and I feel if followed up by some future Elders, that there would be a
harvest.
Monday, December 22, 1913. We arose at 5:45 o'clock. I packed
my suit case. Ate our breakfast at 6:30 and departed for Melbourne on the 7
o'clock train. We arrived there at 12 o'clock and went direct to "25" where
we found the Elders all OK. Ate dinner at 12:45 and spent the afternoon in
getting things in order, visiting the Saints and writing Xmas cards. Spent
the evening with Maleys and went to Sister Lawrie's and sat up with her all
night as she was still ill.
The next few days was spent in our regular missionary activities,
which consisted in tracting, visiting and study, also taking my turn in sitting
up with Sister Lawrie.
Thursday, December 25, 1913. Today is Xmas and the last one I
will spend in Australia. Elders Bunnell, Titensor, Brother Maley and
myself went to the Catholic Mass at 11 o'clock. It cost us 3 shillings a piece
to get in. We then went to "99" and ate our dinner. We spent the afternoon
in sports, and ate our tea at 6 o'clock. It was then suggested that we got to a
picture show. Elder Bergeson and Elder Worsley had come to "25" last
night while we were away and turned everything upside down. They had
taken Elder Bunnell's bed apart and put it in the back room. So we felt we
just had to get it back on them. So we told them and caused them to believe
that Elder Bunnell had to go back to South Melbourne and go and stay with
Sister Lawrie. Elder Bunnell left as though he was going to Sister Lawrie's
but he only went around the corner. I hurried the other Elders to get away
and we went to the show. As soon as we were gone Elder Bunnell came
back to "99" and went in. He took their beds apart and put everything in
Elder Shumway's room, he then nailed the windows, turned everything
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upside down, locked all the doors, and then left and joined us in town. We
then all went to the show. I sat up with Sister Lawrie for the night. During
the Xmas holidays we were unable to do any tracting but spent our time in
study, attending our meetings and visiting the Saints and friends and calling
on the sick.
Friday, December 26. Brother Maley came over to visit with us.
We ate tea at Sister Foreman's. Then we all went to a picture show and
returned to Sister Foreman's and had supper.
Saturday, December 27, 1913. Took care of my Saturday's work.
Elder Bunnell and myself went to the Railway Station and met Brother
Donald Crane who had come to spend a few days with me during the Xmas
holidays. We ate our dinner at 12 o'clock and spent the afternoon in
conversation and visiting the Saints. Brother Donald and myself took a
walk to the beach. We ate tea at 6 o'clock and then went to Sister
Foreman's and spent the evening.
Sunday, December 28, 1913. We spent the morning in conversation
with Brother Donald and in study. Called on Sister Lawrie. Attended
Sunday School at 2:45 o'clock. We went to Maley's for tea. We then
attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. Elder Bunnell and myself occupied the
time. I spoke on my experiences which we had on our country trip to
Wonthaggi. Elder Bunnell, Brother Donald and Sister Maley sang in a trio.
We had a very good meeting. I spent the night at Sister Lawrie's.
Monday, December 29. Attended Elder's class at 8 o'clock. Spent
the morning in study and going to the Barber. After we ate our dinner at 12
o'clock, Brother Donald and myself went up town and had our photo's
taken. From there we went to Cole's book store. Returned to "25" and then
called on Sister Lawrie. After eating tea at 6 o'clock, we all went to Luna
Park for the evening. This is a park which was built by some American. It
was fashioned after Luna Park in New York. It had the fastest scenic
Railway I ever rode in. Each car held about 8 passengers and there was a
brakeman to each car. On the steep inclines they were afraid to let it go full
speed and the brakeman would apply the brakes. The park had been built
about 3 years ago, and the owners had made a mint of money from it and it
was now owned and operated by some Australians. We sure did have a
great time. Brother Donald got lost in the fun house and we had to get an
attendant to go in and find him.
Tuesday, December 30, 1913. I attended Elder's class at 7:30
o'clock. Brother Donald and myself spent the morning in visiting Saints
and friends. After dinner at 12:300 o'clock, Elder Bunnell, Brother Donald
and myself spent the afternoon in visiting. Went to Richmond and attended
singing practice. I spent the night at Sister Lawrie's.
Wednesday, December 31. Attended Elder's class at 7:30 o'clock. I
then went to show Brother Donald the Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
After dinner we called on Sister Lawrie and then took Brother Donald to the
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Zoo. Went to Richmond for tea and remained for a social. Then we
returned to Albert Park and then called on Maleys. Tonight is New Years
Eve and we remained up and saw the old year out and the new year in.
Thursday, January 1, 1914. Today is New Years. I assisted Elder
Titensor in preparing the New Years dinner. The Richmond Elders were
down and ate with us. Elder Taylor of Provo, Utah was also here. He had
been made temporary Mission President in place of President Hyde, who
had been released to return home because of ill health. He arrived on
Friday. We all went to the Aquarium. After eating our tea, Elders Taylor,
Bunnell, Brother Donald and myself called on Brother and Sister Burness,
Sister Lawrie and Sister Lancaster and Sister Foreman.
Saturday, January 3rd, 1914. I took care of my regular Saturday's
work. As it was my cook week, I prepared dinner which we ate at 12:30.
This was the last meal I ever prepared for Brother Donald Crane and the last
time he would ever eat with me in mortal life. After dinner I went to Sister
Lawrie's and the Maley family with Brother Donald. Then went to the
Railway Station to see him off for Adelaide. We had spent a wonderful few
days together, which we all enjoyed and I know he did. I felt loath to see
him leave for I felt it was the last time I would ever see him again in this
life. As we go to the Mortuary and look up on those we love for the last
time, it is always with a feeling of sadness for we regret our earthly our
earthly associations have come to an end. So it was at this time as I took his
hand for the last time and embraced him, we shed tears for we both felt
never again in this life would we ever be together. And we had grown so
close to one another, just like blood brothers. I had always felt from the
first time that I ever met him that we had known each other before
sometime, somewhere and that somewhere was the spirit world before we
came to this earth, he to Australia and myself to America. But we both
were so happy that we had again me in this life and though our association
was of short duration, yet it had been most enjoyable. And we both were so
happy that he had been able to come to Melbourne and spend the few days
he had with me. So when that train left the Melbourne Station, it took with
it one whom I had learned to love as my own. Returned home to "25" and
found Sister Jesse Butler waiting for me. I prepared tea which we ate at 6
o'clock, after which I spent a short time in study and then went to Sister
Lawrie's for the night.
Sunday, January 4th. Today was to be our Annual Conference.
Went to Richmond and attended Priesthood Meeting at 11 o'clock. Went to
the Hall and attended our first session of Conference at 2:30 o'clock. Elders
Shumway, Clark, Titensor, Bunnell, Bergeson, Durm and Taylor occupied
the time. I remained at the Hall and ate tea. Attended the final session of
our Conference at 7 o'clock. Elders Worsley, Taylor and myself occupied
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spiritual. Returned to "25" and Elder Bunnell and myself went to Sister
Lawrie's.
On Monday, January 5th, I went to Richmond with the Elders and
attended our Conference Priesthood Meeting. After which we went and had
our photos taken. Then we South Melbourne Elders returned to "25" and
ate our dinner, then we went visiting to Saints and friends. After tea, Elder
Bergeson and myself went to visit Sister Lawrie. Elder Bunnell was
transferred to Richmond today by President Taylor and Elder Bergeson
came to South Melbourne in his place.
On Tuesday, January 6th, after our Elder's class, I went visiting with
President Taylor, we called on Sister Lawrie. We spent the afternoon in
visiting and on business. We ate tea at Brother Regout's and spent the
evening. It was Elders Bunnell and Titensor's last visit with them. I spent
the evening at Sister Lawrie's. She was still very ill.
On Wednesday, January 7, after our Elder's class, I spent the fore-
noon in visiting. In the afternoon, went to see the American Base Ball
teams play. I think it was the Giants and White Socks. I attended Mutual in
the evening. It was Elder Titensor's last Mutual with us. The regular
program was omitted and a program in his honor was given instead. After
Mutual, Elder Titensor and myself went to Sister Lawrie's, she being worse.
The next two days were spent in our regular activities. On Friday,
January 9th, we went to the boat to see Elder Titensor off for Tasmania.
On Saturday, January 10th, I went to the Flinder's Railway Station to
see Elder Clark off for the country.
The next day, Sunday, January 11, I attended to our regular Sunday
activities. Elder Bergeson and myself occupied the time in Hall meeting. I
spoke on Revelation.
The next few days were spent in our regular routine activities,
calling on the sick, administering to them when requested and in visiting
Saints and friends. On Sunday, January 18, we attended our Sunday
Meetings. Elder Bunnell and myself occupied the time in Hall Meeting, I
spoke on the Godhead. Sisters Moore, Parker and her two daughters and
Sister Woodhouse were with us for tea. It was Elder Bunnell's last Sunday
with us as he was leaving for home.
The next day, January 19th, I went visiting with Elder Bunnell. We
went to Brother and Sister Maley's for the evening.
Note: On page 249, I referred to President Romney and his group of
Elders calling at Melbourne on their way home from their Mission to New
Zealand by way of Europe.
Tuesday, January 20th, I continued my visiting with Elder Bunnell,
he was calling on Saints and friends for the last time. We spent the evening
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 On Wednesday, January 21, Elder Bunnell and myself continued our
visiting with Saints and friends. In the evening we had a farewell social in
honor of Elder Bunnell. We had a very pleasant evening.
The next day, Thursday, January 22, I continued visiting Saints and
friends with Elder Bunnell. We went to Richmond and had tea with the
Legg family. As the trains had stopped running I spent the evening with
Elder Bunnell at "99".
On Friday, January 23, we continued our visiting and in Gospel
conversation. We went to Sister Foreman's for tea. We then went to "99"
and met President Romney of the New Zealand Mission who had been
released and was on his way home by way of South Africa and Europe. He
was accompanied by his two sons, Elders Rick, Harris and Ellertson. Elder
Ellertson was one of the Elders who had accompanied me across the ocean
when I came to Australia. President Romney called a testimony meeting of
the Elders. Each Elder bore his testimony and President Romney gave us
some very valuable instruction.
On Saturday, January 24, after I took care of my Saturday cleaning
work, I went to "99" and attended a special Priesthood Meeting with our
Elders and the New Zealand Elders. Then we went to the boat to see them
off. Returned to "25" and ate our tea and then Elder Worsley and myself
called on the Corr family, also spent the evening with the Maley family.
January 25, it being Sunday, I attended to all our meetings. Pres.
Taylor was with us all day. We went to Sister Maley's for tea. At the 7
o'clock Hall Meeting, Elder Bergeson and Pres. Taylor occupied the time.
After meeting we went and spent the evening with Sister Foreman.
On Monday, January 26, it being a holiday, I attended a picnic at
Greensborough with the other Elders and Saints and we had a most
enjoyable time. Elders Clark and Shumway returned from their country trip
today.
The next day, Tuesday, January 27, President Taylor and Elder
Worsley were with us and I spent the day after taking care of routine
business calling on the Saints with them. It was also Elder Bunnell's
farewell visit to them.
Wednesday, January 28. I spent the morning in writing and study. I
spent part of the afternoon in visiting with Elder Bunnell and then went to
the boat to see him depart for home. I regretted very much to have him
leave us as we had spent many happy days together in our missionary work.
He was a very pleasant companion, he had gained a good knowledge of the
Gospel, he had a good singing voice and was well liked by both Saints and
friends. I then went to the Railway Station to see President Taylor off for
Sydney. Elder Worsley and myself then called on the Corr family then
went to "25" and after eating our tea, we called on Sister Lawrie and then
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 The next two days were spent in taking care of my regular routine
work. As Branch President I didn't have but very little time to spend in
tracting. My time being occupied in arranging meetings and conducting
them, taking care of the Branch records, visiting friends and Saints and
visiting the sick and study. And then I had to take my turn in cooking
which lasted a week to a turn, do my washing, keeping my room clean and
helping with the rest of the house to keep it in order. On Friday night,
January 30, at our Street Meeting, Elder Clark and myself occupied the
time. I spoke on the Atonement. Nothing unusual occurred the next day,
Saturday, January 31. I took care of my regular Saturday work. Not feeling
well, I lay on the bed all afternoon.
Sunday, February 1, 1914. I attended all meetings, Elder's class at
10 o'clock, Priesthood Meeting at 11 o'clock, Sunday School and Fast
Meeting at 2:45 o'clock. There was a German brother and his step daughter
in attendance at our meeting who were recently from Salt Lake. Attended
Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. Elders Clark, Bergeson and myself occupied the
time. I spoke on Revelation. We had some very good meetings today.
The next two days I spent in regular routine work visiting friends
and Saints, looking after the sick. On Tuesday night, February 3rd, Elders
Clark, Bergeson and myself went to Brother Regout's for tea and spent the
evening.
On Wednesday, February 4th, I went to the boat to see Elder
Shumway off for Sydney. He had rec'd his release and was now on his way
home. Elder Shumway possessed a very striking personality. He had the
potential of developing into a great character. He had labored with me
during the latter months of his mission. I had gone with him on a country
trip of a few weeks up to Wonthaggi, Victoria. He was a good mixer and
made friends readily. He told me while on this trip that he was afraid when
he had completed his mission and returned home that he would go back to
his old ways. That he wasn't strong enough to resist temptation or to
overcome his former appetites. During his early life he had lead quite a
colorful life. He had been a Wyo. Cowboy and had really lived it up. I
don't recall just how he came to be called on his mission, but, when he
attended his farewell party, it was the first time he had been in a church
house for a long time. When he left for his mission there were three other
Elders who departed with him. There was on from Preston, Idaho, one from
Roy, Utah, and one from Alta, Utah, southeast from Salt Lake, and this
Elder was of the same caliber as Elder Shumway. He also was a cowboy
and had lived a very rough life. When they got on board ship, Elder
Shumway told the passengers, that he and this other cowboy were large land
owners in Australia, that they owned a large sheep and cattle Ranch and
they were taking these other two Elders over for their cow hands. They
carried six shooters all the way across the water. They played poker and
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Sydney Harbor they went down to the Barber Shop and had their heads
clipped tight and as the boat pulled up at the Wharf, they kissed their pipes
good-bye and threw them into the water. President Hyde, President of the
Australia Mission, said it was the first time he had ever not been able to
recognize a missionary. When they arrived at the Mission House they had
dinner and then President Hyde took them to the afternoon meeting. After
eating tea, President Hyde waited around for these two Elders to come from
their room to go to the evening meeting. It came time for him to leave and
he went to their room and there found them both in bed. He said, Elders it's
time we were leaving for our meeting. They replied, what, another
meeting? We have been to church once today, that should be enough. He
left them there. The next day he gave them their assignments. He sent the
Alta, Utah cowboy over to Western Australia, 3000 miles distance and
Elder Shumway up to Queensland, 500 miles up the coast from Sydney. He
wanted them separated as far as possible. On the first Mutual night after
Shumway had arrived at Queensland, the Elders were all supposed to be in
attendance with the Saints. They had several beautiful girls in their middle
and late teens in this branch who were very crazy over the Elders. The
Mutual President had seen these girls come in and they were not present at
the opening exercises of the Mutual Meeting. He couldn't understand where
they had gone. He also noted Elder Shumway was not present. So when
they separated for their class work, he went to Shumway's room, and here
he found these girls with Shumway, taking turns and they were sitting on
his lap and he was showing them the different kinds of hugs which they had
here in Utah. And he had a name for each hug. One he called the bear hug,
the bunny hug and etc. They all were having the time of their life. The
District President went right to the telegraph office and sent a wire to
President Hyde and said get Elder Shumway away from here as soon as
possible. He was transferred to Tasmania. When he arrived at Sydney,
waiting for his boat to take him to Tasmania, he was there over Sunday.
They called on him to speak in their Sacrament Meeting. He spoke on the
miracle of Christ feeding the 5000 on the fishes and loaves and when he
came to that part, he couldn't remember what the Savior gave them to eat,
so he said that he fed them on ham and eggs. He had some great
experiences during the balance of his mission but time and space won't
permit me to relate further, other to say that he possessed one of the most
active minds of any one I had ever met. Someone could be telling him a
story and by the time he had finished, he would have another to beat the one
told him of his own manufacture. He was a good mixer, made friends
readily and had an outstanding memory, a very good delivery and very good
in conversation. In fact he was a very likable person, very good company.
He had the potential of being a very outstanding missionary. There is one
more experience I will take time to relate. After he arrived in Tasmania, he
was out tracting on day and he came to the home of a Christadelphian
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leaving the minister invited him to come back on the same day, the
following week to continue the discussion which he readily accepted. And
as he was taking his departure, the minister said, I suppose this will be the
last time I shall ever see you again. You will be the same as the rest of your
clan, you promise but never come back. That cowboy fight and spirit came
back to Shumway, and he said, Mister, I can't answer for anyone only
myself, I said I would be here and so you shall see me. Shumway was back
to the minister's home the next week as had been arranged. He knocked on
the door, the minister met him with all smiles and ushered him into his
study and there lined up around the table were 7 other ministers. Shumway
said when he saw them, his first thought was to grab his coat and hat and
run. But that old cowboy fight returned to him, and he said, no, I will stay
and give them the best I have got. So he was invited to take his place at the
table. He sat down and they commenced to ask him questions. Before he
could answer another question was given him by another minister. He saw
what they were trying to do, to get him confused and all bothered. He stood
to his feet, and said, gentlemen, here you are 8 against one. First, one of
you will ask me a question and before I have time to answer that question,
another of you fire a question to get me confused. He had now gained the
floor and he said when he came to and realized where he was and what he
was doing, it was now getting dark in the room as it was approaching
evening, he was standing before those eight ministers with his open Bible in
his hands reading scripture he had never known was in the Bible. He had
been there more than three hours. He said to them in closing, gentlemen,
the day is spent, I must be going, I thank you for your attention. They
immediately invited him to return the next week which he accepted, but told
them as they had been eight against one, he was entitled to bring someone
with him which they agreed to. The next week his companion had another
appointment on the day he had agreed to meet these ministers, so he had to
go alone. When he arrived these same eight ministers were there to greet
him. And as they took their places at the table, he stood up and said,
gentlemen, here you are again you are eight against one, so lets conduct this
discussion this afternoon in the form of a debate. You select the man you
want to represent the group, we each then in turn have a half hour or hour to
present our subject and then each have 15 minutes for rebuttal. This was
agreed to and as the afternoon came to a close, Shumway again came off
victor. They didn't invite him to return. President Hyde said that Shumway
feared neither God, man or the Devil. He had the potential of being the
most outstanding missionary who ever came to the Australia Mission. The
last time I heard of him before his death, a group of missionaries were
holding a street meeting at a town in the State of Washington, he came
staggering up to them in a drunken condition and stood with the crowd until
the meeting was finished and then approached the Elders, and said, boys, I
used to do this very same thing in Australia many years ago. I have related
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posterity. That when we have talents we are to use them in the building up
of His Kingdom. That we are to avoid temptation, for when we yield, the
Devil takes over and the spirit of the Lord departs and we are left on our
own. And the Devil will destroy us as in the case of Elder Shumway.
I spent the next few days at my regular routine work, taking care of
the business of the Branch, visiting Saints and friends and looking after the
sick.
On Sunday, February 8, I attended to our Meetings. Sister Amy
Gage of Adelaide was with us for tea, and attended Hall Meeting with us.
Elder Bergeson and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the Second
Coming of Christ.
The next day, Monday, February 9th, I spent the morning in visiting.
In the afternoon, Elder Bergeson and myself were called to administer to
Sister Burness who was ill. We then spent the evening with the Nelson
family. Today is my Father's birthday. He is 59 years of age.
The next two days I spent in my regular work. On Wednesday,
February 11th, Sister Amy Gage of Adelaide was again with us for tea and
she stayed for Mutual.
On Thursday, February 12, after our Elder's class, I called on Sister
Burness, and then went to Richmond. I ate dinner with the Elders and then
Elder Worsley and myself went to Coburg to visit Mrs. Uren, a friend.
Returned to "99" and ate tea with the Elders and remained for Mutual.
Sister Dell Antuar of Adelaide was present.
On Friday night, February 13, we held our regular Street Meeting.
Elder Clark and myself occupied the time. I spoke on Revelation.
Sunday, February 15. I attended Sunday School at 2:45 o'clock. We
had a very good attendance. Sisters Phyllis Galloway, Dell Antuar, Amy
Gage and Brother Ray Neal were present. Went to Richmond and attended
meeting. Elder Dunn and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the
experiences and mission of the Apostle Paul and Joseph Smith.
Monday, February 16. After our Elder's class, I spent the morning in
visiting, also the afternoon. In the evening Elder Worsley and myself went
to Coburg and visited with Mrs. Uren.
The next two days I spent in my regular work. On Thursday,
February 19th, I went to the boat to meet Elders Kimball and Facer who are
on their way to the West. I did not see them as the boat arrived early and
they had left. In the afternoon I again went to the boat. There I met Elder
Worsley but did not find the Elders. We returned to "25" and found them
eating tea with Elder Clark.
On Friday, February 20, I went with Elders Kimball, Facer, Davis
and Dunn and showed them the main points of interest in the City.
Attended Street Meeting at 8:15 o'clock. Elder Kimball and myself
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 On Saturday, February 21, after I had taken care of my Saturday's
work and had eaten my dinner, I went to the boat to see Elders Kimball and
Facer off for Perth, Western Australia. After tea, I went to Galloway's with
the Elders to attend a surprise party, given in honor of Phyllis, who was
soon to leave for Zion. We had a very nice time.
The next day, Sunday, February 22nd, I attended the regular
meetings. At the Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock, Elders Bergeson, Clark and
myself occupied the time. We then called on Sister Foreman.
The next few days I spent at my regular routine work, taking care of
the business of the Branch, visiting and study. On Friday night, February
27th, the Richmond Elders were down to tea. We then held Street Meeting
at 8:15 o'clock. Elder Clark and myself occupied the time. I spoke on the
Apostasy.
On Saturday, February 28, I went to the boat and met Elder Tingey
who was on his way home. Elder Worsley met us there and we then
showed Elder Tingey the points of interest of the City of Melbourne. We
then returned to "25" and then called on Sister Foreman. Then I went to the
boat and saw Elder Tingey off for Sydney. I went to "99" with Elder
Worsley. After tea, we went to Galloway's and spent the evening. It was
Phyllis' last Saturday in Melbourne before her departure for Zion. We had a
very enjoyable time. We commenced tonight to observe a fast for a brother
in Tasmania.
Sunday, March 1st, 1914. I called at Brother Maley's and got him
and we then walked to "99" and attended Priesthood Meeting at 10:30
o'clock. Returned to "25" and attended Sunday School and Fast Meeting at
2:45 o'clock. We had a very fine meeting today. This was my last Fast
Meeting, the last one I would attend in Australia. There were about 20
present and everyone stood to their feet and bore their testimony, even to
little Bertie Maley who was only 4 years of age. The spirit of the Lord
rested mightily upon everyone present. After the meeting, I went over to
Sister Foreman's for tea. I attended Hall Meeting at 7 o'clock. Elders
Bergeson, Clark and myself occupied the time. I spoke on tithing. Sister
Amy Gage was present at Hall Meeting and she wasn't feeling well. After
meeting went and administered to Sisters Lancaster and Burness.
Monday, March 2, after our Elder's class, I went visiting, then spent
a short time in study. After our dinner Elder Bergeson and myself spent the
afternoon in visiting friends and Saints. We spent the evening at Brother
and Sister Burness'.
Tuesday, March 3, after attending our Elder's class, I spent the rest
of the morning in making out my report. Also entertained one of the Saints.
After our dinner, I spent the afternoon with Elder Worsley visiting a family
of friends by the name of Adowds at Essendon. While here we had the
privilege of meeting an actress. We then went to Regouts for tea and spent
the evening.
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 Wednesday, March 4, after we had ate our dinner, Elder Bergeson
and I went to the Hospital to see a Miss Atto, whom he had met in tracting.
Then we went to the boat to see Phyllis Galloway off for Zion. Brother
Bert Denton and Sister Amy Gage were present with us for tea.
The next day, Thursday, March 5, I spent the day in visiting. Elder
Worsley and myself went to Sister Foreman's for tea and then we all went to
her daughter Linda's and spent the evening.
On Friday, March 6th, I spent the day in study and visiting friends
and Saints and also spent sometime in study. In the evening Elder Dunn
and myself went to Malvern and held a Street Meeting. I spoke on baptism.
Saturday, March 7th, after I done up my Saturday's cleaning and
done my washing, I spent the remainder of the day in study and visiting. In
the evening Elder Worsley and myself called on Sister Lawrie and then
spent the evening at Mrs. Jarvis'. She was a friend and she was a
spiritualist.
I spent the next few days in regular routine work. On Friday, March
13, after class, I spent the morning in study and visiting. Also went through
the fire department and spent the balance of the afternoon in study. Elder
Clark and myself attended Street Meeting at 8 o'clock. I spoke on the
Apostasy.
Saturday, March 14 should have been the beginning of my cook
week. But Elder Clark said if I would do the scrubbing, he would take it. It
was my last week in Melbourne before leaving for home. Elder Worsley
and myself went to Maley's and spent the afternoon, had tea with them and
spent the evening.
Sunday, March 15, after our Elder's class, I spent the morning in
study. Also called on Sisters Lawrie and Lancaster. I attended Sunday
School at 2:45 o’clock. We had a very good meeting. We ate tea at 5
o’clock. Sisters Vera and Amy Gage form Adelaide were our guests. After
tea they, with Brother Maley, accompanied me to Richmond where we
attended meeting. Elder Davis and myself occupied the time. This was my
last Sunday with them I spoke on general topics. We had a very good
meeting. I was released from all my assignments today including President
of the south Melbourne Branch.
Monday, March 16, after the Elders class I spent the morning in
write and study. Elders Dunn and Heath were down from Richmond for
dinner with us. I went up town to take care of some business and then went
visiting. In the evening we went to Corr’s.
on Tuesday, March 17, after our Elders class, I read the home mail
which the postman brought. We were called to go and administer to Sister
Begent who was ill. On our return to “25” Sister Lawrie came over whom
we spent a short time in conversation. After we ate our dinner Elder
Worsley and myself went up town and bought our tickets for Sydney. We
then went and called on Sister Moore who lived at Kew. She was an old
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lady and a faithful saint. She had taken a fancy to me because my name was
the same as hers. On our way back we called to see how Sister Begent was.
Elder Clark and myself went to sister Lawrie’s for tea and spent the
evening.
Wednesday, March 18, after you Elders class, I done some visiting
and spent a short time in study. I spent the afternoon in visiting. I attended
Mutual at 8 o’clock which was my last Mutual in South Melbourne.
On Thursday, March 19, after our Elders class, I spent the day
visiting saints and friends for the last time. In the evening Elder Worsley
and myself went to Sister Parkin’s for tea. I attended Mutual at “99” which
was my last in Melbourne. I met Elder McQuarrie, a son of bishop
McQuarrie of the Ogden 2nd Ward. He had come to Melbourne to take Elder
Worsley’s place as President of the Melbourne Branch.
Friday, March 20, after Elders class I spent the day calling on saints
and friends. In the evening Elder Worsley and myself went to Sister
Holland’s for tea and spent the evening.
On Saturday, March 21st, I done up my Saturday’s work and spent a
short time in study. After dinner Brother Maley came over and pressed my
coat. I then called on Sister Lawrie and Sister Maley. Elder Bergeson and
myself went and spent the evening with the Legy family.
Sunday, March 25, Elder Bergeson and myself went to sister
Waddingham and held Sunday School with her family. She lived out from
Melbourne, too far to bring her family and we used to go there at different
times and hold Sunday School and administer the Sacrament to her family.
After Sunday School we ate dinner with the family. We returned to “25”
and attended Sunday School, it was my last to attend in Melbourne as it was
my last Sunday there before my departure for home. I was called upon to
speak a few words of farewell. I went to Brother and Sister Maley’s with
Elder Davis for tea. I attended Hall meeting at 7 o’clock. I occupied the
time and spoke on the resurrection. We then called on Siste Foreman and
then went to Sister Burness to administer to her.
Monday, March 23rd, after attending our Elders class, I spent the
morning in entertaining visitors who had come to say farewell. Sister Parker
and her son Steve were present with us at dinner. Steve was baptized and
was confirmed a member of the Church by myself. I spent the afternoon in
packing and getting everything in readiness for my departure from
Melbourne for home. I went to Brother and Sister Maley’s for my last tea
with them. Elders Worsley, McQuarrie, Sister Parker and Steve
accompanied me. From there we went to the Hall and attended a social in
honor of Elder Worsley and myself. The Hall was filled with friends and
Saints who had come to say goodbye. We had a very good time and an
occasion which I shall never forget. Elder McQuarrie conducted the social
and had charge of the program and as the social commenced, it began to
rain. You could hear it falling on the roof. Elder McQuarrie was quite a
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humorist, he arose to his feet and said, “Even the heavens are weeping”.
When one has been so close to the people as we had for eight months,
visiting with them in their homes, eating at their table, giving us the best
they had, it surely was with mixed emotions to pull up stakes and leave
them. For so far as we knew it would be the last time we would ever see
them again on this earth. I shall never forget their kindness and hospitality
to me. I shed tears at the parting. It reminded me of a similar parting, eight
months earlier when I was called on to leave Saints and friends in Adelaide
whom I had been associated with for 18 months, and that was really more
hard and sad, for I was separated from she who was later to be my
companion for time and all eternity. These partings were far worse than
when I parted from my loved ones and friends at home when I left to come
to this land to fulfill my mission.
The next day, Tuesday, March 24, I spent the morning in writing
letters and the afternoon in study and making a few farewell calls. Elder
Worsley and myself ate tea and spent the evening with sister Foreman the
last we were to spend under her roof. And it surely was with mixed
emotions when we said goodbye for the last time. She had been like a
mother to me. She was a well educated woman and had come from
Melbourne’s best society. The other members in the branch it was hard for
her to accept as her equal. When she joined the Church, all her friends
deserted her and the only association she really enjoyed and felt at home
with were the Elders. There was no job too big for her to do if it was for the
Elders. She had one married daughter, one married son, Stan and another
adult son, I forget his name and a daughter, Rita who was about 15 years of
age. Sister Foreman was a widow. The other Elders were also present.
Wednesday, March25th after I ate my breakfast, I commenced to
pack my trunk and get everything in readiness for my departure. This was
my last day in Melbourne. It took me most of the morning to complete my
job. I then ate my last dinner at “25” and in Melbourne.
The Elders played a joke on me. The cook gave me two rotten eggs
and I say they were rotten and stale too. I never said a word, I had to hold
my breath and not inhale when I put them to my mouth. The stench was so
bad, but I ate them never the less. They also put me under the tap after
dinner. We had quite a time. Elder Clark and myself went to say goodbye to
some of the Saints and then returned to “25” for the last time. We then had a
few words of prayer and then took leave. It was worse than leaving home. It
had been my home for eight long months and the joyous times I had
experienced there, I shall never forget.
So in company with the Elders, Sister Foreman and Rita, we left for
the boat, arriving there at 4:15. We went on board with our things and then
came back down on the dock and said a last farewell to Saints and friends,
and how sad the parting. There were a large crowd to had come to say a last
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was given and we ran up the gang plank to the ship “Warilda” which was to
be our home until we arrived at Sydney. Streamers were thrown to us which
we held until the boat pulled away from the wharf.
We took our departure at 5 o’clock and after giving our last farewells
and our friends pass our of sight, we went up on the upper deck to get our
last view of Melbourne.
After passing our of Hobsons Bay the tea bell rang and we went
down to the dinning room for our tea. When we finished eating we went up
on deck and wandered around until bed time. On opening my suitcase I
found the Elders had played some tricks on me. They had put in a few
unnecessary things, they had sewed my pajamas so I couldn’t get into them,
they had pulled the draw string out of them which I attempted to replace but
the boat had got into some rough water and I began to feel queer in my
stomach so I had to quit and go to bed without them.
On Thursday morning, March 26th the steward came in a little after 6
o’clock and brought us some fruit. We had our breakfast at 8 o’clock. I felt
fairly well but not so good as I ought to. I spent the morning in lying down
and on deck in conversation with an atheist. I spent the afternoon in lying
down.
Friday, March 27, I arose at 6 o’clock and went on deck and
observed the beautiful sights as we were entering the Sydney Harbor, the
most beautiful harbor in the world. I enjoyed it very much. President Taylor
was at the wharf to meet us. After arranging for our luggage we went to
“19” where we met the Elders laboring in Sydney after dinner. President
Taylor accompanied Elder Worsley and myself down town, where we made
arrangements for our homeward passage on the boat. We then returned to
“19” and spent a short time in study. With Elder Worsley, President Taylor,
Elders Ward, Sellers and myself, we attended Street meeting at 8 o’clock.
Elder Sellers and myself occupied the time. We then returned to “19” had
some watermelon and supper.
Monday, March 30, after Elders class, Elders Heaton, Worsley and
myself went to visit Sister Lancaster’s brother. After dinner Elder Worsley
and myself went to Manly, a very famous bathing resort on the ocean edge
in Sydney. I attended a Priesthood meeting at 8 o’clock.
On Tuesday, March 31, after our Elders class, Elders Heaton,
Worsley and myself went to North Shore to visit some Saints. After tea in
the evening, President Taylor and my self went to North Shore and spent
the evening with a family of Saints. I had a very interesting talk with an
American, a Mr. Kelly who was there.
Wednesday, April 1st, 1914, after our Elders class I spent the
morning in writing letters. After dinner Elder Worsley and myself went
down town. After we ate our tea, Elder Haight and myself held a cottage
meeting at Me. Bailey’s. Elder Haight, Sister Jacobson and myself occupied
the time.
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 Thursday, April 2nd, after attending the elders class, I spent the
morning in writing. After we ate our dinner Elder Worsley and myself spent
the afternoon in sight seeing. We went to the South Heads. Attended Mutual
at 7:45 o’clock.
Friday, April 3rd, afte eating our breadfast, I spent the morning in
writing letters. After dinner Elder Worsley and myself went down town. We
attended Street meeting at 8 o’clock, which was my last. Elders Haight,
Sellers, Ward and myself occupied the time.
We returned to “19” and retired for bed which was to be my last
night spent in Australia. While at Sydney I occupied the bed with President
Taylor. I got very close to him and we would talk way into the night. One
night we got to talking about habits and blessings. He said he often
wondered what blessings the Lord would have in store for him. He told
about his father who had overcome the habit of smoking. He said that
smoking had never been any temptation to him, that he had not had to
exercise his will power to overcome it or keep free from it as had his father.
So he said what blessings has the Lord for me?
Saturday, April 4, 1914. After I ate my breakfast, I cleaned President
Taylor’s room. President Taylor and myself then went down to the boat and
had my luggage transferred to it. Returned to “19” and spent the balance of
the morning in writing letters. After dinner at 12:30 o’clock I finished
packing my suitcase in readiness to leave for the boat to commence my long
voyage and journey home. After saying farewell to President Taylor and the
others Elders and thanking them for their kindness and friendship, Elder
Worsley and myself left “19” for the last time with Elders Ward and Sellers
who assisted us with our luggage for the boat. After saying farewell to these
Elders and serveral of the Saints who had come to say goodbye, we boarded
the ship. As we said goodbye to Sisters Dora Jacobson and Lucy Rosen, two
of the faithful in the Sydney Branch, they gave Elder Worsley and myself
and onion a piece, so we would be sure to shed some tears in leaving them.
Both of these girls were wonderful characters and very faithful to the
Church. Both were fine looking girls. They both married and had families.
Sister Dora later in life died of cancer and Sister Lucy came to Ogden and
married Ernest McKay’s oldest brother of Huntsville. The boat departed at
4 p.m. We remained on deck as long as we could see our friends and after
passing out of the beautiful Sydney Harbor we went below for our tea. Thus
ended my sojourn in the land of sunshine and sorrow which had been my
home for 28 long months, where I had learned to love and respect so many
fine people, whom I were now leaving, possibly never to see them again in
this life and the only thing left was the sweet memory of my association
with them and their loving kindness to me.
Sunday, April 5, I spent the day without incident. I devoted my time
to reading and walking on the deck, watching the waves and in
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Zelandia, when I came, 28 months earlier. I shall not now attempt to give a
day by day report our out voyage across the water. I shall only relate those
things of interest and the ports of stop. Each days activity was about the
same, eating and sleeping, in conversation, watching the deck games,
attending concerts at night and watching the waves.
Friday, April 10, I arose at 6 a.m. and went up on deck and learned
that there was land in sight, which proved to be Pago Pago, our first port of
stop. The breakfast bell sounded, so we went below and ate our breakfast.
We then went back up on deck and found we were now approaching the
island through a most beautiful Harbor. There were mountains on both sides
of us which were covered with the most beautiful foliage. I said mountains,
in reality they were high hills and very steep. They reminded me of the
mountains at home. So as we proceeded through the beautiful harbor, the
beautiful high hills on every side all covered with beautiful colored foliage,
it was one of the most beautiful sights I had ever witnessed. The Sydney
Harbor has the name of being the most beautiful Harbor in the world, but as
I gazed upon the sight before me, while the Harbor was only small
compared with the Sydney Harbor, yet I felt it was one of the most beautiful
sights I had ever seen. We arrived at the dock at 8:30 o’clock but were not
allowed to leave the boat as there was an out break of smallpox at Sydney
and we were under quarantine. We remained there until 12 o’clock
unloading and taking on cargo. We saw some of the natives, most beautiful
in appearance walking on the wharf. They had various articles for sale,
which they sold to the passengers. We pulled anchor and left the dock a t12
o’clock and started again on our long voyage across the ocean.
On Monday, April 13th, we crossed the international dividing line
and lost a day. We went to bed Monday night and woke up Wednesday
morning. April 15th, the sea had been a little rough and I had been fighting
sea sickness but as yet hadn’t lost any meal.
Friday, April 17th, I arose at 5:15 a.m. and went on deck, and land
was in sight. It was Honolulu which we were now approaching. We ate
breakfast at 6:15 a.m. Arrived at the wharf at 7:30 o’clock. Elder Worsley
and myself left the boat and went and found the mission home. We met the
Elders there ant then commenced taking in the sights of the city, which
occupied the entire day. We came back to the boat about 4 o’clock. A brass
band was there and played several selections before we left. There were a
very large crowd present who had come to bid farewell to some Elders and
a Sister who had completed their mission and were now returning home. It
was the best send off I had ever saw a boat receive. Flowers and streamers
galore were extended from the boat to the wharf. We departed at 5 p.m.
There were Elders McMaster and Cowley. Also Elder Cowley’s mother, the
wife of M.S. Cowley who had once been a member of the council of
Twelve Apostles but who had been disfellowshipped because of infraction
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12 years of age had come over to Honolulu to come home with their son
and brother. His name was Moses Cowley and he was just completing a 54
months mission. Charles the boy, is now at this writing a District Judge here
in Ogden. Moses has long since passed away as also his mother. There was
also a Sister McAllister who had just completed a two years mission.
During our voyage between Honolulu and San Francisco I became very
close to Sister Cowley whom I found to be a most wonderful person. She
confided in me much of her personal life and she felt what her husband Bro.
Cowley had done that he had acted as he thought was right. She said she
had stood by hem loyal to him all through his trouble. He was a wonderful
man. He was the author of Cowley’s talks on doctrine which was a favorite
little book among the elders. He was a most marvelous speaker and
understood the doctrines of the Church. I think it about two years before he
died, he acknowledged his mistake and his Priesthood and fellowship in the
Church fully restored to him. He was the father also of Elder Matthew
Cowley an Apostle of the church. Sister McAllister’s father at that time ws
temple recorder of the Salt Lake Temple, she also was a very fine person.
We all, our little party, socialized together on board ship and our sight
seeing in San Francisco. We had a photo taken of our group which I prize
today.
Thursday, April 23rd, I arose at 7 o’clock and went up on deck where
I spent the morning after eating breakfast. We sight San Francisco about
10:30 o’clock and reached the heads at 2:30 p.m. After going through the
customs, being examined and pass the various inspectors, we docked at
about 4 p.m. we got through the customs about 5:40 o’clock. We engaged a
baggage man, who brought us and our luggage to the Golden West Hotel
where we engaged a room. Our steward who had been very good to us clear
across the water from Sydney, who had brought us pies, cake, ice cream and
other things to us between meals and before retiring for bed at night, we
gave him our deck chairs which had been given to us by Sister Lancaster’s
brother in Sydney before we left, when we went to visit him. After we got
settled in our room, we went out and got our supper, we now were in
Yankee land and it was no longer Tea that is the evening meal but was now
supper to us. We then went to a show.
Friday, April 24, 1914. We arose at 8:15 a.m. We went out and got
our breakfast. Then Elder Worsley and myself went and found the mission
house and met the Elders there who were laboring in the California Mission
among them were Lawrence Green of Kaysville who now lives in the 7 th
Ward and Elder Beckstead of South Jordan, a brother-in-law of Elder
JaFred Palmer, my old missionary companion whom I loved as a father.
When we arrived at the mission home, Elders, McMasters, Cowley, Sisters
Cowley and McAllister and Charles Cowley had already arrived. We all left
together in one party to take in the sights of San Francisco. We went to the
U. S. Mint and saw how they coined money. Went to the top of the Call
Bldg. We then said goodbye to the Elders McMaster, Cowley and Sisters
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Cowley, McAllister and little Charles with whom we had been so close
since leaving Honolulu. Elder McMaster had traveled first class, so because
of him we had been permitted to go up on first class and attend to some of
their activities. After saying goodbye to them, I went with Elder Worsley to
get him a suit of clothes. We then ate our dinner, after which we took the
ferry to Oakland then went to the Golden Gate Park, ate our supper and
then took a walk around the town and went to a show.
Saturday, April 25, we arose at 7:30 a.m. we went out and got our
breakfast. We then went to mission headquarters. We then went to the
railway depot and purchased our tickets for home. We took a walk around
the town. After dinner we took a sigh seeing car with our Honolulu friends
and saw the most interesting places in San Francisco. Then we went to the
railway depot with Elders Cowley and McMasters. After supper with Elders
Worsley, McMasters Cowley and Little Charles we went to a show.
Sunday, April 26, 1914. We arose at 6 a.m. and went to the depot to
see our friends off for home. In the short time we had been associated
together we had become very close to each other and fast friends. I learned
to think a great deal of them. I shall never forget Sister Cowley, she was a
most wonderful person. After a last and final farewell to them and watching
their train pull out of the depot, we went and got breakfast. We then took a
walk around town, went to the ferry and boarded our train at Oakland for
home. We traveled all day through California and Nevada, passing some
very beautiful mountains which we hadn’t seen since leaving home. We
saw much snow through Nevada, the first we had seen for three years.
Monday, April 27, 1914. We arose at 6 a.m. Spent the time in
conversation and in viewing the wonderful scenery. We crossed the great
Salt Lake and arrived at Ogden at 12:55 p.m. After saying farewell to Elder
Worsley, who had been like a brother to me and whom I had been
associated with for more than 9 months and we had become very close in
our relations, I left the train. And as I stepped upon the cement, there I was
greeted by Father, Mother, Irvin, Emma, Fran and Chester Nelson who had
come to the depot to welcome me home. Their faces were sure good for
sore eyes, for I was thrilled to see them. It had been just about 30 months
since I had said farewell to them at this very place.
After our greetings and embraces were finished, we went out to the
surrey where stood old Mack who had brought me here 30 months ago. I
believed he recognized me as I went and put my arm around him and gave
him a hug. We commenced our way home and on the way meeting friends
and relatives, whom I had to stop and greet. What a home coming it was.
When we arrived at home, Mother had a wonderful dinner prepared just like
the one she had prepared just 2 ½ years before leaving for my mission. My
mother, the most beautiful woman to me in all the world, and angel on earth
if there ever was one. She was a marvelous cook and how I had missed
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thanked the Lord for such wonderful parents, brothers and sister and the
home I had been privileged to return to and all my wonderful friends. I said
the Lord had truly been good to all of us. How I did enjoy that meal. Mother
knew what I liked and that’s what she had for me. Irvin’s family ate with us.
Llryne and Francis, little Bill as I had always called him had grown so
much, I could hardly realize the change. After we had finished that
wonderful meal we spent the afternoon in conversation speaking of our past
experiences. We ate our supper at 6 o’clock and it was another wonderful
meal. (How I wish I could again enjoy eating as I did that day). Friends and
relatives commence to arrive and we spent that evening late into the night in
pleasant conversation. I retired for bed at 12 o’clock midnight. My first
night at home ant what a reception I had received from both family,
relations and friends.
Tuesday, April 28, 1914. I arose at 7 o’clock and ate a most
wonderful breakfast. A, those hot buttermilk biscuits, which I had been
treated to all my life, how good they did taste. My mouth now waters for
them as I reflect on the past. After breakfast, I commenced to arrange my
things and get unpacked. I went to town with Irvin. We sat down to another
wonderful dinner at 1 o’clock.
After dinner, I went to the opening baseball game between Ogden
and another team at Glenwood Park, which was located on the north side of
the present Lorin Farr Park. The ball diamond extended back to the Merlin
Stone orchard. It was a very good game and I did enjoy it very much. It was
the first game I had witnessed since I saw the American Yankee and Giants
play in Melbourne. After supper I spent the evening at Irvin’s place with
his family.
Wednesday, April 29, I arose at 5 a.m. I prepared my breakfast. I
then took the 8 o’clock train for Salt Lake where Elder Worsley and myself
made our report of our mission activities at the Church Office. When then
called on friends, including President Charles H. Hyde who was our mission
president. We came back to Centerville and I attended a home coming party
with Elder Wesley E. Tingey and an Elder Smith. I had a very enjoyable
time. I returned home on the 10:47 train, arriving home at 12:31 midnight.
And this now ends my missionary record and activities. These two and a
half years were the most happy and profitable of any given the time to this
point in my life, during which I had been greatly blessed of the Lord and
feel that my labors will result in a great deal of good, that through my
humble efforts put forth in the land of Australia that many will be brought
into the fold of Christ and receive of the great blessings of the Lord given to
those who are worthy recipients of the same. And that through faithful
endurance of the end, they shall rise in the morning of the first resurrection
and receive their inheritance in god’s Celestial Kingdom, where we shall all
rejoice with each other, enjoying each others association, striving on,
working to that end when we shall attain to Godship.

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Program for Farewell Social
Program for Farewell Social held in honor of Elder Horace Worsley
and myself, which convened in this Alexandria Hall in South Melbourne,
Australia on March 23, 1914.
Conducted by Elder McQuarrie
President of the Victoria Conference of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints.
Song by Congregation No. 121
Prayer by Wm. A. Dunn
Song by Congregation No. 46
Piano Solo Sister Jean Burness
Vocal Solo Sister Maley
Recitation Sister Minerva Griggs
Vocal Solo Brother Bert Denton
Piano Solo Miss Brown
Recitation Brother Burness
Duet Elders Moore and Worsley
Quartet Elder Dunn and Company
Recitation Sister Eileen Maley
Vocal Solo Sister Maggie Regout
Remarks Elders Moore and Worsley
Games and Refreshments
Vocal Solo Mr. White
Vocal Solo Miss Barrett
Vocal Solo Mr. Daube
Song by Congregation No. 170
Benediction Brother Ray Kneals.

After Mission Life

As I arose on the morning of Thursday, April 30, 1914, I realized I
now was to enter on a new phase of my life, yes on the realities of life. I
decided that the first thing I did was o call on relatives and friends who had
been concerned regarding my welfare during the 2 ½ years I had been
absent from home. I shall be a little more in detail until these first few days
are over. I spent the morning at Bob Whitten’s visiting especially with Etta.
In the afternoon I called on Uncle Dave and Aunt Lizzie Moore and Aunt
Harriet Chase, Andrew and Mae Wilson. In the evening with the folks,
Mother, Father and Frank. I went down to my sister Laura’s. the next day I
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clothes which I was badly in need of. I spent the evening at Chester and
Sophia Nelson’s. the next day, Saturday, May 2 nd, I called on Uncle Leck
(Lester) Moore my father’s half brother. Yesterday was Mother’s birthday,
she was 49 years of age. I also called on Aunt Clara Fronk, my father’s half
sister. In the afternoon I went to town and got Irvin and Francis. Francis had
just had his tonsils taken out. On arriving home, I administered to him and
then in the evening I went down and gave him another blessing. Today is
Sunday, May 3rd, my first Sunday at home. I attended Sunday School at
10:30 o’clock and was called on to speak. On arriving home, Uncle Will
and Aunt Annie Stimpson were there. I attended Fast Meeting at 2 o’clock,
where I bore my testimony. I attended M. I. A. conjoint meeting at 7
o’clock. Here again I was called on to speak.
Monday morning, May 4th, I resumed my work in caring for the
stock, feeding the horses and cows before breakfast as I had been
accustomed to do all my life after I had become old enough to do it. I also
commenced to assist Father with the work on the place. My first job was
trimming the peach trees. I also cut the lawn and in the afternoon fixed up
my room. Etta Witten gave birth to a baby girl today.
My labors for the present was to assist Father with the work on the
place. On Tuesday, May 5th, I attended Sunday School Preparation Meeting
and was sustained as 2nd assistant superintendent of the Sunday School.
Albert e. Read was superintendent and Preston Badger his first assistant.
After meeting Joe Barker took Des Barker and myself to town and we went
through the Commercial Security Bank, after which we went and got a bowl
of chili, the first I had ate since leaving home.
The next day, not feeling well I lay on the bed most of the day and
the following day not feeling up to par, I spent the day in visiting I went to
town and met Des Barker and Ellen was an old girl friend of mine, having
gone with her for about three years. I called on Bishop McQuarrie of the 2 nd
Ward, father of Elder McQuarrie who is now presiding over the Victorian
conference in Melbourne, Australia. I then went to a picture show. The next
two days I spent in my regular routine work.
On Sunday May 10, was our Ogden Stake Quarterly Stake
Conference in the tabernacle. I attended the first session at 10 o’clock. The
morning session was devoted to a progress honoring our mothers as it is
mother’s day today. A very wonderful program was rendered. At the
afternoon session which convened a t2 o’clock, Elder Levi Edgar Young of
the First Council of Seventy and Elder George Albert Smith of the Quorum
of the Twelve was our speakers. After conference on my way home I
stopped in at Walt Wilson’s and then I met Mary Nisbit of Salt Lake who is
a convert to the Church from Scotland, when Walt met while he was on his
mission. Also Alice and Ted Hadfield were there. After supper Walt and I
went to town and saw Mary off on the Bamberger for Salt Lake and then we
took the Hadfield girls home. On our way home we got caught in a bad

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electric storm. The next day I marked out for tomato planting and spent the
afternoon planting tomatoes. In the evening Sadie Lund and myself went to
the Globe theater and saw one hundred years of Mormonism. We came
home with Chester and Sophia Nelson. The next day May 12 th was my
birthday. I was 25 years of age and the first birthday I had spent at home for
three years. I spent the day assisting mother with the house work, planting
tomatoes and working on the dam above the house. I attended preparation
meeting in the evening. The next day I spent working on the place. I
assisted Father working on the dam and laying pipe to water the lawn. In the
evening I attended Mutual and after meeting I went to town with Bea Farr
and Lois Dinsdale and we went to a show. The next day May 14, I was
occupied in my regular routine of work and around the house helping
mother and in the field. In the evening Irvin and his family came up and
visited with us. In the evening of Friday , May 15, I attended a surprise
party on Cassie Bybee. There were present, Scott Wilson, Josie Browning,
Eric Isackson and Mary Wilson, Walt Wilson, Alice and Ted Hadfield,
Ellen Fonlger, a Mr. Sobell, Cassie and Des Barker and myself. We had a
most wonderful time.
On Sunday, May 17, 1914 I attended Sunday School at 10:30
o’clock and was sustained as 2nd assistant to Albert E. Read in the Sunday
School Supt. I spent the afternoon at Chester Nelson’s and Wilford Harts.
Attended Sacrament Meeting at 7 o’clock, Hyrum Belnap was the speaker.
I spent the next week at my regular routine of work, assisting Mother
and working in the field. On Sunday, May 21, I attended Sunday School in
the morning and Sunday Union Meeting at 2:30 o’clock in the 6 th Ward. At
Sacrament meeting in our Ward at 7 o’clock, I was the speader. I spoke on
the gospel. In the evening of the next day, I went to Ellen Fonlger’s and had
supper and spent the evening.
I spent the following week in cutting benching and hauling hay. The
first hay I had working in for three years. On Saturday May 30 th, was
Decoration Day. I hauled hay in the morning, then after dinner, I cleaned up
and made ready and caught the 4 o’clock Bamberger for Salt Lake. I went
to a show and then went and met Mary Nisbit and we went out to Saltair
and spent the evening dancing where we had a very enjoyable time. I
remained in Salt Lake for the night and engaged a room at the Hotel Utah.
The next day I caught the 8 o’clock Bamberger for Ogden. I attended
Sunday School and in the evening I attended Sacrament meeting. It was
Primary Conference. After meeting Walt Wilson and myself went to town.
From here on, I shall not attempt to give a day by day account of my
activities, but only refer to the most important events of my life, but I shall
try and bear in mind when they took place. To this point I have found no
outside employment but have been spending my time during the day
helping my mother around the home as she is very poorly in health and
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was fertilizer to haul from town, planting crops, plowing, hauling hay and
hoeing. Also the stock to care for. So I found plenty to do to occupy my
time. In the evenings I was occupied in attending to my church duties,
writing letters and in recreation, then on Sunday my time was always
occupied with my church activities. So in special activities and my church
assignments I shall not here.
Tuesday evening, June 2nd 1914, was Preparation Meeting which I
attended at 7:30 o’clock. After which Bea Farr and myself went to town and
attended a picture show. I recall coming home. I was caught in a rain
downpour. On Thursday evening, June 4 th, I spent with Chester and Sophia
Nelson, we went riding in his Ford car. The next day was M I. A. field day
at North Ogden, which I attended. Uncle Frank Moore, my father’s
youngest brother was living at Pleasant View and I went there for supper,
after which I went to the dance at night in North Ogden. On Sunday, June
7th, I attended Priesthood meeting at 9 o’clock and Sunday school at 10:10
o’clock. After Sunday School I was called down to my sister Laura’s to
administer to her and remained there for the afternoon. I attended
Sacrament meeting at 7 o’clock. Elder Timothy C. Hoyt of the High
Council was the speaker. After meeting, I again went down to my sister
Laura’s. Jack and Maude Wilson accompanied me. She had given birth to a
baby boy at 7:05 o’clock. Everything was OK with mother and babe. I
remained there for the evening. Dora Williams was there and when ready to
go home, I walked her home. On my way back when I got back to Mill
Creek in from of the mill, there were some trees back from the sidewalk
which darkened the walk. A man came riding a bike and in the dark of the
trees, he didn’t see me or me him. He struck me fair an knocked me end
over end. I got up and bruised, with my pants tore and a broken umbrella. It
threw him off his bike and broke that. Leslie Van Dyke was returning home
from courting Edit Read and he happened on the scene as I was picking my
self up and he saw it was me who was the victim, he was going to thrash the
fellow. I finally got home but was badly bruised. Grandma Williams came
up to spend a few days with us today. We are always glad to have her come,
for I love her as my own grandmother. On Tuesday June 9thy, I went to
Plain City with Irvin and got some little pigs. In the evening I attended
preparation meeting, after which, Bea Farr and I went to town and went to a
show. On Sunday, June 14th, I attended my meetings. At the Sacrament
meeting Elder Christian J. Jensen of the high council was the speaker. The
next day, Monday, June 15th, was a red letter day for me, for I rec’d
Australian mail. In the evening I went Ward teaching with Chester Nelson.
The next evening was preparation meeting which I attended after which Bea
Farr and I went to town and took in a picture show. The following day,
Wednesday, June 17, I went to see about getting work with the
Metropolitan Life Insurance co. in the evening, Chester Nelson and myself
went Ward teaching. The following day, I again went to consult about my
new position with the insurance co. I put in my application and was
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examined for the job. In the evening I went Ward teaching with Chester
Nelson. On Sunday June 27, Chester Nelson took me to the depot at 6:15
a.m. where I met my cousin Eliza Twitchell Dial and her daughter who
came on that train, her daughter’s name was Beatrice. I attended my church
assignments and visited with Eliza in-between, whom I had not seen since
just before I left for my mission. In the afternoon I took Mother and Eliza
down to Laura’s. the next day, Monday I rec’d word from the insurance co.
that my application had been accepted and I was to report for work as an
agent for the company. I had purchased a wheel on Saturday to use in my
work. In the evening I went down to Charles Shaw to get some pointers and
information regarding the details of my work. I reported for work the
following morning at 8 o’clock, Tuesday June 23 rd. Mr. Poliner, the
manager, went with me during the forenoon to show me how the work was
to be done. He was a little Jew and I had a feeling from the start that I
wasn’t going to get along with him. I learned later that he was dishonest.
The following forenoon, Mr. Poliner again spent the time with me. In the
evening I went to Lagoon with Chester and Sophia Nelson in their Ford.
The following forenoon Mr. Poliner again went with me and I made a call
with him in the evening. On Sunday, June 28, I attended my meetings as
usual; with Sunday School union meeting in the 6 th Ward at 2:30 o’clock.
At the 7 o’clock Sacrament meeting D.J. Barker and Albert E. Read were
the speakers. I continued my work with the insurance co. from day to day,
nothing of great importance taking place, also my church activities, which I
shall no in large on only on special occasions and special events.
On Friday July 3rd, 1914, I went to work until 12:30 o’clock. On
arriving home, Charles Twitchell, my cousin from Beaver Dam, with his
sisters Lizzie and Alice, Roy Bowen and Wallace Bowen had come to pay
us a short visit. It was the last time I was to see Charley in this life as he
was afflicted with a cancer on his face. Elder Lomond Bunnell and Frank
Taylor also came to see me today and spend the night. Went to a party at
Bea Farr’s held in their honor. The next day July 4 th Elder Bunnell and
myself went to Chester Nelson’s and spent the forenoon. We then took a
ride to the canyon and after our return went to a ball game. And from there
to a show. The next day being Sunday, Elder Bunnell and myself attended
Priesthood meeting, Sunday School and Fast meeting. Laura had her baby
blessed, myself being mouth. She named him Joseph after my father. Elder
Bunnell, Frank Taylor and myself went to Anderson’s for dinner. After Fast
service, Chester Nelson took us up to South Fork in his Ford. Attended
M.I.A. conjoint meeting. Elder Wm. A., Morton of the religion class
general board was the speaker. Elder Bunnell sang a solo. Elder Bunnell left
for home the next day. We had a very enjoyable visit together recounting
the many fine and enjoyable times we had spent together in the mission
field.
On Friday, July 10th, 1914, it was M.I.A. day at Lagoon. I went in
the evening after work. Chester and Sophia Nelson brought me home.
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Sunday, July 12th,I went to Sunday School and the first intermediate dept.
being without a teacher I took the class. In the evening I attended the 8 th
Ward Sacrament meeting and was the speaker.
On returning from my work on Monday, July 13, I was very
pleasantly surprised to find my uncle Will Twitchell, my mother’s oldest
brother, with his daughter Bertha and Eliza with their children had come to
pay us a short visit. I spent the evening with them in conversation. The next
day they left for home. That evening I attended preparation meeting and
after meeting Bea Farr and Lois Dinsdale myself went to town and we went
to a picture show. Then on the following day when I returned from work I
was greeted by uncle Charles Twitchell, my mother’s brother, his wife Pearl
and daughter, Alice who had come to pay us a short visit. On Sunday, July
19, I attended the meetings of the day and at the evening Sacrament
meeting, Elders Elijah A. Larkin, Dr. Henry Nelson and Joseph Evans were
the speakers. They say that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, so
as not to become dull, I sought recreation and after preparation meeting
Tuesday, July 21st, Bea Farr and Lois Dinsdale went to town and took in a
picture show. And on Thursday, July 23, I went to the Orphium Theatre
with Chester Nelson and Sophia. On Saturday, July 25 th Chester and
Sophia’s Nelson and myself went to Beaver Dam in Nelson’s Ford to visit
with Lizzie Twitchell Bowen. We spent the night at Lizzie’s. the next day
we took a ride up to uncle Charles old place. This is where my mother lived
as a girl with her mother and brothers. Part of the old home was still there. I
remembered going there as a boy, about 9 years of age when Lizzie’s
mother was living and the family were in a prosperous condition. As I stood
there looking at what remained of the old home, I could see in my minds
eye, my mother as a girl playing around right where I was standing and my
grandmother taking care of the family responsibilities, as she had to be both
mother and father. As grandfather11 had died back east when mother was
only 3 ½ or 4 years of age. He had gone back to his own home at the
request of his father who was on his death bed and because grandfather had
been baptized and was a faithful member of the L.D.S. church his father’s
family had disowned him. But now his father realizing he was hot long for
this life wanted to make peace with his son before the end came. So
grandfather went and made peace with his father and after the funeral
grandfather took sick and died. And grandmother had died when Mother
was only a girl of 14 years. From the old home we took a ride out to Bear
River Canyon and then back to Lizzie’s for dinner. Uncle Charles, Pearl and
the children were also there. We had a very enjoyable time. We left at 4:30
o’clock for home.
On Tuesday, July 28, I attended preparation meeting and after
meeting Bea Farr and Lois Dinsdale and myself went to town and took in a
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 On July 31, Friday, it was Ogden Stake day at the hermitage in
Ogden canyon and in the evening I went there with Chester and Sophia
Nelson. The next day, being Saturday, was baptism day for the Ward.
Barlow’s ditch was always used for the font. That is where all the baptisms
were performed, both in the old Mound Fort Ward and the 7 th Ward. The is
where I was baptized. On this day I did the baptizing. The following day
being Sunday, I attended to all my meetings and at the sacrament service,
Elder Joseph R. Jepson was the speaker.
Sunday, August 9th was Ogden stake Conference. I attended Sunday
School and conference in the afternoon. I attended the evening service a
t7:30 o’clock in the 8th Ward. Elder B.H. Roberts of the First Council of
Seventy was the speaker.
On Friday, August 14th, I served notice that I was going to quit my
job with the Insurance Co. I could take it no longer. The manager became
unbearable and dishonest. There were two or three others who quit at the
same time. Today is Ogden Stake Sunday School day at Lagoon. I went
down in the afternoon.
Sunday, August 16th, I attended to my meetings. At 2 p.m. I attended
a lecture in the tabernacle by Dr. Essert which was very good. Attended
Sacrament meeting at 7 p.m. President Samuel G. Dyer was the speaker.
After meeting Charles Shaw and myself went to the tabernacle and listened
to another lecture by Dr. Essert. On Wednesday evening August 19 th I went
down to Lagoon with Chester and Sophia Nelson, it being Butchers and
Grocers day. Sunday, August 23rd I attended to my meetings. Sunday
School union meeting convened at 2:30 o’clock in the 6th Ward, which I
attended. At the Sacrament meeting at 7 p.m. Elder George S. Barker was
the speaker.
Wednesday, August 26th, an outing was held at the Hermitage for the
7 , 8 , and 10th Wards. The afternoon was spent in a baseball game between
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the Sunday School workers and Bishoprics of the three wards. The Sunday
School were the victors. Then we had races and other games for all ages.
The evening was spent in dancing. I returned home with the Nelson’s. in the
evening of Friday, August 28th, I went to Salt Lake with Chester and Sophia
Nelson to see the Electric Parade. We had a very good time and returned
home at 2:30 a.m.
The next day Saturday, August 29th, was my last day with the
Insurance Co. I spent the day at the office working on the book and closing
up my accounts. As Father was in need of help and more work on the place
than he could do, I didn’t try to find any work so proceeded to help him
harvest the crop and take care of the place. Wednesday evening it being the
Ward M.I.A. day at the Utah Hot Springs, I went bathing.
In the afternoon of Saturday, September 5 th, I went to Lehi with
Chester and Sophia Nelson and Sophia’s mother, Mrs. Hart. We had a blow
out at Kaysville. When we arrived in Lehi we went to Sophia’s brother
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Heber’s place. We stayed there that night. The next morning after breakfast,
Chester, Heber and myself went to Utah Lake and went through a pumping
plant which was operating the largest pump in the world, with a capacity of
1600 gallons of water per second. We then went to the Saratoga Springs in
the afternoon and went in bathing. We had a very good time. I then went to
Elder Sylvan Clark’s parents home. Elder Clark is still in Australia. He took
my place as President of the South Melbourne Branch of the Victorian
Conference. I spent the night with them. They treated me very royal and
made me feel right at home. I met all the family. We didn’t retire for bed
until 2 o’clock a.m.
The next day, Monday, September 7th was a holiday, it being Labor
day. After breakfast. Chester came and got me and we went to Provo. Went
up to the mental hospital and took some photo’s. from there we went to
Lakeview to the home of Elder Lomond Bunnel’s parents. The family was
all at home, his parents, brothers and sisters, whom we all met. They
wouldn’t take no for an answer, we had to stay for dinner and it was real
tasty. We enjoyed the dinner and the visit very much. We left for home at
5:30 o’clock. We mad very good time to Salt Lake but between Salt Lake
and Ogden we had two blow outs and one puncture. We finally arrived
home at 1 a.m.
On Friday evening, September 18th, Carl Blakeley, Arla Simpson
and Bea Farr came to see me and spent the evening. We had a very
enjoyable time.
Sunday, September 20th 1914, was our Ward conference. All four
sessions were well attended with timely instructions very fine spirit was
present.
On Friday night, September 25th, 1914, I went to town and witnessed
the parade of the fashion show. After which Jack Wilson and Frank and
myself went to a picture show. The next day in the afternoon I went to town
and saw the parade of the industrial workers and again in the evening I
witnessed the parade again as it was repeated. I then went to a picture show.
The following day being Sunday, I attended to my meetings including
Sunday School union meeting at 2:30 o’clock in the 6th Ward. At the
Sacrament meeting at 7 o’clock, Elder John M. Mills, superintendent of the
city schools was the speaker. He took for his subject, “True Education”. The
next day, Monday, September 28th, 1914, in the evening Sadie Lund and
myself went to see the show, “A daughter of a Pioneer”. The next evening
after preparation meeting the Sunday School officers and teachers went
over to Bert Reads and held a social in honor of Edith Read who was to be
married the first of the month. We had a very enjoyable time. On Friday,
October 2nd, James Williams of Clifton, Idaho, son of uncle Lorin Williams
called to see us.
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B
Barker, George.............................................................................4, 11, 13, 42
Barker, Sarah (Moore)............................................................3, 30, 42, 44, 52
C
Chase, Ezra.............................................................................3, 11, 45, 46, 51
H
Hubbard, Charles................................................................................3, 11, 45
M
Moore, David.................................................................................................3
Moore, Joseph Byron.................................................................................3, 5
Moore, Lester.................................................................................................3
Moore, Melba (Adams)..................................................................................2
S
Salmon River Mission..............................................................................3, 53
Y
Young, Brigham.........................................................3, 11, 15, 16, 38, 49, 53

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