Eliza Roxcy Snow

“ There a small settlement had been formed, which, for want of the right master spirit, had lost every vestige of enterprise and was minus every aim in the direction of advancement. To diffuse active energies and a spirit of progress into this stereotyped condition of people, was not unlike raising the dead ”

“ I declare to you in the name of the Lord, there are wives in store for you of the Lord's choosing, that will be given you, and you shall lose nothing, but shall be crowned and glorified with your brethren in the Kingdom of the Lord our God, and in the midst of your wives and chil- dren, and no power on earth or in hell shall prevent you receiving this blessing. ”

“ We selected forty or fifty intelligent, interesting looking young gentlemen, dressed in gray uniforms, each carrying a lance, the top of which was pointed with shining material, from which gay ribbons floated gracefully in the breeze. ”

“ Men change and circumstances alter, but the Lord is always the same kind, indulgent and affectionate Father, and will bless those that will, in childish simplicity, humble themselves before Him, and ask for what they want. ”

“ These young gentlemen were mounted on our finest horses and properly instructed and disciplined for the occasion. Next, we selected sixteen or twenty fine intelligent young ladies, had them dressed in white, with corresponding decora- tions. These were seated 'in wagons, each drawn by two span of horses-, properly caparisoned. All the members of the escort were carefully instructed respecting a proper manner of giving the salute on meeting the visiting party; the various branches of the escort bearing flags and beautiful banners with appropriate mottoes. ”

“ How Lorenzo spent the interval. His next mission. Difficulties to be over- come. Lays out a city. Description of the premises. Builds a house. President Young visits him. Introduces a precedent. Description of it. Succeeded by railroads. Gift of the Gospel. The Patriarch's promise. A sick man. Faith in Lorenzo's administration. A handkerchief is sent. He blesses and dedicates it. Is taken to the patient. ”