Orson Hyde
1.
It is said
that Orson Hyde memorized the Bible in how many languages?
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
d.
4
2.
Interestingly,
at the time that Elder Hyde gave his dedicatory prayer just outside the walls
of Jerusalem, he mentioned the name Joseph Ellison Beck in his prayer. Who was
this individual?
a.
The mayor of
Jerusalem
b.
A member who
gave Orson a sack of gold for his mission
c.
Orson Hyde’s
sick missionary companion
d.
A non-member
who gave Elder Hyde money in Philadelphia
Yesterday’s answer:
A.
Abraham’s
Church
In May,
1850, Elder Addison Pratt returned to Tahiti on a second mission having been
appointed by President Brigham Young to preside over the Society Islands
Mission. He was accompanied by Elder James S. Brown and was joyfully received
by the native Saints and by Elder Grouard who joined them soon afterwards. . .
.
Elders Pratt
and Brown, on the Tuamotus, met with great success, and it is estimated that
there were 900 members of the Church in that group at that time. To assist them
in their labors, the Elders built a schooner which was called “Ravaii” (the
Fisher). Elder Grouard was placed in charge of it.
Thus the
missionaries continued their missionary work until 1853 when, on account of a
change in the local government of the island, the American Elders were banished
from their fields of labor. The native Saints also suffered severe persecution
and, in order to protect themselves, gave other names to their community
organizations such as “Church of Christ,” “Abrahams Church,” “The Sheep,” etc.,
and, being as sheep without a shepherd, fell into error. . . .
In this
condition the natives were found by Elders Joseph W. Damron and William A.
Seegmiller, who arrived from Hawaii, their field of labor, forty years later.
These Elders in 1892 met with a cold reception, except on the island of
Takaroa, where a branch of one hundred faithful Saints was discovered.
Chronicles of Courage, Daughters of Utah Pioneers (Salt Lake City:
Lesson Committee, 1993), V4:10.
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