What experience did early member of the Church, Harrison Burgess
claim to have?
A)
An out of body experience
B)
A visitation from the Angel Moroni
C)
A vision similar to Joseph Smith’s first
vision
D)
Seeing the Three Nephites
Yesterday’s answer:
(B) Items left behind by those going
to the California gold fields would be of more worth than gold.
Brigham Young, in his wisdom, was convinced
that the real “gold rush” was not in California, but rather by staying put in
the Salt Lake Valley. This proved true when many of the individuals seeking a
fortune in the gold fields were forced to dispose of their goods in Salt Lake
City at discounted prices, or entirely abandon valuable tools, utensils, and
equipment on the prairies to lighten their loads, thus reducing the travel time
to California. John D. Lee spent several days looking for a suitable stove for
his family. He finally “found one to his liking, a large Premium Range No. 3
which would have cost more than fifty dollars to purchase. On the way back he
started loading up with powder and lead, cooking utensils, tobacco, nails,
tools, bacon, coffee, sugar, trunks of clothing, axes, and harness.”
Juanita Brooks, John Doyle Lee: Zealot-Pioneer Builder-Scapegoat, new ed.
(Glendale, Ca: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1972), 48-49.
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