At a time when the missionaries had to be evacuated from
Germany during the onset of World War II, what did the missionary assigned do to
find 31 missing elders caught behind the German border?
A)
Set up a street board in the railroad station
B)
Yell out their names at the top of his lungs
while in a very crowed railroad station
C)
Whistle a Church hymn
D)
Prayed for divine intervention
Yesterday’s answer:
(A)
Joseph Smith raising a girl from the clutches of
death.
The
following from Parley P. Pratt:
About
this time a young lady, by the name of Chloe Smith, being a member of the
Church, was lying very low with a lingering fever, with a family who occupied
one of the houses on the farm of Isaac Morley, in Kirtland. Many of the Church
had visited and prayed with her, but all to no effect; she seemed at the point
of death, but would not consent to have a physician. This greatly enraged her
relatives, who had cast her out because she belonged to the Church, and who,
together with many of the people of the neighborhood, were greatly stirred up
to anger, saying “these wicked deceivers will let her lie and die without a
physician, because of their superstitions; and if they do, we will prosecute
them for so doing.” Now these were daily watching for her last breath, with
many threats.
Under these circumstances, President Smith
and myself, with several other Elders called to see her. She was so low that no
one had been allowed for some days previous to speak above a whisper, and even
the door of the log dwelling was muffled with cloths to prevent a noise.
We kneeled down and prayed vocally all
around, each in turn; after which President Smith arose, went to the bedside,
took her by the hand, and said unto her with a loud voice, “in the name of
Jesus Christ arise and walk!” She immediately arose, was dressed by a woman in
attendance, when she walked to a chair before the fire, and was seated and
joined in singing a hymn. The house was thronged with people in a few moments,
and the young lady arose and shook hands with each as they came in; and from
that minute she was perfectly restored to health.
Autobiography
of Parley P. Pratt, pg. 79-80.
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