San Bernardino, California
When
the Church was interested in establishing a Mormon colony in San Bernardino,
California in the 1850’s, not all were enthused about leaving Utah. William D.
Kartchner is one such member that was not totally convinced of his call for him
and his family to leave. What was it Elder Amasa Lyman said that swayed Brother
Kartchner to make the move?
A)
He promised William all the gold he could lay claim to
B)
He promised William that if he went, him and his wife would
never be called on again to leave their home
C)
He promised William that he would never have to live in snow
again
D)
He told William if he didn’t go that he would find a worse
mission for him
Yesterday’s answer:
C. The itch
The following from
Jesse N. Smith journal dated August 14 and 15, 1863:
August
14: Bros. Sprague and Gray told me they thought they had the “Itch.” I sent for
a doctor who pronounced it genuine Itch, and recommended that they go to the
hospital to be cured. Went down to the General Hospital, but not finding the
professor I sought, I sent a message to the Royal Frederick Hospital enquiring
whether they could be treated there. Received answer that by paying 8 Marks
each per day (about 70 cents) and depositing 200 Rdlr. as security for the
payment of said expense they could be provided with such rooms as were kept for
officers and people of the better classes. To these terms I consented,
deposited the money, and accompanied the boys to their new quarters.
August
15: Answered all my home letters lately received. Called at the hospital; the
doctors agreed that it was true Itch and the boys were plastered over with a
coating of green soap.
Oliver
R. Smith, ed., The Journal of Jesse
Nathaniel Smith-1834-1906 (Provo: Jesse N. Smith Family Assn., 1970), 127.
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