Addressing the Prophet

Members of the Church respect the Prophet. At conference time, or any function where the prophet is in attendance, people rise to their feet as he enters the room. He is always referred to as President Monson or “the prophet.” The prophet Joseph Smith commanded the same respect. How  did the Saints in Joseph’s day refer to him?

a.      Brother Joseph
b.      President Smith
c.       Ole Joe
d.      The prophet

Yesterday’s answer:

 c.   Don’t separate yourself from the camp

Rumors did abound about hostile Indian activity along the trail, as young Brigham Henry Roberts recalls about his experience in 1866:

“I and a boy about my own age [nine years old] had become interested in some ripening yellow currants along one of the banks of a stream , and lingered until the train had passed over a distant hill. Before we realized it, we were breaking camp regulation. . . . The caps at last filled, we started to catch the train. . . . Coming to the summit of a swale in which the wagon road passed, we saw to our horror three Indians on horseback. . . .Many a time Captain Chipman had warned us of the possibility [of being captured]. . . . It was, therefore, with magnificent terror that we kept on slowly towards these Indians whose faces remained immobile and solemn, with no indication of friendliness given out at all. I approached my savage knowing not what to do, but as I reached about the head of the horse, I gave one wild yell, the Scotch cap full of currants was dropped, and I made a wild dash to get by—and did—whereupon there was a peal of laughter from the three Indians. . . .The running continued until each of us had found his proper place beside the wagon to which he was assigned. The fright was thought of for several days, at least by strict adherence to camp rules about staying with you wagon.

 Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, Their Faces Toward Zion (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1996), 116-117.