Pioneer
Margaret Burgess states that the Prophet Joseph visited their home on many
occasions. One day she was sick. What did the Prophet do with the consecrated oil?
a.
He didn’t
use it as a show of faith
b.
Placed it on
her head the way we do today
c.
Forgot it,
so he substituted
d.
Placed the
oil on the affected region of the body
Yesterday’s answer:
a.
He had money
that Brigham Young needed
Joseph
Toronto was a native of Sicily, who, wrote E. Cecil McGavin, “had served for
years as a sailor in the Italian navy. This frugal man had carefully hoarded
his money for years, concealing his gold coins in his money belt.
“As he
approached New York harbor, he became fearful that some rogue in the large city
might rob him of his golden spoil—the earnings of a lifetime. In the midst of
his concern about the safety of his money, he dreamed one night that a man came
to him, requesting that he leave his money with ‘Mormon Brigham’ and he should
be blessed.
“On reaching
New York, he began to inquire about ‘Mormon Brigham,’ but no one knew him.
Finally he met a person who told him that Brigham Young had recently become
president of the Mormon Church, and was residing at Nauvoo, Illinois. Young
Toronto left immediately for the city of the Saints. He arrived at the city of
his desire during the April conference, at which President Young told how
difficult it was to get enough bread for the workmen to eat, and made a strong
appeal for assistance. At the close of the meeting, the twenty-seven year old
Italian went to President Young’s office where he removed his belt and placed
it on the President’s desk, informing him that it contained twenty-five hundred
dollars in gold.”
Church History for Latter-day
Saint Families, Thomas R.
Valletta (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 2004), 346-7.
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