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At first Brigham was all for California. He envisioned
having a seaport for Deseret, but his attitude changed. He saw California as
what?
a.
A Babylon
b.
Satan’s
playground
c.
Apostate haven
d.
Heaven for the
soft
Yesterday’s
answer:
C. 30%
Pratt’s [Addison] struggle with the language led to
his first converts. The Americans on the island, who were building a schooner
by salvaging parts from a wrecked ship, served as his interpreters on various
occasions, including his informal gospel discussions at night. In time six of
these seven Americans joined the Church, forming the nucleus of the Tubuai (400
miles south of Tahiti) congregation. As soon as there were enough men to be
ordained to the priesthood, Pratt organized the Tubuai congregation into a
branch, the first one in the Pacific, on July 29, 1844. Eventually, the branch
numbered sixty members, about 30 percent of the two hundred people on the
island.
Voyages of
Faith-Explorations in Mormon Pacific History, Grant Underwood, (Brigham Young University Press, Provo, Utah: 2000),
16.
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