Hannah Jane Shaw Burridge
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In 1852, what convinced Hannah Jane Shaw Burridge of the
truth of the gospel?
a.
The Book of
Mormon
b.
The Elders
c.
The Saints
ability to enjoy (dance) their religion
d.
The hymns
Yesterday’s
answer:
B Rattlesnakes
came out in hundreds
From the life of Helen Amelia Whiting Buchanan: She was only thirteen years old, when her
family started the long journey across the Plains. Amelia and her brother,
William, walked and drove a team of oxen. Almost immediately upon reaching the
Salt Lake Valley, President Brigham Young sent the family south to Manti to
help colonize that area.
Their first home was a dug-our cave on the south side
of the hill where the Temple now stands. Amelia tells how the family nearly
starved to death that first hard winter. The food was scarce, but still they
shared with the Indians. When spring came, so did the rattlesnakes. They crawled
out from among the rocks by the hundreds and into the homes of the horrified
Saints. Fortunately, no one was ever bitten.
By that time,
the food situation was acute and Amelia feared that they would all die of
starvation. However, the Lord in his great mercy, caused “pig weed greens” to
spring up in abundance to feed the hungry Saints. They expressed heart-felt
gratitude for the “manna weed” and felt that the Lord had truly spared their
lives. The greens continued to grow as long as there was a need for them, then
they disappeared as mysteriously as they had come.
Pioneer Women
of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of
Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1:405.
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