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What
was 75-year old Tahuare Hutihuti, Tahitian pearl diver, saving for, for thirty
years?
a.
His flight to the
New Zealand Temple
b.
His tithing to
give to an Elder of the Church
c.
The Tahitian building
fund to build the first chapel
d.
His flight to the
Salt Lake Temple
Yesterday’s answer:
C Helping during a fire
From the life of Frederick A. Mitchell, Hawaiian
mission president: A remarkable experience in the mining town of Placerville,
California, illustrates the zealous and dogmatic nature of Mitchell’s
personality. Arriving in Placerville in July 1856, Mitchell was aghast at what
he observed, and the missionaries “felt the influence of Hell.” It seemed to
him that every other house was a grog and gambling establishment. Passing
through town with Elder William B. France, Mitchell commented on how easy it
would be for God to destroy the town by fire and wondered aloud how long the
Lord would allow such wickedness to be tolerated. Such were the feelings of all
the brethren, he wrote. The following day Mitchell and Robert Rose had just
reentered Placerville to purchase stagecoach tickets for the trip to Sacramento,
when the cry of “fire” was raised. Rose wanted to help the townspeople rescue
their belongings from the burning buildings, most of which were frame and highly
vulnerable to fire. But Mitchell overruled Rose: “I felt that it was the judgment
of the Almighty and that it would be wrong for us to give one helping hand to
any Whore or Whore master.” Rose apparently was persuaded, for the two men
climbed a hill north of town to watch the Lord wreak his vengeance. That evening
Mitchell recorded: “I had the satisfaction of seeing those persons whom the
evening before had wallowed in abomination and filth, bereaved of home and
property.”
Voyages of
Faith-Explorations in Mormon Pacific History, Grant Underwood, (Brigham Young University Press, Provo, Utah: 2000),
62-63.
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