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When the Thomas Davies family from Wales were ready to
emigrate to America they discovered they didn’t have enough money. A decision
was made to send everybody except for one person. Who didn’t come until a year
later?
a.
Mom
b.
Dad
c.
Sister
d.
Brother
Yesterday’s
answer:
A They were
one of a very few Saints on the trail
From the life of Elizabeth “Betsy” Brown Crow: Elizabeth Brown married Robert Crow about
1818. They lived in Bellevue, Washington County, Missouri, until after the
birth of their first child, then made their home in Perry, Illinois.
In 1838, they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, and when persecutions got to be too much in Illinois from
the mobs, they decided to head West.
Elizabeth’s cousin, John Brown, led a company of
Saints into Independence, Missouri, May 26, 1846. Elizabeth and Robert joined
John’s company. William Crosby was chosen captain of the company.
They expected to meet up with the Nauvoo Saints but
heard nothing of them. Supposing they had gone up the north side of the river
they traveled on. On June 25, they came across some buffalo for meat.
They reached Chimney Rock on July 6, 1846, and met
with some travelers returning from California only to have them report that
there were no Mormons on the trail ahead. Later, they learned that the Saints
had stayed at Winter Quarters.
In 1847, they traveled north to Fort Laramie to wait
for a group of Saints, whom they met the first part of June. On July 13, Orson
Pratt requested them to take wagons and men to precede the main body down the
canyon to the Great Salt Lake. Thus the Crow family was among the first Saints
to enter the Salt Lake Valley. Walter, Elizabeth’s son, drove the fifth wagon
into the Valley on July, 22, 1847.
Pioneer Women
of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of
Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1:
721.
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