Trading for Nauvoo Lots

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What did the Saints trade to obtain house lots in the newly formed Nauvoo?

a.                  Livestock

b.                  Wagons

c.                   Labor

d.                  Titles to their Missouri or Kirtland properties

Yesterday’s answer:

B   Infant mortality

Infant mortality was high, and few nineteenth century Mormon women escaped the loss of one or more children. For Martha Cox, the death of her firstborn was “my first real sorrow and the bitterest disappointment I had ever known.” Sorrow was long remembered by some mothers who marked the passing days, months, and years since the birth or death of a deceased child. Emmeline Wells noted in her diary that September 1, 1874, was the anniversary of the birth of her first and only son, Eugene. “He would have been thirty today,” she wrote. “If he were living how much happiness he might bring to me.” Faith in a resurrection to life after death did not eliminate the pain the women felt, but it seemed to ease it somewhat. Upon the death of her youngest son, Sally Randall reflected: “I know he is better off than the rest of us, but it seems hard to part, but I think the separation will not be long if we are faithful.”

Women’s Voices-An Untold History of The Latter-day Saints 1830-1900 (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1982), 11-12.

It was a Fact of Life

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What number was high during pioneer times, at least much higher than today?

a.                  Temple attendance

b.                  Infant mortality

c.                   Elders per capita on missions

d.                  Sacrament attendance

Yesterday’s answer:

C   $8

The University of Deseret, under the title of “Parent School,” was opened for the first time on Monday, November 11, 1850, in the home of John Pack in the Seventeenth Ward. Dr. Cyrus Collins, A.M., en route of California and the gold fields, halted his journey long enough to instruct the first class of forty men and lectured on history, literature, and philosophy. Before the end of the quarter, Dr. Collins had been succeeded by Chancellor Spencer and W. W. Phelps” whose lectures were scholarly and inspiring, despite primitive surroundings.” Owing to the lack of room, the school was organized for men only. The tuition was eight dollars per quarter.

     The second term was opened in February 1851 in the upper room of the Council House. At this session, forty pupils, male and female, were enrolled. Subsequently the school was held in the Thirteenth Ward hall. A few years later, however, owing to the lack of funds and limited patronage, the Parent School was discontinued. For nearly fifteen years, the University continued in abeyance with only a nominal existence. Then, in 1867, the school was reopened as a commercial college under the supervisor of D. O. Calder. The first “real University” had it inception in 1869 under the brilliant leadership of Dr. John R. Park.

Chronicles of Courage, Lesson Committee (Salt Lake City: Talon Printing, 1997), 8: 370.

1850 University Tuition Costs

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What was the tuition per quarter when the University of Deseret opened its doors in 1850?

a.                  $16

b.                  $25

c.                   $8

d.                  $10

Yesterday’s answer:

D   The Church did not interfere

The following quotation by Elder Orson Hyde from the Millennial Star of February 15, 1851, explains in part the attitude of the Church towards slavery:

     “We feel it to be our duty to define our position in relation to the subject of slavery. There are several men in the Valley of the Salt Lake from the Southern States who have their slaves with them. There is no law in Utah to authorize slavery, neither any to prohibit it. If the slave is disposed to leave his master, no power exists there, either legal or moral, that will prevent him. But if the slave chooses to remain with this master, none are allowed to interfere between the master and the slave. All the slaves that are there appear to be perfectly contend and satisfied.

     “When a man in the Southern States embraces our faith, and is the owner of slaves, the Church says to him, if your slaves wish to remain with you and to go with you, put them not away; but if they choose to leave you or are not satisfied to remain with you, it is for you to sell them or to let them go free, as your own conscience may direct you. The Church, on this point, assumes not the responsibility to direct. The laws of the land recognize slavery; we do not wish to oppose the laws of the country. If there is sin in selling a slave, let the individual who sells him bear that sin and not the Church. Wisdom and prudence dictate to us this position, and we trust that our position will henceforth be understood.

     “Our counsel to all our ministers in the North and in the South is to avoid contention upon this subject and to oppose no institution which the laws of the country authorize but to labor  to bring men into the Church and Kingdom of God and then teach them to do right and honor their God and His creatures.”

Chronicles of Courage, Lesson Committee (Salt Lake City: Talon Printing, 1997), 8:  234-235.

When a Slave Holder Joined the Church

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What was the Churches policy to slave owners that joined the Church?

a.                  Sell the slave

b.                  Give the slave his/her freedom

c.                   Retain the slave

d.                  The Church did not interfere

Yesterday’s answer:

B   Sang at the meetings

From the life of Mary Farrow Wilson Dodds:   Mary was born in Tweedsmouth, Berwick, Scotland. She had a beautiful singing voice. After her conversion to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850, she sang for the missionaries in meetings in public buildings, private homes or on street corners in England. She married Charles Wilson in Hazelrigg, Northumberland, England.

Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 823.

Mary Farrow Wilson Dodd’s’ Contribution

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What did Mary do to help spread the gospel in England during the early 1850s?

a.                  Provided her home for the missionaries to teach in

b.                  Sang at the meetings

c.                   Provided referrals

d.                  Went on missionary splits

Yesterday’s answer:

D   Peas

From the life of Ada Cemantha Hemenway/Hemingway Davidson:   Ada Cemantha was raised in a very religious home. She was a member of the Young Peoples Temperance Society, pledging to neither buy or sell intoxicating drinks and neither chew, smoke or snuff tobacco. Ada and her parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1844 and moved to Daysville, Illinois to join the Mormons. The family lived there for seven years where they raised fruit on their farm.

In 1852, when Ada was ten years old, the family made the journey to Utah. It was Ada’s chore to pick up wood and “buffalo chips” for the fire. They had trouble with the Indians. One day a terrible storm blew their wagon over and they had to stop to do repairs.

They suffered much sickness and hardships. It took them six months to reach the Salt Lake Valley in 1852.

Ada’s father had brought seeds and plants with him so they were able to start a nursery. Ada loved the trees, plants and flowers. She learned the art of tree grafting. She learned the art of spinning, knitting and weaving cloth for the family’s clothing and bedding.

During the time the grasshoppers were so thick and food became scarce, the family was without bread for six weeks. They dug roots and used nettles and pigweed for food. They planted a patch of peas which became almost a miracle patch because it yielded peas nearly all summer. Ada used willow branches to swish the grasshoppers away so the plants could live. She gleaned wheat by hand and ground it in a coffee mill.

Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 761.

Ada’s Miracle Patch

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When Ada Cemantha Hemenway/Hemingway’s family entered the valley in 1852, her father planted the various seeds that he brought with him. What was planted that kept the family alive?

a.                  Cabbage

b.                  Carrots

c.                   Grapes

d.                  Peas

Yesterday’s answer:

C   Letting a buffalo herd pass by

From the life of Sarah Ann Haines Crook:   Sarah Ann was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age eighteen, the only one of her family to join the Church. She and a young male member from a town nearby decided to join the Saints in America, so they went to Liverpool and joined the James G. Willie Company.

On May 4, 1856, they boarded the passenger ship, “Thornton,” to cross the Atlantic. On May 29, 1856, Sarah, and Samuel, age twenty-five, were married by the ship’s captain.

They landed in New York, June 14, 1856, and settled in Delaware, where she kept house while her husband farmed to earn enough money to continue. Her first two children were born here.

They rode the train to Council Bluffs, then on to Florence, Nebraska, where they got a handcart ready to join the ninth of ten handcart companies. The company of 235 souls, ten tents, thirty-six oxen and six wagons left Nebraska on June 6, 1860. Sarah was over three months pregnant.

The journey was peaceful; they were not troubled by Indians although several bands passed by. At one time the luggage became so heavy that quilts and many other things were burned to lighten the load. They encountered buffalo, so many in one herd that it took half a day for them to cross before the handcarts could be pushed on.

Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 717.

Stalled on the Trail

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Sarah Ann Haines Crook tells about the handcart company they were in being stalled for ½ a day. What was the problem?

a.                  Native problems

b.                  Flat wheels

c.                   Letting a buffalo herd pass by

d.                  Lost

Yesterday’s answer:

D   One of the first sister missionaries

From the life of Almira Mack Scobey Covey:   Almira had a twin brother, Almon. She had the privilege of being educated in finishing schools in the New England area.

Almira was a first cousin of the prophet Joseph Smith. She was converted by her aunt, Lucy Mack Smith, when she went to visit. She became one of the very first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was baptized by David Whitmer and confirmed by Prophet Joseph Smith.

She went with her aunt to Michigan to preach to relatives and was probably the first lady missionary in the Church. She was among the first missionaries in Michigan. She and her aunt converted her mother, Temperance Bond. Almira’s father, Stephen Andrew Mack, passed away in 1826.

Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1:  685.

Almira Mack

Almira Mack

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Who is Almira Mack?

a.                  The Church’s first Relief Society President

b.                  The Church’s first young woman’s leader

c.                   Joseph Smith’s first plural wife

d.                  One of the first sister missionaries

Yesterday’s answer:

B   Her non-member husband losing his job and her parents disowning her

From the life of Sarah Barrow Blake Hadden Cockerill:   When Sarah joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1857, her father, a well-to-do land owner, became very angry and disinherited her.

He would not let her husband work for him anymore. He used his influence with other farmers and businessmen to prevent them from hiring William. Her father thought this would make Sarah give up her religion, but she knew the Church was true. Her family never forgave her. Although she lived in the same town with them for seventeen years, they never spoke to Sarah again. Because of her strong testimony and faith, her husband and children were baptized later.

Her husband, William with two of their daughters, Mary Jane and Catherine, two granddaughters, and their son, William, left London on June 5, 1864, on the ship, “Hudson.”

Sarah remained in England to care for a daughter, who became very ill. Her daughter died twenty-five days after her father’s (Williams) departure.

In October, Sarah learned that her husband and Emily, the youngest grand-daughter had died on the Plains. It was a very trying and difficult time to have three members of her family die in just a few months. However, she rejoiced in having joined the Church and in knowing that she could be with them again after death.

Sarah’s life was one of love, faith, and integrity. She left her posterity a legacy of devotion, courage, and loyalty.

She arrived in Salt Lake City September 15, 1866 in the William Henry Chipman Wagon Company.

In 1870, she married William Hadden whom she had known in England. His children were all married and he was a widower. They lived a happy life for ten or twelve years at which time he passed away.

Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 630.