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October 25, 2011,
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Author:
ehoopes
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Categories:
- John Worthen, - Nauvoo Illinois, Autobiographical, Early Days in the Mormon Church, Emigration, Illnesses Injuries & Trials, Personality and Interests, Reeve Chidester's Family, Uncategorized
Tags: conversion, John Worthen, missionary work, Mormon church, temples, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
John Worthen, son of Richard Worthen and Mary Cowap, his lawful wife according to the laws of England, was born 22 July 1817, in the town of Northwich, Cheshire, England. Being of a nervous sanguine and bilious temperment with rather a preponderance of the bilious, which physiologist say give greather strengt and activity of the mild. In my boyish days I was called a good quiet boy. But according to my own recollection, I know that energy and a determination […]
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October 2, 2011,
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Author:
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Categories:
- Cane County Tennessee, - Tennessee, - William Shanks Berry, Deaths, Illnesses Injuries & Trials, Reeve Chidester's Family, Uncategorized
Tags: B. H. Roberts, B. Moses, Chattanooga TN, Elder Jones, Elder Robinson, Emmons Church, Henry Harlow, J. G. Kimball, J. H. Gibbs, John Morgan, Lewis County TN, missionary work, Mormon church, Nashville TN, persecution, Robbins Church, Robert Coleman, Shady Grove TN, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Thomas Garrett, W. S. Berry, William Church
Meet Fugitives When Elder Jones arrived among the Saints in Shady Grove, Monday morning, he found Elder J.G. Kimball there on a visit with the Saints. Tuesday morning these two brethren secured horses and a guide to go and see what had become of the other elders. They had proceeded but about eight or ten miles on their way when they met with Elder Thopson, who had fled from Condor’s house immediately after the killing of Elder Gibbs, and Mr. […]
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August 30, 2011,
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Author:
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Categories:
- Cane County Tennessee, - William Shanks Berry, Deaths, Illnesses Injuries & Trials, Personality and Interests, Rocena Platt's Family, Uncategorized
Tags: B. H. Roberts, Cane County Tennessee, J. H. Gibbs, J. M. Lancaster, J. R. Hudson, James Condor, James R. Hudson, Martin Condor, missionary work, Mormon church, Rachel Condor, Tennessee, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, W. S. Berry
Victims Buried Those who had fled to the woods in the excitement, returned as soon as the mob left; the eyes of the dead were closed, and the bodies of the two elders and their brave defenders were laid side by side. Plain coffins were made of poplar lumber and the Saints and friends laid away in the best possible manner, under the circumstances, the bodies of the four martyrs. The Condors going to their graves where they will sleep […]