Feb 25th- March 3rd
Exciting week here in Omaha, we had some snow, which made it the snowiest February on record and there is still about 15" on the ground. We are still learning the new things at the a Trail Center. We are getting some new positions of pictures and new upgraded furniture. It always amazes me on how the Church of Jesus Christ is constantly changing.
This was a birthday week for Elder White and we had a group get together with the senior missionaries. We serve with great people and with the great Sister Missionaries. We love to serve.
We wish we had more visitors to the Trail Center and Tabernacle, but we know that Spring is around the corner and that the visitors will be coming soon. We are really tired of winter! Because of the salt on the roads we need to wash the car every week. We are worried about the tires on the car because of the all the chuck holes, it looks like a mine field.
Benjamin Barber one of my Great Great Grandfathers had an interesting story of being baptized into the church
The Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints visited the family and Benjamin and Olive accepted the teachings as truth and they were baptized on June 1, 1856. Their home was always open to the missionaries. One of the Elders who taught the gospel to the family was Lorenzo Young, a son of President Brigham Young. When it became known that the family was investigating Mormonism, the town minister came to the house and labored with Benjamin and tried to point out to him that he would be making a big mistake if he and his family joined the Mormon Church. But this had no affect on him or his family. Benjamin would quote scriptures that the minister did not know were even in the Bible; so the minister was told to go home and read the Bible.
After joining the church, plans were made to make the long hard journey to America and join the Saints in Utah. When it was known that the Barber family was leaving England for Utah, they were ridiculed and called “Little Mormons”. They were told that nothing but unhappiness would result in the move and that Brigham Young would keep them prisoners, herded together in a fenced area with the gate locked, never to be opened again nor any way to escape.
They remained in England for a number of years after accepting the gospel and being baptized. Baptisms would be performed at night in order that the neighbors and towns folk would not know what was taking place. Benjamin had a deep vat in his barnyard which was used for cleaning and washing the sheep before shearing. With ropes, the sheep were guided through the vat where they would be scrubbed and cleaned. After the sheep were all washed and sheared, Benjamin would clean the vat very thoroughly and put clean water in for the next night. This was in preparation for whoever might be the next one to request baptism. On many occasions, some of his family or someone who had traveled long distances would come secretly in the night to have their baptism performed in this sheep vat.
It is amazing what they went through to join the church and to live the gospel.
What are we willing to sacrifice for the gospel?
This was a birthday week for Elder White and we had a group get together with the senior missionaries. We serve with great people and with the great Sister Missionaries. We love to serve.
We wish we had more visitors to the Trail Center and Tabernacle, but we know that Spring is around the corner and that the visitors will be coming soon. We are really tired of winter! Because of the salt on the roads we need to wash the car every week. We are worried about the tires on the car because of the all the chuck holes, it looks like a mine field.
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| Benjamin and Olive Barber |
Benjamin Barber one of my Great Great Grandfathers had an interesting story of being baptized into the church
The Elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints visited the family and Benjamin and Olive accepted the teachings as truth and they were baptized on June 1, 1856. Their home was always open to the missionaries. One of the Elders who taught the gospel to the family was Lorenzo Young, a son of President Brigham Young. When it became known that the family was investigating Mormonism, the town minister came to the house and labored with Benjamin and tried to point out to him that he would be making a big mistake if he and his family joined the Mormon Church. But this had no affect on him or his family. Benjamin would quote scriptures that the minister did not know were even in the Bible; so the minister was told to go home and read the Bible.
After joining the church, plans were made to make the long hard journey to America and join the Saints in Utah. When it was known that the Barber family was leaving England for Utah, they were ridiculed and called “Little Mormons”. They were told that nothing but unhappiness would result in the move and that Brigham Young would keep them prisoners, herded together in a fenced area with the gate locked, never to be opened again nor any way to escape.
They remained in England for a number of years after accepting the gospel and being baptized. Baptisms would be performed at night in order that the neighbors and towns folk would not know what was taking place. Benjamin had a deep vat in his barnyard which was used for cleaning and washing the sheep before shearing. With ropes, the sheep were guided through the vat where they would be scrubbed and cleaned. After the sheep were all washed and sheared, Benjamin would clean the vat very thoroughly and put clean water in for the next night. This was in preparation for whoever might be the next one to request baptism. On many occasions, some of his family or someone who had traveled long distances would come secretly in the night to have their baptism performed in this sheep vat.
It is amazing what they went through to join the church and to live the gospel.
What are we willing to sacrifice for the gospel?
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