May 13th -19th
As we look at the Winter Quarters area, we continue to be grateful for the early saints who lived here. I like the quote of Orson Pratt which was given in a conference talk about Winter Quarters
"When we were driven from Nauvoo there were some unable to leave—poor, feeble and sick; Nauvoo was a kind of a sickly place and a great many people were sick there and many of the sick, infirm and poor had to be left behind, being unable to leave with the main body of the Saints. We walked over the Mississippi River on the ice and wandered and wallowed about in the snowdrifts of Iowa with our teams and wagons, but these poor people could not get away in time. The mob were very anxious to come in possession of our property, and hence after the main body got out one or two hundred miles from Nauvoo, where there were no inhabitants, cut off from all resources, and unable to obtain any information from our poor brethren, the mob was so anxious to get the property of which they had forcibly deprived us, that they attacked the city with cannon and musketry, and finally drove these poor people out and compelled them to cross the river, where a great many of them perished. Were not these tribulations? Yes, and they were all foretold years before they came to pass. “After much tribulation comes the blessing, and this is the blessing which I, the Lord God, have promised unto you, that after your tribulation you shall be redeemed and be restored again to the lands of your inheritance.... We had been driven by our enemies to the very spot where Jehovah wanted us to be"
Orson Pratt given in the Salt Lake Tabernacle October 1879.
The Saints had been driven from Nauvoo and crossed here to Winter Quarters. and yet they believed that they were in the place where Jehovah wanted them to be.
What a wonderful Idea, "we are in the place where Jehovah wanted us to be". We really believe that Sister White and I were called here for a purpose and as we have served for 16 months have come to realize some of those reasons. We are assigned to teach those who come here the History of the Saints in the Missouri River area,Winter Quarters and Kanesville. One of the charges we are given is to "Strengthen the Testimony of Members and ourselves". We have found out alot about our ancestors. Family history has become more important in our lives and Elder White has been able to help many others find out about their ancestors. :) We are here to learn more about temple worship and have the privilege to serve in the Winter Quarters Temple. As we work with the Karen Group of members in our Ward, we feel we are here to help these new members of the church learn about the Church and their responsibilities of being a member. We are here to feel the Spirit of Missionary work as we serve with young missionaries and their daily activities. We are here to learn to love the people of Nebraska and Iowa. What a privilege we have to serve in this great mission!! As Orson Pratt said, " we are in the very spot that Jehovah wants to to be".
"When we were driven from Nauvoo there were some unable to leave—poor, feeble and sick; Nauvoo was a kind of a sickly place and a great many people were sick there and many of the sick, infirm and poor had to be left behind, being unable to leave with the main body of the Saints. We walked over the Mississippi River on the ice and wandered and wallowed about in the snowdrifts of Iowa with our teams and wagons, but these poor people could not get away in time. The mob were very anxious to come in possession of our property, and hence after the main body got out one or two hundred miles from Nauvoo, where there were no inhabitants, cut off from all resources, and unable to obtain any information from our poor brethren, the mob was so anxious to get the property of which they had forcibly deprived us, that they attacked the city with cannon and musketry, and finally drove these poor people out and compelled them to cross the river, where a great many of them perished. Were not these tribulations? Yes, and they were all foretold years before they came to pass. “After much tribulation comes the blessing, and this is the blessing which I, the Lord God, have promised unto you, that after your tribulation you shall be redeemed and be restored again to the lands of your inheritance.... We had been driven by our enemies to the very spot where Jehovah wanted us to be"
Orson Pratt given in the Salt Lake Tabernacle October 1879.
The Saints had been driven from Nauvoo and crossed here to Winter Quarters. and yet they believed that they were in the place where Jehovah wanted them to be.
What a wonderful Idea, "we are in the place where Jehovah wanted us to be". We really believe that Sister White and I were called here for a purpose and as we have served for 16 months have come to realize some of those reasons. We are assigned to teach those who come here the History of the Saints in the Missouri River area,Winter Quarters and Kanesville. One of the charges we are given is to "Strengthen the Testimony of Members and ourselves". We have found out alot about our ancestors. Family history has become more important in our lives and Elder White has been able to help many others find out about their ancestors. :) We are here to learn more about temple worship and have the privilege to serve in the Winter Quarters Temple. As we work with the Karen Group of members in our Ward, we feel we are here to help these new members of the church learn about the Church and their responsibilities of being a member. We are here to feel the Spirit of Missionary work as we serve with young missionaries and their daily activities. We are here to learn to love the people of Nebraska and Iowa. What a privilege we have to serve in this great mission!! As Orson Pratt said, " we are in the very spot that Jehovah wants to to be".
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