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What Patience Liked About the Church

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What attracted Patience Loader to the Church and caused her and her husband to be baptized during the winter of 1850-51 in England?a.                  The fact that they paid tithingb.                  The fact that they could dancec.                   The fact that it looked fund.                  The fact that they had additional scriptureYesterday’s answer:D   Their wagon overturningFrom the life of Caroline Barnes Crosby:   It was a general time of rejoicing for several months among the Saints. They frequently met from house to house, to break bread, and drink wine and administer to the poor and afflicted. We also would attend a blessing at Dr. Frederick G. Williams. His eldest daughter had been lately married, and was about to leave for Missouri: he therefore blest her family previous to their leaving. He laid his hands upon each of their heads, and the scribe wrote them [the blessings]. The prophet Joseph was present, and had a vision of their journey, saw their wagon turn over, but no one was injured. It came to pass even as he said.Women’s Voices-An Untold History of The Latter-day Saints 1830-1900 (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1982), 51.

Vision of the Mishap

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While in Kirtland, Joseph Smith had a vision of a mishap involving the Crosby family while on their trek to Missouri. What did he see happen?a.                  Chased back to Kirtland by the mobb.                  One of the family members dyingc.                   Their horses stolen by the mobd.                  Their wagon overturningYesterday’s answer:A   40The Jewish Benevolent Society was organized in 1864 which signaled the beginning of formal celebration of Jewish Holy Days. That same year a Jewish cemetery was deeded to the Jewish community by Brigham Young. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur were observed in 1867 in the Seventies Hall at the invitation of Brigham Young. In 1873 the first formal Jewish congregation was established with the name Congregation B’nai Israel. The Passover observance of 1876 was reported in The Salt Lake Tribune which noted that at the congregation in Salt Lake numbered forty families. Chronicles of Courage, Lesson Committee (Salt Lake City: Talon Printing, 1997), 8: 244.

1876 Jewish Population in Salt Lake City

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In 1876, the Salt Lake Tribune reported that there were how many Jewish families in the city?a.                  40b.                  11c.                   23d.                  31Yesterday’s answer:C   That her husband wasn’t deadFrom the life of Ann Waddell Stewart Dugdale:   Ann was born in Scotland in 1825. She was the only child. She grew up in Dalkeith, and moved to Edinburgh when she was twenty. There she met John Stewart and they were married on June 16, 1848. Ann’s parents were dead and John was also an orphan. On May, 3, 1856, Ann, John, and their two surviving children John and Margaret Ann sailed from Liverpool on the ship, “Thornton,” for America. They landed in New York, then went by train to Iowa City, Iowa, and there they joined the James G. Willey Handcart Company. At a campground at Willow Creek fifteen corpses were buried. John Stewart, Ann’s husband, who appeared frozen to death, was placed with the others on the ground awaiting burial. Ann discovered that he was still breathing, dragged him over to the fire and with the help of others was able to revive him. She threw away most of their remaining possessions so John could ride in the handcart. She strapped her sixth month old baby Margaret across her breast with a large paisley shawl and so she could pull the handcart. The baby suffered from the frost bite to her hands and feet all the rest of her life. They arrived in Salt Lake in November, 1856. Two days later they moved to Provo, Utah, where four more children were born. Ann’s husband died, October 24, 1866, leaving Ann with five young children to raise. Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1:  850.

To Her Shock

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The day 15 corpses were placed in a common grave, what shocked Willie Handcart Company pioneer Ann Stewart?a.            That she was now a widow at such a young ageb.            That her once strong husband was one of the deadc.             That her husband wasn’t deadd.            The knowledge that she may never see the Salt Lake ValleyYesterday’s answer:B   MormonFrom the life of Louisa Walters Davis:   Louisa married Mormon Davis on October 16, 1876 in Salt Lake City. After a few years they settled in Midway, Wasatch County, Utah. They taught their children to pray and to obey the commandments of the Lord.Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 775.

Brother Davis’ Name

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Louisa Walters married Brother Davis on Oct. 16, 1876. What was Brother Davis’ name?a.                  Davisb.                  Mormonc.                   Cumorahd.                  Golden PlatesYesterday’s answer:D   An ironFrom the life of Lydia Catherine Haws Haskell Curtis:   Lydia Catherine was the fourth of nine children. The western movement was taking place country wide and her family was part of it. Lydia’s father was a farmer and he moved his family around often. They moved to Jackson County, Illinois, then Cass County, where they were approached by missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They joined and were baptized. In the spring of 1852, they headed to Utah. It had been said that Lydia and her sister, Mary Eliza, carried a ‘sad iron’ with them crossing the Plains so that they could look nice with ironed clothes. Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 729.

Carrying it Across the Plains

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Every now and again stories are told of women carrying articles that they couldn't part with across the plains when there wasn’t room to carry the item in wagons or handcarts. What did Lydia Catherine Haws and her sister Mary Eliza carry with them all the way to Utah?a.                  The family pictureb.                  A picture their grandmother paintedc.                   A wash basind.                  An ironYesterday’s answer:D   Johnston’s armyFrom the life of Elizabeth Smith Crane:   She was married to Elias Crane at Florence, Nebraska, by Elder Amasa M. Musser. Their wedding journey was 1,020 miles. They reached the Great Salt Lake Valley, September 11, 1857. Johnston’s Army was one hundred miles behind them.Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 701.

Pushing Them Along

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What was pushing Elizabeth Smith Crane and her husband to Utah in the late 1850s?a.                  The windb.                  The Nativesc.                   Mobs and robbersd.                  Johnston’s armyYesterday’s answer:A   Her father finding a purse with the needed moneyFrom the life of Agnes McGregor Cutler Cooper:   Ann McGregor was born in Scotland in 1843. When her parents came to Utah in 1852, they almost left her behind because of lack of money. However, her father found a purse with money and was allowed to keep it, which was the amount needed for her passage. She was six years old when she crossed the ocean, and nine when she crossed the plains with the David Wood Company. She walked all the way, and her shoes wore out. The sand would get so hot her mother would wrap her feet with burlap or even material from her own dress. They had a cow so there was plenty of milk. They arrived in the Valley 1 Oct. 1852.Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 669

Almost Leaving her Behind

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Too poor to bring the entire family, what was the miracle that allowed six year old Agnes McGregor to cross the ocean with her parents in 1852?a.                  Her father finding a purse with the needed moneyb.                  The first year of the Perpetual Emigration Fundc.                   Brigham Young sending money to the familyd.                  The ship captain allowing her to sail for freeYesterday’s answer:A   Car saleswomanFrom the life of Pauline Mary Williamson Clinger:   Pauline Mary’s parents were early converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Brevik area of Norway. Pauline was baptized November 20, 1859. Their family sailed on the ship, “Humboldt,” on June 2, 1866. They came with Andrew H. Scott Wagon Train arriving in Salt Lake City, October 8, 1866. The family moved directly to the Provo area. Mary found work in a home where the people were kind to her and helped her learn English. On February 9, 1868, she married James Henry Clinger whom she met the first night she was in the Provo area. Their first home, which was a log cabin, was destroyed by fire. Mary and James Henry built their next home in 1873. Mary had some responsibility for the building of the south part of the home because James Henry had gone with A. K. Thurber and others to Grass Valley (Sevier County) in 1873, with an exploring party. In addition to the farm where they first lived, Mary and James Henry homesteaded an area northeast of the family home. When a longtime friend of the Clinger family passed away, Mary used the inheritance this friend left her to send her husband to Norway on a mission to preach the restored Gospel. The balance of the money was used to buy more land. Mary operated the farm with the help of her children and hired help while her husband was on his mission. Mary continued to be the manager of the farm when James Henry returned from his mission and she became a saleswoman for Consolidated Wagon and Machine Company and a car saleswoman. Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 620-621.

You Wouldn’t Expect it at the Time

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Pauline Mary Williamson came to Utah from Norway in 1866. By the early 1870s she married Henry James Clinger. Later in life, what did Pauline do to earn money that most women wouldn’t do?a.                  Car saleswomanb.                  Electricianc.                   Blacksmithd.                  Locomotive engineerYesterday’s answer:C   Sang Church hymnsFrom the life of Johanne Marie Thomsen Christensen:   Johanne Marie Thomsen was born in Denmark, 1847, the third child in a family of six children. Had she not been a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at the age of fourteen she would have been baptized into the Lutheran Church. Thomine, (Mina) her sister, was working away from home during the day, but at night when she returned, she would sing unfamiliar hymns and told about a new religion. The hymns sparked an interest in the new religion, and as a result the family was baptized. Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1: 571

Sparking their Interest

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What was it that early convert Johanne Marie Thomsen did that interested the rest of the family to join the Church?a.                  Volunteered her parents home for branch meetingsb.                  Volunteered her parents home for the missionaries to teach investigatorsc.                   Sang Church Hymnsd.                  Read the Book of Mormon out loud Yesterday’s answer:B   Drying fruitFrom the life of Ann Green Dutson Carling:   Not only being the only midwife in Fillmore and the neighboring towns, Ann also set broken bones and sewed up wounds. Her fee as a midwife was $3.00 in either cash or produce. In addition to being a midwife, she laid out the dead, was a charter member of and a teacher in the Fillmore Ward Relief Society. She donated money to the Perpetual Emigrating Company, donated an oxen team for use in building the Salt Lake Temple, and taught Indians to dry fruit.  It was her custom to perch on the running gears of a wagon and tell the driver to drive as fast as the horse would go. One day, she fell from this precarious perch and broke her hip. This accident brought a halt to her practice as a midwife at the age of ninety. Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Daughters of Utah Pioneers: (International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: 1998), 1:503.