Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
—While on a mission to the
Eastern States, I drove my carriage, contain-
ing myself and family into the door yard of
br. James Williams in Iowa, to camp for the
night. I tied my mules to a large oak tree
several rods from the carriage. As we were
about to lay down in the carriage for the night,
I was strongly impressed to go and move my
mules from the oak tree, and also to move my
carriage. I followed the dictates of the Spirit,
and removed my mules to a small hickory
grove, also moved my carriage several rods,
and retired to rest.
In a short time a heavy rain storm came on,
which broke the tree near the ground, and
laid it prostrate where my carriage had stood.
As it was, the top struck the hind end of the
carriage; the tree was two feet in diameter.
Thus, by obeying the whisperings of the Spirit,
myself and family were preserved.
