a healthy color came to face, and life was m[an]-
ifest in ery act. His feet were done up in IndianMud poltices, He kicked it off his feet and
scattered its contents and he called for clothes put
them on called for a boul of bread & milk & eat
it put on his hat and followed us into the street
to visit others who were sick. The unbeliever may
ask was there not deception in this, if there is any
deception in the mind of the unbeliever There was
none with Elijah Fordham the dying man nor
with those who were present, with him for a few minutes
more he would have been in the spirit world which to day
^through the blessings of God he lived up to in which year^ being 41 years since that event he is alive in the
^he died in Utah^ Mortal body in Salt Lake City while all who were with
him on that occasion with the exception of two are in the
spirit world, Among the Number were Joseph & Hyrum Smith Sidney Rigdon, Brigham YoungHeber C KimballGeorge A.
Smith and Parly Pratt,Orson Pratt & Wilford Woodruff
are the ownly two living who were present at the time and
we soon shall mingle with those who have gone.
as soon as we left Bro Fordhams we next visited
the House of Joseph B Nobles who lay very low and
a healthy color came to face, and life was m[an]
ifest in ery act. His feet were done up in
IndianMud poltices, He kicked it off his feet and
scattered its contents and he called for clothes put
them on called for a boul of bread & milk & eat
it put on his hat and followed us into the street
to visit others who were sick. The unbeliever may
ask was there not deception in this, if there is any
deception in the mind of the unbeliever There was
none with Elijah Fordham the dying man nor
with those who were present, with him for a few minutes
more he would have been in the spirit world which
through the blessings of God he lived up to 1880 in which year
he died in Utah
while all who were with
him on that occasion with the exception of two are in the
spirit world, Among the Number were Joseph & Hyrum SmithSidney Rigdon, Brigham YoungHeber C KimballGeorge A.
Smith and Parly PrattOrson Pratt & Wilford Woodruff
are the ownly two living who were present at the time and
we soon shall mingle with those who have gone.
as soon as we left Bro Fordhams we next visited
the House of Joseph B Nobles who lay very low and
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