Zera pulsipher autobiography of benjamin franklin

In the winter of , Wilford listened to the preaching of Zera Pulsipher, and the spirit bore witness of the truth of his teachings.

Lived with her about one year when she died leaving one child which we named Harriet. The same time I thought it might be something that would give light to my mind upon principles that I had been thinking of for years. All at once there seemed to be a ray of light from heaven which caused me to stop work for a short time, but soon began again.

Then in a few minutes another light came over my head which caused me to look up. After entering baptismal waters in January , Zera had a great desire to share the message of the Restoration with others—. The Lord will show me where to go. I am going where He guides me. Just long enough do the work the Lord has for me to do. The spirit of God rested mightily upon him and he bore a strong testimony of the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon and of the mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

I believed all that he said. The spirit bore witness of its truth. In the spring of , Zera and his family gathered with the Saints to Kirtland, Ohio. He wrote of the persecution that occurred in that Latter-day Saint settlement:. The people being much opposed to our faith decided to drive us out of the country. After residing a few years in Bear Creek and then in Nauvoo, Illinois, he crossed the loess hills of Iowa to reach the Winter Quarters encampment.

By spring of , he had journeyed on to the Salt Lake Valley. At the October general conference, Heber C.