The Californian Crusoe Or the Lost Treasure Found a Tale of Mormonism
The Californian Crusoe Or the Lost Treasure Found a Tale of Mormonism
Robert Richards
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At length, after much solicitation, she made known to her mother the secret which was weighing her down to the grave. 86 THE CALIFORNIA^ CRUSOE ; It appeared that the prophet had privately in- formed her that the Almighty had given him a revelation to the effect that he was permitted to take several wives, after the manner of the patri- archs of old. He assured her with a solemn oath that she had been appointed in heaven to become one of his brides, and that the relation was destined to continu...e to all eternity. She was at first un- speakably overcome by this announcement, but finally, believing it to be the Lord's will, she complied, and was married to Joseph the same day, in the presence of two of his elders, a strict promise of secrecy being exacted from her on the occasion. I will not attempt to describe the horror and indignation which seized on the parents. Young Brothers, now a vigorous youth of twenty, uttered the most tremendous imprecations, seized a loaded rifle, and was on the point of rushing to Nauvoo, in order to destroy the author of all this misery ; but we restrained him for the time, and I reminded him of one declaration in the old Scriptures, which at that moment came into my mind with astonish- ing force: "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.
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