Below are the quotes that were used in the video.
The Come, Follow Me curriculum does not include a lesson on the handcart pioneers and more specifically, the Martin and Willie Handcart Companies. I love some of the lessons that I have learned from these wonderful women and men. In this video, I wanted to share a few of the lessons that I have learned from these pioneers.
Elder M. Russell Ballard: “We cannot begin to understand the journeys made by those who laid the foundation of this dispensation until we understand their spiritual underpinnings. Once we make that connection, however, we will begin to see how their journeys parallel our own. There are lessons for us in every footstep they took.” (General Conference, April, 1997)
John Jaques: “As only a very limited amount of baggage could be taken with the handcarts, during the long stay in the Iowa City camping ground there was a general lightening of such things as could best be done without. Many things were sold cheaply to residents of that vicinity, and many more things were left on the camping ground for anybody to take or leave at his pleasure. It was grievous to see the heaps of books and other articles thus left in the sun and rain and dust, representing a respectable amount of money spent therefore in England, but thenceforth a waste and a dead loss to the owners.” (Salt Lake Daily Herald, 1 December 1878, 1.)
John Jaques: “This caused many heartaches, for many of the cherished articles brought from the old country were disposed of at great sacrifice.” (Stella Jaques Bell, Life History and Writings of John Jaques: Including a Diary of the Martin Handcart Company (n.p.: L. D. Bell, 1978), 109)
“Elder Boyd K. Packer has analyzed the significance of the off-loading of excess baggage; he pointed out that, “everything taken at the outset, by these handcart pioneers was deemed indispensable,” but the “definition of indispensability was rapidly revised in the
interest of survival and priorities established on the scale, size, weight, and immediate usefulness.”
Why did these handcart pioneers discard so many things? “Because they just could not carry it.” (Meservy, The Willie and Martin Handcart Companies: Application and Insights into a Recurring Rescue, Religious Educator, Vol. 17, NO. 3, 2016, p 63)
“Isaac Foster … pointed out the irony that “possessiveness compelled most of the immigrants to cling to their burdens until they wore out their teams.”
G. E. Peterson taught, “To lighten up at the outset was our salvation.” (Meservy, The Willie and Martin Handcart Companies: Application and Insights into a Recurring Rescue, Religious Educator, Vol. 17, NO. 3, 2016, p 63)
President Gordon B. Hinckley: “So many of you go through life carrying grudges. We say we forgive, but we cannot forget. The Lord has said, "I will forgive thy sins and remember them no more against thee" (Doctrine and Covenants 58:42).
Brothers and sisters, I plead with you if you have in your systems any element of grudge against anybody, an unforgiving attitude, get rid of it. It will destroy you. It will poison you. It will affect your lives. It will affect your children. (https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/2005-06-04/messages-of-inspiration-from-president-hinckley-32-91197)
“At a tense meeting in Florence, Nebraska on August 13, 1856, Levi Savage was asked for his views and told the group that he firmly believed that embarking West so late in the season was dangerous. ] When overruled Savage reportedly said, "What I have said I know to be true; but seeing you are to go forward, I will go with you, will help all I can, will work with you, will rest with you, and if necessary, will die with you. May God in his mercy bless and preserve us.“ William Woodward, a captain of the company, later wrote, "Levi Savage, who was censured for his truthful statement at Florence, was I think the best help we had—resolute & determined his whole soul was for the salvation of our company.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Savage_Jr.)
Harvey Cluff: “Quietly resting in the seclusion of the willow copse three miles from the road I volenteered to take a sign board and place it at a conspicious place at the main road… In facing the northern blast up hill I found it quite difficult to keep from freezing. I had only been back to camp a short time when two men rode <up> from Willies handcart Company. The signboard had done the work of salvation. Had Captain Willie and his fellow traveller from his company continued on the road they certainly would have perished as they would have reached the Sweetwater where the storm first struck us. The handcart company was then 25 miles from out camp and as they had travelled that distance without food for themselves or horse and no bedding they must have perished.” (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/sources/44109/harvey-h-cluff-autobiography-journals-and-scrapbook-1868-1916-autobiography-1868-1888-18-25)
Elder M. Russell Ballard: “…standing on the same hill from which the Willie Company first saw their rescuers, I contemplated the joy that will fill our hearts when we fully come to know the eternal significance of the greatest rescue – the rescue of the family of God by the Lord Jesus Christ.” (General Conference, April, 1997)
At Martin's Cove:
Hallowed Ground - “Go in a spirit of reverence and respect, and know that you are walking on hallowed ground.” (President Gordon B. Hinckley at the Martin’s Cove dedication ceremony, 10 May 1997)
The Sweetwater Crossing:
Dan Jones and the Fort at Devil’s Gate
“A proposal was put forward to carry only people and minimal provisions for them back to the valley, leaving every other good and possession behind at Devil's Gate, under guard until spring. When he heard the plan, Captain George D. Grant, one of the leaders of the rescue party, said, "I have thought of this, but there are no provisions to leave with them and it would be asking too much of anyone to stay here and starve for the sake of these goods; besides," he said, "where is there a man to stay if called upon." Dan Jones spoke up and said, "Any of us would.”
Of that moment Brother Jones later wrote: "There was not money enough on earth to have hired me to stay. I had left home for only a few days and was not prepared to remain so long away; but I remembered my assertion that any of us would stay if called upon. I could not [break my word.]"
“We ate all the poor meat; one would get hungry eating it. Finally that was all gone, nothing but hides were left. We made a trial of them. A lot was cooked and eaten without any seasoning and it made the whole company sick. Many were so turned against the stuff that it made them sick to think of it. . . Things looked dark, for nothing remained but the poor raw hides taken from starved cattle. We asked the Lord to direct us what to do. The brethren did not murmur, but felt to trust in God. We had cooked the hide, after soaking and scraping the hair off until it was soft and then ate it, glue and all. This made it rather inclined to stay with us longer than we desired. . . .
“Finally I was impressed how to fix the stuff and gave the company advice, telling them how to cook it; for them scorch and scrape the hair off; this had a tendency to kill and purify the bad taste that scalding gave it. After scraping, boil one hour in plenty of water, throwing the water away which had extracted all the glue, the wash and scrape the hide thoroughly, washing in cold water, then boil to a jelly and let it get cold, and then eat with a little sugar sprinkled on it. This was considerable trouble, but we had little else to do and it was better than starving.
“We asked the Lord to bless our stomachs and adapt them to this food. We hadn’t the faith to ask him to bless the raw-hide for it was “hard stock.” On eating now all seemed to relish the feast. We were three days without eating before this second attempt was made. We enjoyed this sumptuous fare for about six weeks, and never had the gout.” (Jones, Forty Years Among the Indians, 81–82.)
Elder David A. Bednar: “My dear brothers and sisters, I know what I would have prayed for in those circumstances. I would have prayed for something else to eat. "Heavenly Father, please send me a quail or a buffalo." It never would have occurred to me to pray that my stomach would be strengthened and adapted to what we already had. What did Daniel W. Jones know?
“He knew about the enabling power of the atonement of Jesus Christ. He did not pray that his circumstances would be changed. He prayed that he would be strengthened to deal with his circumstances. Just as Nephi, Amulek, and Alma and his people were strengthened, Daniel W. Jones had the spiritual insight to know what to ask for in that prayer.” (Elder David A. Bednar, BYU-Idaho Devotional, January 8, 2002)
Ephriam Hanks:
Joseph Elder wrote: :“…we crossed over the rocky Ridge again… except those who went on to the next (Martin) company. …that was an awful day, many can never forget …men, women, and children weakened down by cold and hunger weeping… and sum even dying by the roadside. Oh how my heart did quake and shuder at the awful seens which surrounded me. The next morning we buryed nine all in one deep and wide grave.”
Levi Savage wrote: “…about nine o’clock a.m. commenced ascending the Rocky Ridge. This was a severe day. The wind blew hard and cold… some places steep and covered with deep snow. We became weary, set down to rest, and some became chilled and commenced to freeze. …[wagons were] perfectly loaded down with the sick and children, so thickly stacked I was fearful some would smother. …in camp, but few tents were pitched and men, women, and children sat shivering with cold around their small fires.
“…two teams started to bring up the rear. Just before daylight they returned, bringing all with them, some badly frozen,…some dead. …It was certainly heartrendering to hear children crying for their mothers and mothers crying for their children. By the time I got them situated as circumstances would admit, day was dawning. I had not shut my eyes for sleep, nor lain down. I was nearly exhausted with fatigue and want of rest.”
Jens Pederson wrote: “When they were having such hard times with low rations and cold weather, one man decided he didn’t want to put up with any more so just said he wasn’t going another step. …Grandpa tried to reason with him, but that did no good. Finally he said, ‘Well, if your are not going… “…I’m going to give you a good whipping before I go on,’ and he slapped him quite hard on the face, and started running to catch up to the company. It made the man angry and he started after grandpa and both of them caught up to the company. The man went on and later thanked grandpa for saving his life.”
Sarah James wrote: “Toward morning some of the captains who had gone out to gather up the stragglers came into camp bearing the dead body of my father and the badly frozen body of my brother Reuben… When morning came Father’s body along with the others who had died during the night were buried in a deep hole. Brush was thrown in and then dirt. A fire was built over the grave to kill the scent to keep the wolves from digging up the remains.”
“I can see my mother’s face as she sat looking at the partly conscious Reuben. Her eyes looked so dead that I was afraid. She didn’t sit long however for my mother was never one to cry. When it was time to move out Mother had her family ready to go. She put her invalid son in the cart with her baby and we joined the train. Our mother was a strong woman and she would see us through anything.”
Elder Steven E. Snow: “The Church makes a substantial commitment to historic sites because of “the importance of remembering…”
“They come for a variety of reasons, but two of the main reasons are to remember what took place there and to reinforce faith. Parents bring their children so they feel the spirit of these sacred places.
“It is one thing to read about a handcart, but quite another to pull a handcart. Being in the Sacred Grove is a much more powerful experience than being taught about the Sacred Grove. Families want to feel the spirit of the places, and parents want their children to remember what others did who went before.
“So in my view it really is about remembering.” (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/church-historic-sites-reinforce-faith-and-help-us-remember?lang=eng)
Reddick Allred was positioned at South Pass and was asked to keep the road open. Redick was assigned to wait with the extra supplies at South Pass and meet the handcart companies and the rescuers on their way back to Salt Lake. Some of the other rescuers who reached South Pass later, presumed that the handcart pioneers were either dead or had decided to wait out the winter where they were, so they turned around and went back to Salt Lake. They tried to convince Redick to go with them but he was faithful in completing his assignment and waited for the emigrants to arrive.
When Brigham Young found out about Reddick Allred's actions, he exclaimed “Hurrah for the bulldog, good for hanging on.”
President Henry B. Eryring: “Reddick Allred refused to budge. …When the Willie Company was finally found, and had made that heart rending pull up and over Rocky Ridge, it was Reddick Allred and his wagons that waited for them…. I am confident that Brother Allred prayed while he waited. …He then knew that the counsel to stand fast was from God.” (General Conference, April 1997)
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: “Take your team and wagon; load it with your love, your testimony, and a spiritual sack of flour; then drive in any direction. The Lord will lead you to those in need if you will but embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ… Open your heart and your hand to those trapped in the twenty-first century equivalent of Martin’s Cove and Devil’s Gate.” (General Conference, October, 2006)
Elder M. Russell Ballard: “We cannot begin to understand the journeys made by those who laid the foundation of this dispensation until we understand their spiritual underpinnings. Once we make that connection, however, we will begin to see how their journeys parallel our own. There are lessons for us in every footstep they took.” (General Conference, April, 1997)
Lessons from the Handcart Pioneers
Elder M. Russell Ballard: “We cannot begin to understand the journeys made by those who laid the foundation of this dispensation until we understand their spiritual underpinnings. Once we make that connection, however, we will begin to see how their journeys parallel our own. There are lessons for us in every footstep they took.” (General Conference, April, 1997)
John Jaques: “As only a very limited amount of baggage could be taken with the handcarts, during the long stay in the Iowa City camping ground there was a general lightening of such things as could best be done without. Many things were sold cheaply to residents of that vicinity, and many more things were left on the camping ground for anybody to take or leave at his pleasure. It was grievous to see the heaps of books and other articles thus left in the sun and rain and dust, representing a respectable amount of money spent therefore in England, but thenceforth a waste and a dead loss to the owners.” (Salt Lake Daily Herald, 1 December 1878, 1.)
John Jaques: “This caused many heartaches, for many of the cherished articles brought from the old country were disposed of at great sacrifice.” (Stella Jaques Bell, Life History and Writings of John Jaques: Including a Diary of the Martin Handcart Company (n.p.: L. D. Bell, 1978), 109)
“Elder Boyd K. Packer has analyzed the significance of the off-loading of excess baggage; he pointed out that, “everything taken at the outset, by these handcart pioneers was deemed indispensable,” but the “definition of indispensability was rapidly revised in the
interest of survival and priorities established on the scale, size, weight, and immediate usefulness.”
Why did these handcart pioneers discard so many things? “Because they just could not carry it.” (Meservy, The Willie and Martin Handcart Companies: Application and Insights into a Recurring Rescue, Religious Educator, Vol. 17, NO. 3, 2016, p 63)
“Isaac Foster … pointed out the irony that “possessiveness compelled most of the immigrants to cling to their burdens until they wore out their teams.”
G. E. Peterson taught, “To lighten up at the outset was our salvation.” (Meservy, The Willie and Martin Handcart Companies: Application and Insights into a Recurring Rescue, Religious Educator, Vol. 17, NO. 3, 2016, p 63)
President Gordon B. Hinckley: “So many of you go through life carrying grudges. We say we forgive, but we cannot forget. The Lord has said, "I will forgive thy sins and remember them no more against thee" (Doctrine and Covenants 58:42).
Brothers and sisters, I plead with you if you have in your systems any element of grudge against anybody, an unforgiving attitude, get rid of it. It will destroy you. It will poison you. It will affect your lives. It will affect your children. (https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/2005-06-04/messages-of-inspiration-from-president-hinckley-32-91197)
“At a tense meeting in Florence, Nebraska on August 13, 1856, Levi Savage was asked for his views and told the group that he firmly believed that embarking West so late in the season was dangerous. ] When overruled Savage reportedly said, "What I have said I know to be true; but seeing you are to go forward, I will go with you, will help all I can, will work with you, will rest with you, and if necessary, will die with you. May God in his mercy bless and preserve us.“ William Woodward, a captain of the company, later wrote, "Levi Savage, who was censured for his truthful statement at Florence, was I think the best help we had—resolute & determined his whole soul was for the salvation of our company.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Savage_Jr.)
Harvey Cluff: “Quietly resting in the seclusion of the willow copse three miles from the road I volenteered to take a sign board and place it at a conspicious place at the main road… In facing the northern blast up hill I found it quite difficult to keep from freezing. I had only been back to camp a short time when two men rode <up> from Willies handcart Company. The signboard had done the work of salvation. Had Captain Willie and his fellow traveller from his company continued on the road they certainly would have perished as they would have reached the Sweetwater where the storm first struck us. The handcart company was then 25 miles from out camp and as they had travelled that distance without food for themselves or horse and no bedding they must have perished.” (https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/sources/44109/harvey-h-cluff-autobiography-journals-and-scrapbook-1868-1916-autobiography-1868-1888-18-25)
Elder M. Russell Ballard: “…standing on the same hill from which the Willie Company first saw their rescuers, I contemplated the joy that will fill our hearts when we fully come to know the eternal significance of the greatest rescue – the rescue of the family of God by the Lord Jesus Christ.” (General Conference, April, 1997)
At Martin's Cove:
- First two days they huddled around an abandoned fort.
- •When the storm broke they moved two miles to the cove. They were there five days.
- •They had to cross the Sweetwater an extra time.
- In his dedicatory prayer, President Hinckley mentioned the suffering of the handcart pioneers: "We remember all who traveled this way and suffered so much. Their pain was immeasurable. Hundreds died and were buried along this trail of tears. Their rescue was nothing short of heroic.
- "Their measure of sacrifice was greater than any of us can understand. Those who walked this way long ago came to know the sacrifices of Thy Son in a unique and wonderful way," declared President Hinckley. (https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/1997-05-10/hallowed-ground-made-sacred-130675)
Hallowed Ground - “Go in a spirit of reverence and respect, and know that you are walking on hallowed ground.” (President Gordon B. Hinckley at the Martin’s Cove dedication ceremony, 10 May 1997)
The Sweetwater Crossing:
- The story of the “3 boys” who carried people across the river has been altered over the years:
- There were many who helped.
- Of the 3 or 4 commonly referred to, one died at age 32 after a 4 year mission to England, the last died at age 84.
- Solomon Kimball wrote that when Brigham Young heard of the heroic act: “he wept like a child, and declared that this act alone would immortalize them.” (Improvement Era in July, 1908 page 679)
Dan Jones and the Fort at Devil’s Gate
- Dan Jones was part of the Express group that discovered the Martin Company at Bessemer Bend.
- Dan, the best cook, was selected to remain behind with 18 men to take care of the cached goods.
- They had 20 days’ provisions to last 5 months.
“A proposal was put forward to carry only people and minimal provisions for them back to the valley, leaving every other good and possession behind at Devil's Gate, under guard until spring. When he heard the plan, Captain George D. Grant, one of the leaders of the rescue party, said, "I have thought of this, but there are no provisions to leave with them and it would be asking too much of anyone to stay here and starve for the sake of these goods; besides," he said, "where is there a man to stay if called upon." Dan Jones spoke up and said, "Any of us would.”
Of that moment Brother Jones later wrote: "There was not money enough on earth to have hired me to stay. I had left home for only a few days and was not prepared to remain so long away; but I remembered my assertion that any of us would stay if called upon. I could not [break my word.]"
“We ate all the poor meat; one would get hungry eating it. Finally that was all gone, nothing but hides were left. We made a trial of them. A lot was cooked and eaten without any seasoning and it made the whole company sick. Many were so turned against the stuff that it made them sick to think of it. . . Things looked dark, for nothing remained but the poor raw hides taken from starved cattle. We asked the Lord to direct us what to do. The brethren did not murmur, but felt to trust in God. We had cooked the hide, after soaking and scraping the hair off until it was soft and then ate it, glue and all. This made it rather inclined to stay with us longer than we desired. . . .
“Finally I was impressed how to fix the stuff and gave the company advice, telling them how to cook it; for them scorch and scrape the hair off; this had a tendency to kill and purify the bad taste that scalding gave it. After scraping, boil one hour in plenty of water, throwing the water away which had extracted all the glue, the wash and scrape the hide thoroughly, washing in cold water, then boil to a jelly and let it get cold, and then eat with a little sugar sprinkled on it. This was considerable trouble, but we had little else to do and it was better than starving.
“We asked the Lord to bless our stomachs and adapt them to this food. We hadn’t the faith to ask him to bless the raw-hide for it was “hard stock.” On eating now all seemed to relish the feast. We were three days without eating before this second attempt was made. We enjoyed this sumptuous fare for about six weeks, and never had the gout.” (Jones, Forty Years Among the Indians, 81–82.)
Elder David A. Bednar: “My dear brothers and sisters, I know what I would have prayed for in those circumstances. I would have prayed for something else to eat. "Heavenly Father, please send me a quail or a buffalo." It never would have occurred to me to pray that my stomach would be strengthened and adapted to what we already had. What did Daniel W. Jones know?
“He knew about the enabling power of the atonement of Jesus Christ. He did not pray that his circumstances would be changed. He prayed that he would be strengthened to deal with his circumstances. Just as Nephi, Amulek, and Alma and his people were strengthened, Daniel W. Jones had the spiritual insight to know what to ask for in that prayer.” (Elder David A. Bednar, BYU-Idaho Devotional, January 8, 2002)
Ephriam Hanks:
- Received promptings to go and help the handcarters.
- Was ready and gone in a couple of days.
- Past the Willie Company at Fort Bridger.
- Continued past other rescuers that had stopped at South Pass.
- Killed buffalo, considered them gifts.
- Feed the camp, gave many blessings, performed surgeries, gave HOPE!
Joseph Elder wrote: :“…we crossed over the rocky Ridge again… except those who went on to the next (Martin) company. …that was an awful day, many can never forget …men, women, and children weakened down by cold and hunger weeping… and sum even dying by the roadside. Oh how my heart did quake and shuder at the awful seens which surrounded me. The next morning we buryed nine all in one deep and wide grave.”
Levi Savage wrote: “…about nine o’clock a.m. commenced ascending the Rocky Ridge. This was a severe day. The wind blew hard and cold… some places steep and covered with deep snow. We became weary, set down to rest, and some became chilled and commenced to freeze. …[wagons were] perfectly loaded down with the sick and children, so thickly stacked I was fearful some would smother. …in camp, but few tents were pitched and men, women, and children sat shivering with cold around their small fires.
“…two teams started to bring up the rear. Just before daylight they returned, bringing all with them, some badly frozen,…some dead. …It was certainly heartrendering to hear children crying for their mothers and mothers crying for their children. By the time I got them situated as circumstances would admit, day was dawning. I had not shut my eyes for sleep, nor lain down. I was nearly exhausted with fatigue and want of rest.”
Jens Pederson wrote: “When they were having such hard times with low rations and cold weather, one man decided he didn’t want to put up with any more so just said he wasn’t going another step. …Grandpa tried to reason with him, but that did no good. Finally he said, ‘Well, if your are not going… “…I’m going to give you a good whipping before I go on,’ and he slapped him quite hard on the face, and started running to catch up to the company. It made the man angry and he started after grandpa and both of them caught up to the company. The man went on and later thanked grandpa for saving his life.”
Sarah James wrote: “Toward morning some of the captains who had gone out to gather up the stragglers came into camp bearing the dead body of my father and the badly frozen body of my brother Reuben… When morning came Father’s body along with the others who had died during the night were buried in a deep hole. Brush was thrown in and then dirt. A fire was built over the grave to kill the scent to keep the wolves from digging up the remains.”
“I can see my mother’s face as she sat looking at the partly conscious Reuben. Her eyes looked so dead that I was afraid. She didn’t sit long however for my mother was never one to cry. When it was time to move out Mother had her family ready to go. She put her invalid son in the cart with her baby and we joined the train. Our mother was a strong woman and she would see us through anything.”
Elder Steven E. Snow: “The Church makes a substantial commitment to historic sites because of “the importance of remembering…”
“They come for a variety of reasons, but two of the main reasons are to remember what took place there and to reinforce faith. Parents bring their children so they feel the spirit of these sacred places.
“It is one thing to read about a handcart, but quite another to pull a handcart. Being in the Sacred Grove is a much more powerful experience than being taught about the Sacred Grove. Families want to feel the spirit of the places, and parents want their children to remember what others did who went before.
“So in my view it really is about remembering.” (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/church-historic-sites-reinforce-faith-and-help-us-remember?lang=eng)
Reddick Allred was positioned at South Pass and was asked to keep the road open. Redick was assigned to wait with the extra supplies at South Pass and meet the handcart companies and the rescuers on their way back to Salt Lake. Some of the other rescuers who reached South Pass later, presumed that the handcart pioneers were either dead or had decided to wait out the winter where they were, so they turned around and went back to Salt Lake. They tried to convince Redick to go with them but he was faithful in completing his assignment and waited for the emigrants to arrive.
When Brigham Young found out about Reddick Allred's actions, he exclaimed “Hurrah for the bulldog, good for hanging on.”
President Henry B. Eryring: “Reddick Allred refused to budge. …When the Willie Company was finally found, and had made that heart rending pull up and over Rocky Ridge, it was Reddick Allred and his wagons that waited for them…. I am confident that Brother Allred prayed while he waited. …He then knew that the counsel to stand fast was from God.” (General Conference, April 1997)
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: “Take your team and wagon; load it with your love, your testimony, and a spiritual sack of flour; then drive in any direction. The Lord will lead you to those in need if you will but embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ… Open your heart and your hand to those trapped in the twenty-first century equivalent of Martin’s Cove and Devil’s Gate.” (General Conference, October, 2006)
Elder M. Russell Ballard: “We cannot begin to understand the journeys made by those who laid the foundation of this dispensation until we understand their spiritual underpinnings. Once we make that connection, however, we will begin to see how their journeys parallel our own. There are lessons for us in every footstep they took.” (General Conference, April, 1997)
Lessons from the Handcart Pioneers
- We must decide what is worth carrying on our journey to the promised land.
- Respond humbly when someone gets after you. Your response may bless another in their time of need.
- As a leader, be quick to see the future needs of others.
- Listen to and act on the prompting of the Spirit.
- There is joy in God’s rescue of us.
- Keep your promises.
- Pray to be strengthened to deal with your circumstances.
- Your inspiration may bring hope to someone today.
- We can ask (or expect) others to do hard things. Especially when we see that it may lead to their salvation.
- Being in a sacred place is a much more powerful experience than being taught about a sacred place.
- Hang on! Do what a prophet asks you do to.
- “Stand fast.”
- Rescues often a lot of people and will take time.