[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] During the evening A hard thunder Storm was Approaching us. My Mules were tied to A large oak tree on the opposite side of the street. I felt impressed to move my Mules away to another place. I did so. I also removed my Children out of the carriage & made them a bed in the house. I also moved my Carriage one rod down to the house in which Mrs Woodruff myself & one child slept. We had Just retired to bed when the storm reached us with great fury. In A moment the large oak tree came thundering to the ground with A mighty crash. Had I not have moved my Mules it probably would have killed them. Had I not have moved my Carriage it would have crushed it to atoms And killed us dead for the body of the tree fell whare my Carriage stood & Just missed Br Kingleys waggon. I Considerd it an interposition of Providence to save our lives.
[Source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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ReplyDeleteWW's wives at this time:
ReplyDeleteLegal and Lawful: Phoebe Whittemore Carter (8 March 1807–10 Nov 1885), m. April 13, 1837 - 9 children.
Plural: Mary Ann Jackson, (18 Feb 1818-25 Oct 1894) m. Aug 2, 1846 - 1 child. (divorced 1848 and divorced again 1853).
[Sources: DMQ, MH:OP, p.605 and Wikipedia.]
The Lord was strongly warning WW by His mighty power over the weather what would happen to his immortal soul if he continued on the path of polygamy, as Brigham Young and John Taylor tragically did.