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There was not one who did not sink upon his knees in heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath them, and learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land, and that these virgin acres were to be theirs for evermore. THERE WAS NOT ONE WHO DID NOT SINK UPON HIS KNEES IN HEARTFELT PRAYER WHEN THEY SAW THE BROAD VALLEY OF UTAH BATHED IN THE SUNLIGHT BENEATH THEM AND LEARNED FROM THE LIPS OF THEIR LEADER THAT THIS WAS THE PROMISED LAND AND THAT THESE VIRGIN ACRES WERE TO BE THEIRS FOR EVERMORE
g once more. The Elder to whose care the two waifs had been committed, led them to his waggon, where a meal was already awaiting them. “You shall remain here,” he said. “In a few days you will have recovered from your fatigues. In the meantime, remember that now and for ever you are of our religion. Brigham Young has said it, and he has spoken with the voice of Joseph Smith, which is the voice of God.” CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH. This is not the place to commemorate the trials and privations endured by the immigrant Mormons before they came to their final haven. From the shores of the Mississippi to the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains they had struggled on with a constancy almost unparalleled in history. The savage man, and the savage beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue, and disease—every impediment which Nature could place in the way, had all been overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity. Yet the long journey and the accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest among them.  PART TWO CHAPTER TWO OF A STUDY IN SCARLET BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THIS LIBER FOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY ROBERT DIXON CHAPTER TWO THE FLOWER OF UTAH THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO COMMEMORATE THE TRIALS AND PRIVATIONS ENDURED BY THE IMMIGRANT MORMONS BEFORE THEY CAME TO THEIR FINAL HAVEN FROM THE SHORES OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS THEY HAD STRUGGLED ON WITH A CONSTANCY ALMOST UNPARALLELED IN HISTORY THE SAVAGE MAN AND THE SAVAGE BEAST HUNGER THIRST FATIGUE AND DISEASE EVERY IMPEDIMENT WHICH NATURE COULD PLACE IN THE WAY HAD ALL BEEN OVERCOME WITH ANGLOS AX AND TENACITY YET THE LONG JOURNEY AND THE ACCUMULATED TERRORS HAD SHAKEN THE HEARTS OF THE STOUTEST AMONG THEM
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