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"You will give us time," he said at last. "My daughter is very young—she is scarce of an age to marry." YOU WILL GIVE US SOME TIME HE SAID AT LAST MY DAUGHTER IS VERY YOUNG SHE IS SCARCE OF AN AGE TO MARRY
e sainted Joseph Smith? ‘Let every maiden of the true faith marry one of the elect; for if she wed a Gentile, she commits a grievous sin.’ This being so, it is impossible that you, who profess the holy creed, should suffer your daughter to violate it.” John Ferrier made no answer, but he played nervously with his riding-whip. “Upon this one point your whole faith shall be tested—so it has been decided in the Sacred Council of Four. The girl is young, and we would not have her wed grey hairs, neither would we deprive her of all choice. We Elders have many heifers,[1] but our children must also be provided. Stangerson has a son, and Drebber has a son, and either of them would gladly welcome your daughter to their house. Let her choose between them. They are young and rich, and of the true faith. What say you to that?” [1] Heber C. Kemball, in one of his sermons, alludes to his hundred wives under this endearing epithet. Ferrier remained silent for some little time with his brows knitted. ULD FAIN DISBELIEVE STORIES THAT SHE IS SEALED TO SOME GENTILE THIS MUST BE THE GOSSIP OF IDLE TONGUES WHAT IS THE THIRTEENTH RULE IN THE CODE OF THE SAINTED JOSEPH SMITH LET EVERY MAIDEN OF THE TRUE FAITH MARRY ONE OF THE ELECT FOR IF SHE WED A GENTILE SHE COMMITS A GRIEVOUS SIN THIS BEING SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT YOU WHO PROFESS THE HOLY CREED SHOULD SUFFER YOUR DAUGHTER TO VIOLATE IT JOHN FERRIER MADE NO ANSWER BUT HE PLAYED NERVOUSLY WITH HIS RIDING WHIP UPON THIS ONE POINT YOUR WHOLE FAITH SHALL BE TESTED SO IT HAS BEEN DECIDED IN THE SACRED COUNCIL OF FOUR THE GIRL IS YOUNG AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE HER WET GRAY HAIRS NEITHER WILL WE DEPRIVE HER OF ALL CHOICE WE ELDERS HAVE MANY HEIFERS BUT OUR CHILDREN MUST ALSO BE PROVIDED STANGERSON HAS A SON AND DREBBER HAS A SON AND EITHER OF THEM WILL GLADLY WELCOME YOUR DAUGHTER TO THEIR HOUSE LET HER CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM THEY ARE YOUNG AND RICH AND OF THE TRUE FAITH WHAT SAY YOU TO THAT FARIED SILENT FOR SOME LITTLE TIME WITH HIS BROWS KNITTED
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