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Let her choose between them. They are young and rich, and of the true faith. What say you to that?" LET HER CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM THEY ARE YOUNG AND RICH AND OF THE TRUE FAITH WHAT SAY YOU TO THAT
favour in the eyes of many who are high in the land.” John Ferrier groaned internally. “There are stories of her which I would 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 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.  THE FLOWER OF UTAH AND HAS FOUND FAVOUR IN THE EYES OF MANY WHO ARE HIGH IN THE LAND JOHN FERRIER GROANED INTERNALLY THERE ARE STORIES OF HER WHICH I WOULD 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
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