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Naylor, George, 1851-1927

Autobiography, 1924
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0014 at nighto, enough aoth&t the ' breath .ould fre'l~ on . , b.ard and
~~4~. "9pl4 take . until aoon to thaw out.. I 0 on1l1nu.d on until i I'~a.oh.d sf"'

foot .." 4e"eM4 the deeert. of .eTa'- ••here I .ufferod aoet with my f.et ..4
Ld ~ • • U1"'a for .ant ef qter, 8Jl,d until 1117 tonguo ••olled 1D 1117 mouth and ay /l1llYa

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turned to gum. I aaw aome .on wClrklng .. tho ra11road traok and went to
~1I'llt .•• them for .at.r. The aeotloD foremanoame to ' .', I aaked for water, So
..ou, ••• .ald he had ~o ••ter but plenty of te•• I toid hlm I 41d Dot uao 1t. Se
l ilo.l'll ~1 ." .&14 it.aa nearly half milk. I .t11l retuaed. Se .aid lt ... nearll all
,'Yo ailo. allk. 8tll1 I refuaed. So aald there waa no water wlthin twelTe milea
.ad they wo~d flnd my dead boly before I had gone far. I otarted ~,
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I 1IhollQ1ll but beoame dOWDcaat and thlnking of my wlfe and faml1y twelTe thouaand
td b"'~, milea aW&1 and unable to help them, I turned from the ru4 and be,ll\S
,.. of.~ alone I offered my aoul to God In prayer. He opened the .1ndowa of Hea-
,0'" I . • •t Ten to me and gaTe me ~ wonderful v1alon. After the wlaion olooed I .ent
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oame t. mT reaoue for belDg determined to keep the word of wladom.
t ~l'l"" I ooaUnued the ~ourney until, I oame to the ou1lak1r1la If Brigham
. , .. u4. 01t7. There I mat !rothera Abe Zundell and Willlam woodland and aaked
I h !tl~ them for a rlde. They aaked me where I was gOiftS. I told them 10 !riS-
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104 •• ~ •• In the affirmatiTe. When I told them I ... a Ko. .on the~ doubted me, ao
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Booded ., hon.. and .owe to 8,u.taJ,n . , f&IUly at ho•••• 'IIhi fan. I
ea••'l'.d th. abo.o oall, th ....pl,. .... baok. ~o'll ...&4y. ' ~ho ~rt bl.....
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4011..1'8. About fon1 of' thill ~ount .&8 shen 110 •• at .. f ....ow.il. I
.. labor.d In th. London Oonf...enoo for 1Iwo
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0' wIth ••n holdIng tho Moloholl.dl0 Pl'i ••thood. Samuol tho Lamanit.

..- Pl'opholl W,,8 IIpo&king and told ••

aB •• tIme h•• -.1, h. ooul' gl.e DO mol"
w~.rful thingll. After ope&klng for
natil lIomo one in tho ..OQ. l.ft
,.. ... th.y oould not understand 01' ... oopt hll h ..ohinge. ~ l.ft tho
rfo•• H. lIald ho h..d oome to gl •• tho ..e••1atlon of Jo.ua Ohrl.t po ..-
ilalnlDg to thll1 .anh durlD, It\. IIlx thoueand ,earll Of oontlnu,anoo.
"'el B...ep.atod hi. mOIl.a,. ~ur tlmo •• eaoh ti.o many loft tho 1"0". 11111
oD11 a f •• woro left I ad ~j • •IJ ",u8of tho t.w that romainod, whiOh la
I' an ••ld.noo t ••• that .UGh r ••• l ..1IloD wIll bo sl.on to thi. ohuroh
b.for. tho oOmiDI of tho X'lIlIlah.
I' IB lUB. 1918, a1l twol.o o'olook DOOD. &8 I .... out of III ahop I

'0' .... 1.pr•••• d to look a llttlo w.st of Dorth. ~d ao I look.d I aaw

th. ~h arll10 out of tho horl.on. and a8 I 100k.II laW all th' affalrb
ot •••• ,oT.rnaont •• Gomm.rolal Inlltltutlonll, tho arta ~d aaltDG •• ,
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lol. of p:reTailtl up •• 'IIhe 1fhole E..l'1Ih and the IUll.u1ua .... hn. an4 ~'7
La I po,.o."d OyoF.Y. • oul. I 'belleyo the judS••••• et o.d 1. h.r. to '0 •.
~"1'11. I t%'J7 tho Wiokod, and 1Ih. 1I1mo 1. no ,,1' ..11 hand 1I'htJt Qhrla1l" 11'111 QO.O
1ft 'bl... - to ". .11 up bla klnpom -..40 .. 1I~Ulah a rolsn of p'aOO' all' rlshttou••••
~lre4 I haYO 'b.on M1'1'lo' flft.7-1Ihroo !oara on the 9th of J'al7, 1914.,
,il. I ani. D7 11'1 fo, 1. '11111 .1I'11Ih 1110.

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to ,0 baok homo to God. Wh.n the oall' 00llle8 Iahall ~o ye~T h~PP7
,. flll- a8 I hayo m&D7 loy •• one8 on the other a14e. I haye al% ohl1'ron, . ,

~1h fath.r and lIIy. mothor, lIome brothors and slatora, and many :tr10ndll to

.11.1 for ,r.ot III •• I o%poot a good re.ar4 for 1117 dil1gonoo, lIa.rifloo. and
~o_ l,ft fa1th:tulDou 111. tho lt1ngdom of G04.
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