[Brigham Young] ... The wind rose about one o'clock in the morning. I went upon deck and felt impressed in spirit to pray to the Father, in the name of Jesus, for a forgiveness of my sins, and then I felt to command the winds to cease, and let us go safe on our journey. The winds abated, and I felt to give the glory and honor and praise to that God who rules all things. ...
[Source: Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844, ed. Elden Jay Watson (Salt Lake City: Smith Secretarial Service, 1968).]
on Lake Erie from Fairport,OH to Erie,PA & then Buffalo,NY.
ReplyDeleteThis was when BY was still a true apostle before he later fell when he took his 1st polygamous wife in 1842.