ous lesson for us to pattern after. The reward was the hope ot finding a sanctuary—they were unheralded—there was no chance or cheers to hasten their footsteps, no banner unfurled along their pathway, only their faith, their courage, their foresight, and their religious ardor which supplied them with energy to continue until their purpose was achieved. After the long trek across the plains the company arrived in Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 25, 1855. They had a hard time even existing that winter as the grasshoppers had destroyed most everything. For two months they lived on badly frozen potatoes and siftings of corn meal. The following spring they dug segoes to eat and later when the beet tops were high enough to use they lived on beet greens. Mother was very sick that winter and scarcely expected to live. A neighbor Saphrona Martin would bring a cup of new milk each night and in time her health was restored. This Sister Martin would invite grandmother's family to eat at her home. The meal would consist of hot thickened milk which was very much enjoyed and appreciated. Fuel was scarce and they oft times sat on the bed with the bed clothes tucked around them to keep warm. In 1857 they got word that Johnston's Army was coming to kill the Saints. However the Army was held back in Echo Canyon until the next year and the people in Salt Lake all moved south to Provo and left the city empty. After the Army had marched through the city the Saints moved back to Salt Lake. When they went to Provo grandma with a new baby was taken there in President Young's carriage and cared for at his place. In the spring of 1861 they moved to Morgan and settled on Canyon Creek. Later they moved over in the city and built the first brick house in Morgan. When BrougH and another man first came to Morgan grandpa gave them potatoes and grain to plant their first crops and they in return made the brick for his house and a bricklayer helped lay it up. They made their own tubs, buckets, brooms, brushes, baskets and washboards. They made all the clothing they wore. -32— Grandpa furnished his new brick house and finished it inside with mantles, linen closets, wardrobes and a lovely pantry with every convenience that any woman would be proud of. He even had his own work shop. He died Sept. 21, 1897 at the age of 72 years. Grandma died July 13, 1920 at the age of 93 years. In the year 1858 word was received that Johnson's Army was coming but was detained in Echo Canyon until the next spring. In the meantime the Saints moved south leaving the city vacant with the exceptions of a few guards on duty. The Army marched through the city after a peace treaty was agreed upon. In the spring of 1861 she went with her parents, brother George and sister Margaret to Morgan City, Utah, a distance of 50 miles from Salt Lake City. Her father built them a one room log house which had a dirt floor and roof. They gathered wild fruit from the mountains and remembers how they were infested by snakes, coyotes and bears, and quite often the bears would make a raid on their cattle and sheep. Grandpa Simmons planted fruit trees and shrubs of various kinds and in due time the living was better, but the crops were destroyed by grasshoppers and drouth seven different years. Reading, writing, spelling and arithmetic were the main subjects taught in school those days and mother was always at the head of her class in spelling and got high marks in all her studies. Elizabeth Crouch was her first teacher. Memorizing verses and poetry in school was very popular at that time and in later years she would recite these verses, poems and rhythms to her children. They had no desks then but sat on high benches and would hold their books and slates on their laps. Mother at one time had a badly scalded arm from her shoulder to her elbow and when her dress was taken off the flesh came with it leaving the bone bare. They were so afraid she would never use her arm again, but in time it healed but left a terrible scar. One time a group of children were taking turns rolling up in a wagon cover and when mothers turn came she almost smothered. When she was just a child a boy gave her a piece of lime and —33—