ftly wheeling the child away. Kathleen was rescued by the frightened nurse. It was later learned that the would-be kidnapper was a member of a gang who stole children from wealthy families, sold their clothes and carriages and destroyed their little victims. William Arthur did not enjoy the confinement of working in a store and quit his job, taking his family to Canada where he tried his luck at farming. He work¬ed for a short time on a farm in Manitoba and when crops were destroyed by frost the Pettit family moved to Winnepeg where Arthur found a job in a dry goods store. They built a six-room home in Winnepeg, lived there six years and sold it, purchasing a small farm in Fort Rouge where they built a new home, Here they kept a cow, a driving horse and riding pony, and raised prize winning chickens. The family loved country life. Four more children were born here: Arthur Harry, Eric William, Alice Mary and William Arthur. Two months before William Arthur was born, the father contr¬acted typhoid fever and died. It was the year of 1904. Just before his death William Arthur had brought home a tract given to him by an LDS Missionary. Jessie read the tract then threw it into the fire. She later remembered that her husband had said he was interested in the message. Upon repeated urgings from relatives in England, Jessie sold the furnature, leased her property and set sail for England. She couldn't part with her beloved piano, but she left it with friends. The family set sail, 7 October 1905. It wasn't a happy family reunion. Jessie was poor and had to depend on her wealthy relatives for a living, and they felt unwelcome. To add to their woes the children had picked up an infestation and were as 'lousy as pet coons', which did not enhance their position with their fastidious relatives. In 1907 the family returned to Canada. Elders Alma Beckstrand and Ezra T. Benson helped them pack. The year before, Jessie had been contacted by LDS Missionaries, She read the literature and was converted, remembering what her husband had said about the new religion just before he died. Grandfather Pettit told Jessie that if she joined the Church he would disenherit her and her children. Back in Canada Jessie rented a large house and then rented rooms to boarders to help ease her financial burdens. Upon advice from Elder Beckstrand the Pettit family packed their belongings and moved to Utah, settling in Salt Lake City. Elder William Parrish, a missionary friend, put Arthur and Eric to work on his farms in Mountain Green and Centerville. In 1911 Kathleen married Alma Beckstrand, the missionary who had baptized her and her mother, Jessie. In 1916 Alice went to 291