told Joseph that he would be called immediately on a mission to the Southern States where he would labor under very trying conditions. There would be times when he would hardly have clothes to cover his body, and his parents would be unable to help him. But, Brother Heiner promised him, the Savior would help him. Elder Coulam was called to the southern states, and the circumstances were just as the patriarch had foretold. One day Elder Coulam and his companion were walking past a blacksmith shop. A man inside called out asking them to come inside to talk to him. The man told them that the night before he had had a dream or vision. He had seen two young men coming down the road. He had even seen their blue serge suits and duffy hats. He said that he could see that the smaller of them had holes in the soles of his shoes and needed new ones. The man then asked Joseph to show him the bottoms of his shoes. Elder Coulam lifted up one foot and then the other. Both of them had holes about the size of a dollar. His stockings were worn through as well, and he was walking on his bare feet. The man said, 'You are the ones I saw in my dream. I'm sure of it." The voice had suggested that he go buy a pair of shoes, and he did just that before he opened his shop that morning. He told Joseph he thought size 8 and 1/2 would be just about right. Joseph replied that that was his exact size. The blacksmith went to his bellows where he had put the shoes that morning. He gave them to Joseph and said, "You take them, you're welcome to them, and I wish you all the success in the world."95 Charles George Turner, son of Bishop Charles and Anna Bosch Turner, also served in the southern states. He left just two weeks after his marriage to Fannie Giles. He labored in Alabama while Fannie remained at home to care for her mother. Charles became very ill with malaria and was released after serving seven months. He died five weeks after arriving home, leaving Fannie a widow less than a year after their marriage. This was very sad and difficult for the young bride. She continued to care for her mother until the elder woman died. Ten years later, she married Joseph Enoch Francis, son of Samuel and Esther Francis.96 The Southern States Mission was especially difficult because of the hatred and cruelty of the people there. In the Morgan Stake quarterly conference of 14 August 1893. Bishop Samuel Carter read a letter from his missionary son, Hyrum. The letter said that President Cleveland had ordered the sheriffs of the southern states to protect the Mormon missionaries from mob violence. They were to have the same freedom as other citizens.97 In spite of this, Elder Carter was once stripped of his clothing and given twenty-two lashes over his back and loins with a harness tug while he was forced to bend over a log. In a letter home, he said, "Mother, after the first two lashes I didn't feel the rest of them, for God withheld the sting." Sometime later, still suffering from the effects of the whipping, he became ill with a fever and died in the mission field. It was fourteen days before his body arrived home. His death was a terrible blow to the Carter family. 70