Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum many times. At one time when the boys were watching a member of their group see how far he could throw a rock they saw the Prophet coming toward them. They thought he was going to chastize them, and some began moving away. The boys explained that they were only playing and meant no harm. The Prophet singled out the boy who had thrown the rock and said, "I know you meant no harm, but come with me." The boys followed him to the Temple site. With the people standing about him the Prophet stood on the framework of the Temple, which was under construction, and gave his last public address, which was on or near the 18th of June, 1844. These boys did not know at that time that nine days later the Prophet was to become a martyr to a vicious mob. While in Nauvoo, Sylvester becamed very ill with chills and fever. When several days had gone by and there was no change in his condition, the family became worried. One afternoon he called his mother to him and said, "Mother, don't worry about me anymore, for tomorrow I'll not have any more chills and fever." His mother, thinking he was delirious, called for one of his older brothers to come and remain near. Sylvester told him the same thing, saying, "I can see the people in their robes, in the Temple, praying for me, and father is leading in the prayer." His anxious mother glanced at the clock to see what time it was, and to determine how soon she could expect her husband home. When he came, she told him of their son's condition, and what he had said. Brother Perry asked what time this had happened, and when she told him, he answered that it was true, that they had prayed for him in the Temple. Their prayers were answered, for he was healed and this was a very strong testimony to Sylvesterone that he never forgot. The family suffered from mob violence by having their home and belongings burned, and at last were forced out of Nauvoo, where they took refuge on the banks of a small creek. They were without food for two days, when the father shot a deer, and the youngest brother, Alonzo Orson, found a French coin while playing by the creek. With this coin, meal was purchased, and they gave thanks to the Lord for food. From this place they went to Winter Quarters (Florence, Nebraska) just out of Council Bluffs, where they stayed for a year making preparations for the journey to Utah. Here the youngest sister, Sally Sylvia, age 21, died 20 February, 1847, due to exposure to the cold and winter weather. She had married Daniel Carter, and their baby, Mary, had been born 2 December, 1846, just seventy-nine days earlier. Sally Sylvia was buried at Winter Quarters, and the baby was brought by the Perry family to Ogden, Weber County, Utah, where she was reared to young womanhood and married Edward Stone. In 1850, at the age of 17 years, Sylvester reached Utah with his parents in the Captain Thomas Jeremy Company. It was a long and tiring journey, but one in which they learned to share with others not only of the substances of daily food but also emotions of the spirit that bind and strengthen human love. There were 228