of Piedmont, Italy in August, 1850, There they formed the acquaintance and friendship of an English philanthropist. General Beckwith. On the eighteenth of September that same year, they organized the church in Italy. At its head were four members representing four different nations: Lorenzo Snow, America; Jazeb Woodard, England; T.B.H. Stenhouse, Scotland; and Joseph Toronto, Italy. Early that morning they walked about three or four miles to the foot of a cliffy mountain, climbed to the top of a cliff away from intrusion, chose a projecting rock for an alter, and prayed due homage to the God of heaven. The gift of prophesy came upon them, and they enjoyed such a glorious spiritual feast that they were loath to leave that hallowed spot when evening compelled them. The holy rendezvous, which was named Mount Brigham, was distinctly visible from our residencejust across the river Angrogna. There was a large and wide spreading tree in the center of that plat by the rock. My brother, Stephen, occasionally piloted the missionaries to that sacred place and a heavenly influence was felt by all those who visited that place. My family was the first to join the church in Italy, My father met Elder Jabez Woodard at La Tour in January 1851 and sent invitations to all the village neighbors to come and hear his message. He came the next evening and preached to the same audience. At the close of the meeting, my brother, John D., applied for baptism, walked to the River Angrogna, broke the ice and was baptized that night. The elders remained with us that night, and the next day those of the family of proper age were also baptized. A few days later, some of the neighbors also accepted the new message and where baptized. Then a meeting was held. After confirmation, testimonies were heard, and the gifts promised to the believers by the Saviour were manifest in our midst. Mother sang by the gift of tongues and gave the interpretation. She also had the gift of healing to a remarkable degree. We were baptized into the Church by Elder Jabez Woodard in the month of February 1851 and confirmed by the same Elder. Father was the first elder ordained and set apart to preside in the new branch in the absence of the missionaries. Our brothers, John D. and Stephen, were the first ordained priests and the first appointed to labor with the missionaries. They continued actively engaged in the mission field until we emigrated. Our home became the mission headquarters. John D. filled a mission in Switzerland before emigrating to Utah in 1854. In February 1855, our father's family left their native village and traveled in coaches from La Tour to Pinerolo. From there we went to Turin, the capital of Piedmont, where we remained a few days sight-seeing. We traveled through the plains of Piedmont to Suza by railway and then up the steep Mont Cenis in a large padded coach placed on sleds and drawn by large government mulessixteen of them were required to climb the steep mountainside which was covered with perpetual snow and ice. When we arrive at the summit, we left the coach for about an hour and entered the hotel for refreshments. There we were robbed of our