Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . lard Young shevisited West Point, and returned homeMarch 7, 1881, received by her daugh-ters and many friends, the return be-ing the occasion for a most delightfulparty. Sister Young died at her homein Salt Lake City, Aug. 28, 1901. SisterAugusta J. Crocheron describes SisterZina in the following language in herbook, entitled Representative Womenof Deseret, published in 1884: Pic-ture and words are alike powerless toconvy the beauty
Latter-day Saint biographical encyclopedia : a compilation of biographical sketches of prominent men and women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . lard Young shevisited West Point, and returned homeMarch 7, 1881, received by her daugh-ters and many friends, the return be-ing the occasion for a most delightfulparty. Sister Young died at her homein Salt Lake City, Aug. 28, 1901. SisterAugusta J. Crocheron describes SisterZina in the following language in herbook, entitled Representative Womenof Deseret, published in 1884: Pic-ture and words are alike powerless toconvy the beauty of her face, her spiritand her life. Each succeeding yearadds a tenderer line to her face, asweeter, gentler intonation to her voice,a more perceptible power to her spiritfrom the celestial fountains of faith,widens the circle of her friends,strengthens and deepens their love forher, and brings a richer harvest of no-ble labors to her name. SMITH, Bathsheba Wilson, fourthpresident of the Relief Societies in theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-daySaints, was born May 3, 1822, in Shinn-sten, Harrison county, West Virginia,daughter of Mark Bigler and Susannah. Ogden. Her father was from Penn-sylvania, her mother from school facilities in her vicinity werelimited. The county of Harrison washilly, and the roads of primitive char-acter; the mode of travel was chieflyon horseback riding, in which few couldexcel her. In her girlhood she was re- 700 LATTER-DAY SAINT Ugriously inclined, loved virtue, honesty,truthfulness and integrity; attendedsecret prayers, studied to be cheerful,industrious and happy, and was alwaysopposed to rudeness. During her fif-teenth year some Latter-day Saintsvisited the neighborhood; she heardthem preach and believed what theytiaughL She knew by the spirit of theLord, in answer to her prayer, that Jo-seph Smith was a Prophet of the Lord,and that the Book of Mormon was adivine record. Aug. 21, 1837, she wasbaptized; and most of her fathersfamily
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