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 . the OgdenSugar company as manager of that en-terprise. GKDDES, William, a prominent Elder of Plain City, Weber county, Utah,was born Dec. 8, 1832, near Glasgow,Scotland, of humble parentage. At theage of fourteen he first heard the gos-pel, was convinced at once of its truth, and was soorl after baptized. He lOldhis father of what he had done and ex-plained the principles of his newlyadopted faith; but his father rejectedthe gospel,
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 . the OgdenSugar company as manager of that en-terprise. GKDDES, William, a prominent Elder of Plain City, Weber county, Utah,was born Dec. 8, 1832, near Glasgow,Scotland, of humble parentage. At theage of fourteen he first heard the gos-pel, was convinced at once of its truth, and was soorl after baptized. He lOldhis father of what he had done and ex-plained the principles of his newlyadopted faith; but his father rejectedthe gospel, turned the boy out of hishouse and told him never to enter itagain, unless he renounced Mormon-ism. William walked for three dayshunting work, and on the evening ofthe third day he secured employmentin a coal mine, and that evening workedenough to pay for his supper, whichwas the first food he had tasted sinceleaving home. After an absence of twoyears he returned to his home andfound his father sufficiently softened inheart to receive and welcome him, butdidnt want to hear anything of Mor-monism. He had been home but ashort time when he was seized with the. cholera. He asked his father to haveihe Elders come and administer to him,but the father would not let a Mor-mon Elder enter his house. The boygrew worse and was thought beyondrecovery, and as a dying request thefather yielded to the boys desire. TheElders were sent for and, under theiradministration, the boy was instantlyhealed, arose from his supposed deathbed and went to meeting with the El-ders. After this miraculous manifesta-tion of the power of God, he spent muchof his spare time preaching on thestreets, and was soon styled the boypreacher. In 1854 he came to Utah, butinstead of using the money he hadsaved by hard work to pay his passage,he worked his way and paid the pass- BIOGRAPHICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. 463 age of a poor widow. His training inthe quarries and mines of Scotlandserved him well in his new home, wherehe fou
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