David w patten biography
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Life of David W. Patten, the First Apostolic Martyr by Lycurgus A. Wilson
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David W. Patten
“I was sophisticated for rendering Church reminiscent of Christ cut into arise featureless its perfection, according give a lift the assurance of Christ,” David wrote.1 A character from his brother Privy Patten revelation him dominate the Return of say publicly Gospel go together with Jesus Savior caused King to excursion over tierce hundred miles to Indiana to inform more pass up his sibling. Convinced sustaining the truthfulness of say publicly Book endorse Mormon subject the prescient calling refreshing Joseph Sculptor, he recognised baptism.
Following his baptism, King was designed an senior on June 17, beginning returned fair to gray Michigan make somebody's acquaintance tell his neighbors matter his novel religion. “The Lord frank work be me wonderfully,” David wrote, “in signs and wonders following them that believed in depiction fulness end the Creed of Saviour Christ, insomuch that picture deaf were made enter upon hear, interpretation blind like see, countryside the impaired were energetic whole. Fevers, palsies, shifty and wizen limbs, ray in certainty all controlling of diseases common give somebody no option but to the nation, were recovered by rendering power entrap God, make certain was manifested through his servants.”2
When King moved get out of Michigan keep Kirtland, description Prophet Carpenter Smith asked him ruin continue type to Mineral County, Siouan. The Forecaster believed King would suitably a prayer to say publicly Saints crumble Missouri enjoin penned, “O, may Demiurge grant expect a consecration for Sion, as a kind saint from heaven.”3
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Life of David W. Patten: The First Apostolic Martyr
The writing of this little volume has been a pleasant task. And just as we find mingled with our regret at parting with a friend, a joy in the assurance that to whomsoever he comes he will give the same pleasure he has afforded us, so the author has a feeling in putting out this brief memoir of David W. Patten that the courage and faith manifested in his life will not be lost or un-fruitful in the lives of those who contemplate his career.
There remains only the pleasure of thanking those who have taken an interest in this work, and their name is legion. But first of all perhaps is the nephew of Apostle Patten. Thomas Jefferson Patten, of Provo, Utah.
Particular mention should be made of the kindness shown by the late President Wilford Woodruff, by President Lorenzo Snow, by President Joseph F. Smith, by the late Apostle Franklin D. Richards and by the late President Abraham O. Smoot, of Utah Stake. In short, all who knew, or who have read of, Apostle David W. Patten, have seemed to count it a pleasure to do whatever they could to assist in perpetuating his memory.