Your fourth Great Grandmother (Grandpa Bob's Great-Grandmother) was named Mary Daybell. She and her husband Finity Daybell heard the gospel from early missionaries in England. Here is part of the record kept by her son William Daybell:
The Mormon elders came through that part of the country and they listened to the gospel as it was taught by those elders. My father was the first one to believe in their teachings; my mother couldn't believe the gospel for a long time... The elders taught that they must gather to Zion and she had great dread of crossing the ocean.
But they finally received the gospel at the time when they had one child, the year of 1844 they embraced the gospel. The testimony that was given to my mother when she was baptized caused them to have a desire to emigrate to Zion. When she came up from the waters of baptism fear of the ocean and of leaving her home had left her. She, from that time, had a desire to go to Zion.Mary Daybell was given power when she was baptized to do the important things God was asking her to do. Making covenants with God always strengthens us.
When you see this quilt square I hope you will think of Mary Daybell crossing the ocean. She was able to do this because of the power of her covenants. You will have the opportunity to make covenants with God too- at your baptism, taking the sacrament, and in God's temples. Each time you do I hope you will be aware of the power God is giving you- power to overcome your fears and do the work God will give you.
I love you. God does too.
Mom
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Mary and Finity Daybell: Charleston Cemetery, UT |
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