How ironic that I JUST (the day before Pioneer Day) found out I have an ancestor who was called to the Cotton Mission as well. Francis Boggs was in the Vanguard Company with Brigham Young that traveled from Winter Quarters to settle the Salt Lake Valley. Three years later, he moved his family to Springville. He then answered a call to Parowan (I believe it was called the "Iron Mission), then served a mission in Las Vegas because Brigham Young wanted to build a way station between San Bernardino and St. George. When he returned to his family, he was called to the "Cotton Mission" and settled in Washington, Utah.
I'm sure Peter Neilson must have been a neighbor.
Had I not just done this research, I wouldn't have known about any of the hardships and adventures of my ancestors in this branch of the family tree.
Thanks for writing your article.
NED SCARISBRICKAugust 13, 2018
In todays money this amount of gold would amount to $75,000 dollars. Who could save such a sum and then give to pay for glass? Some have a faith beyond the realms of this world.
Alice Ahlstrom MuckAugust 13, 2018
I remember hearing Elder Holland tell this story in General Conference. Peter Nielson's daughter, Minerva, was my grandmother. Our family would travel from Cedar City, Utah to Washington, Utah to visit him. Thank you for telling the story yet again.
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Susan KnightAugust 13, 2018
How ironic that I JUST (the day before Pioneer Day) found out I have an ancestor who was called to the Cotton Mission as well. Francis Boggs was in the Vanguard Company with Brigham Young that traveled from Winter Quarters to settle the Salt Lake Valley. Three years later, he moved his family to Springville. He then answered a call to Parowan (I believe it was called the "Iron Mission), then served a mission in Las Vegas because Brigham Young wanted to build a way station between San Bernardino and St. George. When he returned to his family, he was called to the "Cotton Mission" and settled in Washington, Utah. I'm sure Peter Neilson must have been a neighbor. Had I not just done this research, I wouldn't have known about any of the hardships and adventures of my ancestors in this branch of the family tree. Thanks for writing your article.
NED SCARISBRICKAugust 13, 2018
In todays money this amount of gold would amount to $75,000 dollars. Who could save such a sum and then give to pay for glass? Some have a faith beyond the realms of this world.
Alice Ahlstrom MuckAugust 13, 2018
I remember hearing Elder Holland tell this story in General Conference. Peter Nielson's daughter, Minerva, was my grandmother. Our family would travel from Cedar City, Utah to Washington, Utah to visit him. Thank you for telling the story yet again.
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