Utah's Messenger Of The Lord Poem

Born during the Civil War
In what was then Utah Territory
Devout and Strong
Raised in the Mormon Faith

Married at age twenty
To Emily, wife, that he loved
Children born to them
Thirteen in all

Visited by an Angel
In the night – 27 August 1894
Bestowed with the gift
‘Second Sight’

Shown a mountain of wealth
And nine caverns of Nephite Gold
To be used by a righteous people
At the end of times

John and many believers
Developed and worked
The Koyle Mining Company
Many investors far and wide

Through dreams and visions
Many future events he saw
World War One, Stock Market Crash of 29,
And the end of World War Two

But, most disturbing of all
Future collapse of our nation
And no government at all
TIME, when the Dream Mine comes in

John was warned, put not to pen
What was shown to him
What is known, was recorded
By family and friends

Cast out from the church he loved
18 April 1948
Brokenhearted
John left this Earth at eighty-four

Cast out,
Surely not
John now dwells
In the House of the Lord