The Doctor's Lady
“Priscilla surveyed the vast flat prairie, watered by the Green River on one side and Horse Creek on another. The Wind River mountain range, with its snow-covered peaks, formed an imposing wall in the distance, and the beauty of it took her breath away.
In the middle of a wide open valley, the annual Rendezvous gathering spread out mile after mile—horses, mules, tepees, and the smoke of campfires—as far as the eye could see. All gathered to sell their furs and buy supplies for the coming yea...r.
“Is there no end to it?” Her body trembled from fear and excitement.
“Think of all the opportunities we’ll have to share the gospel.” Mabel clasped her hands and smiled.
“So many opportunities.” Priscilla tried to muster the same enthusiasm as Mabel. After all, this was why she’d come, to meet the natives, to live among them, and to love them. Why, then, was she nervous at the thought of being in the center of so many of them?MoreLess
In the middle of a wide open valley, the annual Rendezvous gathering spread out mile after mile—horses, mules, tepees, and the smoke of campfires—as far as the eye could see. All gathered to sell their furs and buy supplies for the coming yea...r.
“Is there no end to it?” Her body trembled from fear and excitement.
“Think of all the opportunities we’ll have to share the gospel.” Mabel clasped her hands and smiled.
“So many opportunities.” Priscilla tried to muster the same enthusiasm as Mabel. After all, this was why she’d come, to meet the natives, to live among them, and to love them. Why, then, was she nervous at the thought of being in the center of so many of them?MoreLess
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