'Hard, Brother Brigham?
Why, I've had to grease the saw to make it work!' Yes, sir, had to grease his saw to make it work through that bony old heifer.

Now we already passed through enough pinches not to go out lookin' for 'em any more.

Why, I tell you, young man, if I knew any place where the pinches was at, you'd see me comin' the other way like a bat out of hell!" And so the ardent young Elder was compelled to curb his spirit until the time when grass should grow and water run.

Yet he was not alone in feeling this impatience for the start.

Through all the settlement had thrilled a response to the Lord's word as revealed to his servant Brigham.