In the winter of 1856, Kimball helped a company of handcart pioneers stranded near the Sweetwater River,[1] in response to a request from Brigham Young. Several accounts of the event imply that Young promised Kimball and others a guaranteed place in heaven for their efforts, although no direct evidence attributing this statement to Young exist.[1]
Kimball served as president of the Bear Lakestake in Utah before moving to Arizona in 1877. He was a teamster, and when he died he was first counselor in the St. Joseph stake.
In November 1881, Kimball was making a freight run between Maricopa railroad station and Prescott when he was caught in a snowstorm near Prescott and contracted pneumonia. On the return trip, he became separated from his traveling companion and wagon and got lost in the Salt River valley south of Wickenburg.[2] He spent four days in the desert with no food or water. During this time, he reported seeing a vision in which his deceased father warned him to get his life in order, and that he had only two years to live. Kimball had doubted Mormonism for over a decade.[3] His traveling companion assembled a search party, and they found Kimball near present-day Surprise.
Kimball died at the age of 44 on November 21, 1883, in St. David, Arizona.
^ abOrton, Chad M. (2006). "The Martin Handcart Company at the Sweetwater: Another Look | BYU Studies" (PDF). BYU Studies. 45 (3): 4–37. Retrieved 2009-02-03.[dead link]
^Kimball, Solomon Farnham (1918) [1918]. Life of David P. Kimball, and Other Sketches. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Deseret News. p. 52.
^Whitney, Orson Ferguson (1888) [1888]. Life of Heber C. Kimball: An Apostle, the Father and Founder of the British Mission. Salt Lake City, Utah: The Kimball family. p. 516.
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david, patten, kimball, august, 1839, november, 1883, early, mormon, leader, three, young, sweetwater, handcart, rescue, born, 1839, august, 1839nauvoo, illinoisdiednovember, 1883, 1883, aged, david, arizonaspousesjuliette, merrill, caroline, marian, williamsp. David Patten Kimball August 23 1839 November 21 1883 was an early Mormon leader one of the three young men of the Sweetwater handcart rescue David Patten KimballBorn 1839 08 23 August 23 1839Nauvoo IllinoisDiedNovember 21 1883 1883 11 21 aged 44 St David ArizonaSpousesJuliette Merrill Caroline Marian WilliamsParent s Heber C KimballVilate MurrayKimball was born on August 23 1839 in Nauvoo Illinois the son of Heber C Kimball and his wife the former Vilate Murray His father was an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and left to serve a mission in England about the time of David s birth In the winter of 1856 Kimball helped a company of handcart pioneers stranded near the Sweetwater River 1 in response to a request from Brigham Young Several accounts of the event imply that Young promised Kimball and others a guaranteed place in heaven for their efforts although no direct evidence attributing this statement to Young exist 1 Kimball served as president of the Bear Lake stake in Utah before moving to Arizona in 1877 He was a teamster and when he died he was first counselor in the St Joseph stake In November 1881 Kimball was making a freight run between Maricopa railroad station and Prescott when he was caught in a snowstorm near Prescott and contracted pneumonia On the return trip he became separated from his traveling companion and wagon and got lost in the Salt River valley south of Wickenburg 2 He spent four days in the desert with no food or water During this time he reported seeing a vision in which his deceased father warned him to get his life in order and that he had only two years to live Kimball had doubted Mormonism for over a decade 3 His traveling companion assembled a search party and they found Kimball near present day Surprise Kimball died at the age of 44 on November 21 1883 in St David Arizona Notable descendants EditThomas S Kimball Arizona state senator son Quentin L Cook Apostle in LDS Church great grandsonLineage Heber C Kimball Vilate Murray Kimball David Patten Kimball Quince Kimball LaVon Kimball Elden Clifford Kimball Lynda Diane Kimball Richards John Adair Kimball See also Edit nbsp Biography portalDavid W Patten Kimball s namesake The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in ArizonaNotes Edit a b Orton Chad M 2006 The Martin Handcart Company at the Sweetwater Another Look BYU Studies PDF BYU Studies 45 3 4 37 Retrieved 2009 02 03 dead link Kimball Solomon Farnham 1918 1918 Life of David P Kimball and Other Sketches Salt Lake City Utah The Deseret News p 52 Whitney Orson Ferguson 1888 1888 Life of Heber C Kimball An Apostle the Father and Founder of the British Mission Salt Lake City Utah The Kimball family p 516 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Patten Kimball amp oldid 1159412548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
