A String of Pearls

# Museum Catalog Note

A String of Pearls: Second Book of the Faith-Promoting Series is a collection of religious narratives published by the Latter-day Saint Church in 1880. The volume contains first-person accounts by missionaries and church members documenting experiences intended to strengthen faith among young Latter-day Saints. Featured narratives include "Among the Poncas," an extended account by W.C.S. of a Mormon expedition's 1846 winter with Ponca Indians, detailing buffalo hunts, illness, cultural exchanges, and divine intervention; "Anecdotes of Elder Grant," recounting religious debates and the elder's oratorical victories; and numerous shorter missionary sketches covering preaching successes, healings, answered prayers, and conflicts with other Protestant denominations. Common themes include divine protection during frontier travel, miraculous healing, conversion narratives, and triumphs in theological debate. The compilation emphasizes providential deliverance and faith-affirming incidents from church history.