They visited the seven graves in the wilderness, and standing reverently
beside the sand-blown mounds she told him much of her early life that she
had not told him before, and introduced him to her family, telling a bit
about each that would make him see the loveable side of them. And then
they planned for seven simple white stones to be set up, bearing words
from the book they both loved. Over the care worn mother was to be written
"Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you
rest."
It was on that trip that they planned what came to pass in due time. The
little cabin was made over into a simple, pretty home, with vines planted
about the garden, and a garage with a sturdy little car; and not far away
a church nestled into the side of the hill, built out of the stones that
were native, with many sunny windows and a belfry in which bells rang out
to the whole region round.
At first it had seemed impractical to put a church out there away from the
town, but Elizabeth said that it was centrally located, and high up where
it could be seen from the settlements in the valleys, and was moreover on
a main trail that was much travelled. She longed to have some such spot in
the wilderness that could be a refuge for any who longed for better
things.
When they went back they sent out two consecrated missionaries to occupy
the new house and use the sturdy little car. They were to ring the bells,
preach the gospel and play the organ and piano in the little church.
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