John HALLS
AT THE AGE OF 15 HE HEARD THAT SOME LATTER-DAY SAINTS WERE GOING TO PREACH. HE FELT PROMPTED TO GO. HE WENT AND WAS CONVERTED. HE PRAYED AND ASKED IF THE CHURCH WAS TRUE. A PARSONAGE APPEARED TO HIM AND TOLD THAT THE LDS CHURCH WAS THE ONLY TRUE CHURCH. EVEN WITH THIS EXPERIENCE HE DID NOT GET BAPTISED. HE HAD A GREAT FEAR OF DEATH. WHEN HE HEARD THAT MISSIONARIES WERE IN THE AREA ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, HE IMMEADIATELY WENT TO THEM AND WAS BAPTISED. ALL FEAR OF DEATH LEFT HIM. THROUGH HIS TESTOMONY HIS MOTHER, FATHER AND SISTER WERE BAPTISED.ALSO WERE HIS 3 BROTHERS. HE HAD THE PRIVLEDGE OF BAPTISING HIS FATHER. IN 1854 HE WAS CALLED ON A MISSION AND SERVED FOR 4 YEARS. HE WAS THEN CALLED TO PRESIDE OVER THE LINCOLNSHIRE MISSION. IT WAS VERY MUCH IN DEBT AND HIS 2 ASSISSTANTS WERE WITHOUT EXPERIENCE. FEELING VERY DOWN HE HAD A DREAM IN WHICH HE WAS BACK IN SLC WITH PRES YOUNG IN HIS OFFICE.HE SAID PRES YOUNG HOW CAN YOU CARRY THE BURDENS OF THE WHOLE CHURCH. PRES YOUNG SAID WHY BROTHER HALLS THIS IS THE LORDS CHURCH AND HE IS CARRYING IT ON.I HAVE BUT TO DO MY DUTY AND LEAVE THE RESULT WITH HIM. HE FIRST MARRIED LOUISA ENDERBY IN 1861 BY JOSEPH F SMITH. HE HAD THREE WIVES. WE ARE RELATED THROUGH HIS WIFE JOHANNE MARIE FRANDSEN. HE WAS ORDAINED A HIGH PRIEST BY THE APOSTLE F.D.RICHARDS.
He married Susannah Selstone Abt 1831 at of Orsett, Essex, England . Susannah Selstone was born at W.Thurrock, Essex, England 26 Jan 1807 daughter of Thomas Selstone and Susannah HIll .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Mary Ann Halls
born Jan 1832.
William Halls
born 25 May 1834.
Thomas Halls
born 5 Jun 1837.
James Halls
born 20 Mar 1841.
George Halls
born 18 Oct 1846.
John Halls died May 1861 .
Susannah Selstone died 27 Oct 1880 at Huntsville, Utah .