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Chapter 3 John Ferrier Talks with

the Prophet

第三章 约翰·费里尔和先知的会谈

Three weeks had passed since Jefferson Hope and his
comrades had departed from Salt Lake City. John Ferrier's

heart was sore within him when he thought of the young
man's return, and of the impending loss of his adopted child.
Yet her bright and happy face reconciled him to the
arrangement more than any argument could have done. He

had always determined, deep down in his resolute heart,
that nothing would ever induce him to allow his daughter to
wed a Mormon. Such a marriage he regarded as no
marriage at all, but as a shame and a disgrace. Whatever he

might think of the Mormon doctrines, upon that one point he
was inflexible. He had to seal his mouth on the subject,
however, for to express an unorthodox opinion was a
dangerous matter in those days in the Land of the Saints.

杰斐逊·霍普和他的伙伴们离开盐湖城已经有三个星期了。每当想

到这个年轻人回来的时候，他就要失去养女，约翰·费里尔心中便感到

非常痛苦。但是女儿那张明媚而又幸福的脸比任何争论都更能说服他
顺从这个安排。他早已暗暗决定，无论如何，他决不让他的女儿嫁给

一个摩门教徒。这种婚姻根本不能算是婚姻，而是一种耻辱。不管他
对于摩门教教义的看法究竟如何，在这一个问题上，他是不会屈从

的。然而，对于这个问题，他不得不守口如瓶，因为当时，在圣徒之
地，发表不合教义的言论是十分危险的。

Yes, a dangerous matter—so dangerous that even the
most saintly dared only whisper their religious opinions with
bated breath, lest something which fell from their lips might
be misconstrued, and bring down a swift retribution upon

them. The victims of persecution had now turned
persecutors on their own account, and persecutors of the