John Higbee Kills Eleven Deer and Finds Bee Trees - Divine Provision

Orange L. Wight documented divine provision during the family's desperate time in the wilderness after fleeing Missouri persecution. He recorded: 'Brother John Higbee went out in the Big Bottoms bordering the river and killed eleven deer. Brother Higbee found a number of wild bee trees, hence we lived on venison and honey.' This remarkable provision saved the Wight family and others from starvation during a time of deep snow and cold winter weather.