Sally Penn Barton — The Inspired Provision of Grain

During the "starving times" of the early Southern Utah settlement, Sally Penn Barton found herself with an empty larder and several hungry children while her husband, William, was away on community business. According to the manuscript by her great-granddaughter Della Davenport Marsden, Sally spent a morning in earnest prayer, pleading for a way to sustain her family. While she was still on her knees, a knock came at the door. A local brother, who had very little himself, had brought a small sack of grain. He explained that he had been strongly prompted by the Spirit to bring it to her immediately, despite his own family's needs. Sally viewed this as a direct answer to her prayer and a miracle of divine providence that saved her children from hunger.