Elder Joseph Wilford Booth's Protection and Care of Armenian Refugees in Aleppo

“How he was impressed to seek the aid of General De La Ma the of the French army, who issued an order for passports for fifty-three "Mormons" to come out of Aintab; how Lieutenant A. P. Guitton convoyed President Booth from Aleppo to Aintab, furnishing food, bedding and protection free of charge; how the little colony packed household furniture and personal belongings on the mule-drawn vehicles that made up the train that started from Aintab to Aleppo on a wet December day; how much of the poor but treasured household articles were abandoned by the roadside to lighten the mud-bedraggled wagons; how the Saints endured the exposure in comparative cheerfulness because they were going to safety; the difficulties of housing them after their arrival in Aleppo; all these experiences though unpleasant and full of anxiety are now cherished memories in the man's mind who alone carried the worry and responsibility of it all! — Millennial Star 86:9”