Submitted by Gary Compton
Over the next few days Levi helped his brothers finish the cabin. They built a fireplace, built three beds, built a table and benches. The brothers were ready to move in. Wendell and Harland got busy setting snares and had a pretty good collection of furs. They built a side shed on each end of the cabin to house their horses and the preacher's buggy. Things were looking up once again.
Christmas time was here and everyone gathered at Preacher Hardiman’s cabin to celebrate Jesus birth. The weather was miserable and there was a big snow on the ground. The preacher told the Christmas story. Herman, Andrew and the other kids begin to understand what Christianity was all about. The preacher let them know it was time for all to starting thinking about their soul and for them to repent and be baptized or they would go to an eternal Hell. This scared them all and every child along with Wendell and Harland made the decision to accept the Lord. "When the weather warms in the spring, we will have a baptizing", said Preacher Hardiman. Without hesitation, Levi told them about a deep pool of water just up the branch from his cabin. This would be a perfect place. Levi was harboring a secret. Gretchen had told him she was expecting. He was all excited. At least he knew why she was having them sick spells. He wouldn’t tell anyone until she begin to show. You just didn’t talk to your kids about those things.
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