Brand New Book. ; Emma, can you train my sons to walk in their father's footsteps?" Joseph's lap was full of children. He looked up at Emma over the tousled heads of their three sons. "You will come back, " Emma tried to assure her husband, though assurance was the last thing she felt. Joseph buttoned his coat and put on his hat. His eyes had not left Emma's. He repeated his question, "Can you train my sons to walk in their father's footsteps?" Emma began to tremble. "But, you're coming back, Joseph!" When he didn't answer, bending instead to kiss his children, Emma tried to be cheerful. I'll attend the court hearing, " she said. "Governor Ford has pledged to protect you. " Unconsciously, Joseph's hand went to his pocket where he kept a recent letter from Ford. "Never doubt my love, Emma. We have come far from Harmony...I don't regret any of it. " "Nor I, " she choked out. He kissed her tenderly, taking precious time to enjoy the touch of her lips. Then he asked for the final time, "Can you train my sons to walk in their father's footsteps?" She broke into sobs then, and the children, hearing their mother weeping, began to wail. He tore himself from their arms, and Emma followed him to the door. "Your're coming back!" she cried with determination. He didn't answer as he took her face in his hands, kissed her slowly and passionately one last time, then descended the stairs. Joseph embraced his mother, kissed her cheek, then looked for the last time into the eyes he had loved as long as he could remember, and bid her adieu. The children gathered around their mother. Julia's youthful arms encircled her as she tried to give comfort. Mother Smith moved back to the doorstep and stood with the children. That was the image of his family Joseph carried with him to Carthage: his mother, his wife, his daughter, his sons...a flutter of small hands. ; Volume II Series; Vol. 2; 6" x 9"; 460 pages;
Title: JOSEPH AND EMMA - VOL 2 - A Love Story
Location Published: Wellspring: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New in New Dust Jacket
Categories: Art, Animals, Addiction and Recovery, Mormon
Seller ID: 27240
