Miles L Jones & Tithing

On Wednesday, October I7, I906, Elder Bateman and I left for Canterbury, Dover, and Ramsgete. We visited several cities along the way on the coast and held meetings at several places. On Sunday, Oct. 2I we were at Ramsgate. We attended Sunday school in the morning and meeting in the afternoon and evening at the home of Sister Clifford. Sister Clifford handed me two shillings and a six pence for tithing. I found that she was a widow with two or three children and had very little to live on. It seemed to me that she needed that money more than the mission or church did. I was about to return it to her when this thought occurred to me, "Why rob the widow of her blessing." It seemed to come almost as a voice whispering to me. I told her that I would send her a tithing receipt upon my return to London. While speaking at the afternoon meeting I felt strongly impressed to say that Sister Clifford's great desire was to go to Zion to the temple to have the work done for her departed husband and herself and her children. I made the statement that her heart's desire would be granted and the way would be opened for her and her children to go to Salt Lake City. After meeting I felt somewhat concerned as to the promise since I could not see how she could possibly raise the money with which to pay for their transportation. As Elder Bateman and I started out for a walk in the park he turned to me and said, "President, I was glad that you made that promise to Sister Clifford. The last time I was here I made the same promise and now I know that the way will be opened."
After I returned home my wife and I went to Salt Lake the following April to Conference. As we were about to enter the Tabernacle one of the little Clifford girls came running up to me and said, "Mother is waiting for you in the Tabernacle." We met her many times after this in the temple and at reunions, but I never had the courage to ask her how she managed to get to Utah.