In the year 1904 my father (William Allen Frost) was moving from Arizona to Shiprock, New Mexico. We had 15 head of cows, six horses, and two wagons with all our earthly belongings. My two older brothers, Clarence and Heber, ages 13 and 11, were driving the loose stock while Father drove the trail wagons with four head of horses. This was slow traveling, as we had to let the stock rest and eat quite often. We would make 12 to 15 miles a day. The Indians didn't like our using their feed and water without paying for it. All went well until we were out in the middle of the reservation between Gallup and Shiprock, New Mexico. The stock was turned loose to graze as usual with one saddle pony tied to the wagons to wrangle on in the morning. Next morning my older brother went out to gather the stock. He was unable to find a single animal but found Moccasin tracks driving all the animals directly away from camp. He hurried back to camp to tell Father what had happened to the stock. A prayer was offered before Father jumped on the pony and took off in pursuit of the stock and the Indians. Early history is full of such attacks on lone travelers, but first they usually did away with the people to save trouble. You can imagine our feeling, stranded there 50 miles from the nearest town. Time dragged on. Noon came and still no sign of Father. We had about given up hope that he would ever return. My stepmother (Sibyl Harris Frost) was a very religious woman and continued to pray for Father's safe return. Along mid afternoon we could see Father coming with part of the stock. He had to pay a big price in cattle to save his own life and get the Indians to release the work horses so we could continue our journey. What rejoicing to see Father still alive and able to continue our journey! Now to you grandchildren and great grandchildren, I want to bear my testimony of the power of prayer and the Lord looks after his people. Now the descendants of those three small boys are over 100 and still growing. Think if those Indians had decided to do away with us and take all, it would be a different story.

Clarence Alford Frost was born in Snowflake, Arizona to William Allen and Amelia Anderson Frost on January 14, 1891. He is the brother of Maud Frost Ramsay. The family moved to Woodruff when the children were young. Later, after his mother's death, his father remarried, they went to New Mexico, and finally settled in Monticello, Utah. One winter Clarence returned to Snowflake to attend school at the Academy and at the first entertainment he met Seraphine and walked her home from the dance. Seraphine was born in Snowflake, Arizona on August 19, 1891 to Silas D. and Ellen J. Larson Smith. Her grandfather, Jesse N. Smith, was the stake president, and her other grandfather, Mons Larson, crossed the plains in a handcart company and had moved to Snowflake from Santaquin, Utah when called by the church. In 1879 he returned to Utah for his second wife and was with the group called to settle San Juan County, Utah through the "Hole in the Rock". By the time spring came Clarence and Seraphine had decided to get married in the fall, and Clarence returned to Monticello to earn a wedding stake. They met again in Salt Lake City and were married in the Temple on October 4, 1911. After spending about a week in the city they took the train to Thompson, Utah and traveled from there to Monticello in his horse drawn buggy. It took several days to make the trip and it was the first time Seraphine had been away from Arizona and her relatives and family. She had met Clarence's stepmother briefly, but did not know another soul in her new home town except Clarence, her husband. The country was beautiful and the marriage a happy one, but she did get so homesick. Her children remember the many stories about Snowflake and the good times in Arizona. In the fall of 1912 they were expecting their first baby so decided to make the trip to Snowflake and be with her parents for the great event. They thought they had plenty of time for the trip and had been on the road traveling in a wagon for nine days when they stopped for the night at an Indian Trading Post called Chinaman Springs. The kind trader gave them a bed inside and made a trip into Gallop, New Mexico for the doctor. Their baby girl arrived safely on November 8, 1912 and was named Willamelia for her Frost grandparents, Will and Amelia. After a few days Seraphine and the baby took the train from Gallop and were met in Holbrook by her father and taken on to Snowflake where Clarence joined her later to spend the winter. They had four children when Clarence was called on a mission to California and was to leave in January 1920. At the time he had enough wheat stored to finance the mission, but before time to leave disaster struck. The building burned down and all the grain and other valuable things such as wedding presents, furniture and tools were destroyed and a few days later one of their choice team of horses died. It was a very discouraging time, but Seraphine encouraged Clarence to go and then took her little family to Hunter, Utah to live with her parents for 2 1/2 years while he was gone. There her last child, a boy, was born in August 1920. The children each had all the common diseases including scarlet fever, and Clarence was also very sick in the mission field for two or three months, but they did all survive and returned to Monticello after his release from the mission. As the farm had been mortgaged and the taxes were delinquent, it took about ten years to pay the debts. Most of this time Clarence worked for Charles Redd at the Old LaSal Ranch as foreman and Seraphine cooked for the ranch hands, washed their clothes and ironed, made butter and all of the other hard work to provide for the family so that his waages could be used to pay the debts. The two older children attended school in Salt Lake and California, as there was only a one-room school at LaSal. They moved back to Monticello in the spring of 1929 and during the next 20 years had many happy experiences with the children getting married and the little grandchildren coming along. There were also some sad times. Clarence lost part of his right hand in an accident while sawing lumber on the Blue Mountain. He was a farmer and also operated a flour mill at one time and owned a beautiful guest ranch on the mountain. He was also county assessor of San Juan County, Utah. They had five children: Willamelia Barton, C. Alford Frost, Kent S. Frost, Pearl Lewis, and Melvin J. Frost. Clarence and Seraphine moved to Mesa, Arizona about 1955. They filled two stake missions of two years each, two six-month missions to California, and two missions to the Southwest Indian mission. The first was a regular two-year mission and the last one lasted for three years as Clarence was First Counselor to President Fred Turley and Seraphine was First Counselor to Sister Turley in the Relief Society.

~-------------------------------------------------------------------~ SERAPHINE SMITH FROST Sister Frost is the oldest member of Mesa 11th Ward and has owned her home on Udall street since 1955 or 56. She was born in Snowflake, AZ on August 19, 1891 to Silas D. and Ellen J. Larson Smith. Her grandfather, Jesse N. Smith, was the stake president, and her other grandfather, Mons Larson, crossed the plains in a handcart company and had moved to Snow- flake from Santaquinn, Utah when called by the church , In 1879 he returned to Utah for his second wife and was with the group called to settle San Juan County, Utah who built the famous road through the "Hole in the Rock". They crossed the Colorado river on Jan 26, 1880. Her husband, Clarence Alford Frost, was also born in Snowflake to William Allen and Amelia Anderson Frost on January 14, 1891 but the family moved to Woodruff when the children were young. Later, after his mother's death, they went to New Mexico, and finally settled in Monticello, Utah. One winter he returned to Snowflake to attend school at the Academy and at the first entertainment he met Seraphine and walked her home from the dance. By the time spring came they had decided to get married in the fall and he returned to Monticello to earn a wedding stake. They met again in Salt Lake City and were married in the Temple on October 4, 1911. After spending about a week in the city they took the train to Thompson, Utah and from there to Monticello in his horse drawn buggy. It took several days to make the trip and it was the first time she had been away from Arizona and her relatives and family where she had been very secure and happy. She was a good student and popular in her crowd and was a beautiful young woman. She had met her husband's step mother briefly but did not know another soul in her new home town except Clarence, her husband. The country was beautiful and the marriage a happy one but she did get so homesick. Her children remember the many stories about Snowflake and the good times in Arizona. In the fall of 1912 they were expecting their first baby so decided to make the trip to Snowflake and be with her parents for the great event. They thought they had plenty of time for the trip and had been on the road traveling in a wagon for nine days when they stopped for the night at an Indian Trading Post called Chinaman Springs. The kind trader gave them a bed inside and made a trip into Gallop, New Mexico for the doctor. Their baby girl arrived safely on November 8, 1912 and was named Willamelia for her Frost grandparents, Will and Amelia. After a few days Seraphine and the baby took the train from Gallop and were met in Holbrook by her father and taken on to Snowflake where her husband joined her later to spend the winter. They had four children when her husband was called on a mission to California and was to leave in January 1920. At the time he had enough wheat stored to finance the mission but before time to leave disaster struck. The building burned down and all the grain and other valuable things such as wedding presents, furniture and tools were destroyed and a few days later one of their choice team of horses died. It was a very discouraging. time but Seraphine encouraged her husband to go and then took her little family to Hunter, Utah to live with her parents. They had moved from Arizona to a small farm just out of Salt Lake City. The family traveled by mail car and train and there she lived for the 2 and a half years he was gone. There her last child, a boy, was born in August 1920. The children each had all of the common diseases including scarlet fever and Clarence was also very sick in the mission field for two or three months but they did all survive and returned to Monticello after his release from the mission. As the farm had been mortgaged and the taxes were delinquent, it took about ten years to pay the debts. Most of this time Clarence worked for Charles Redd at the Old LaSal Ranch as foreman and Seraphine cooked for the ranch hands, washed their clothes and ironed, made butter and all of the other hard work to provide for the family so that his wages could be used to pay the debts. The two older children attended school in Salt Lake and California as there was only a one room school at LaSal. They moved back to Monticello in the spring of 1929 and during the next 20 years had many happy experiences with the children getting married and the little grandchildren coming along. There were also some sad times. Clarence lost part of his right hand in an accident while sawing lumber on the Blue Mountain. He was a farmer and also operated a flour mill at one time and owned a beautiful guest ranch on the mountain. He was also county assessor of San Juan County, Utah. Sister Frost has always been active in the church and has a strong testimony. She and Clarence filled two stake missions of two years each, two six month missions to California, and two missions to the Southwest Indian mission. The first was a regular two year mission and the last one lasted for three years as Clarence was lst counselor to Pres. Fred Turley and Seraphine was 1st counselor to Sister Turley in the Relief Society. After Clarence's death in 1965 Sister Frost was an ordinance worker in the Mesa Temple for five years. She i8 now 96 years old and is a visiting teacher in the Mesa 11th Ward Relief Society. She is the mother of five children Willamelia Barton, C Alford Frost, Kent S Frost, Pearl Lewis, and Melvin J Frost. There are 26 living grand children, 114 great grand, and 79 great great grand children. We salute you, Sister Frost!