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English
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A Friendship Forged in Exile : Wilford Woodruff and the William Atkin Family
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Banner of the Gospel : Wilford Woodruff
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU and Deseret Book
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251-275
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"The relationship between Wilford Woodruff and the William and Rachel Atkin family was a friendship forged in exile. The senior Apostle found sanctuary from the law in Atkinville and called Atkinville his home and his sporting grounds. He also considered the Atkin children to be his adopted grandchildren and protectors. While hiding in the deserts of Utah, to paraphrase Thomas G. Alexander, Woodruff was not fed by ravens like Elijah of old (see 1 Kings 17:2-6) but rather by a family who loved him dearly--the household of William and Rachel Atkin." [Author's conclusion]