The Autobiography of Ruth Tagg Caley

We lived in Orem sixteen years and I had many different experiences during that time.My nerves were at a high pitch and each night I had a hard time getting to sleep most of the time.I worked hard every day in the house and in the orchard. One night I dozed off and had a strangedream. I dreamed I heard a crowd of people whispering to each other. They were walking alongon green grass as if going somewhere. I heard them say, Jesus of Nazareth was walking by. Isaid, "Where oh where? Let me walk and talk with him." Someone said he gets past you, beforeyou realize it. I felt him almost pass, then I said, "Please! Let me walk and talk with you. Letme hold your hand for strength.” He took my hand in his and we walked together to the top of amound. I said, "The wind is cold and I am shaking." He said, "I do not feel the wind. It is thepower of the evil one shaking you, but if you are strong and keep faithful and follow me, he cannot harm you."I woke up to the dawn of another day with plenty of work to do. But I have neverforgotten that dream. We kept busy in our church work but some times we are shaken up beforehardly realize what is going on around us. We always tried to live as near to God as we knewhow. We attended our church regularly and went to the Temple about once a week, usually onMondays, then changed to Thursdays. John would take as many as the car would hold.One day when he was in his locker a man spoke to him over the top. They got acquaintedand went through together. His name was Gerald Archibald. I learned later Gerald wasnicknamed "Jiggs." He had a bright countenance, wore glasses, was a cripple. He had palsy andone arm and hand shook continually. He had to hold it with his good arm to relax. Jiggs metJohn every week. He was surprised to know John was married and had four or five children, andwas holding down a good job. John asked him what he did. He said he used to work on golfparks and go pick up the balls. At that time he was not working but helping his mother vacuumthe rugs. We visited their home and they had three grandchildren to rear as their son had diedand later the mother also. There were two girls and one boy. Jiggs mother was a very niceperson and was industrious. Jiggs was about forty-one years old when we first knew him andwas not married. The family told us that Jiggs had the flu when he was eight years old and it lefthim lame.John and Jiggs became close friends. The temple was their meeting place every week forseveral years. Later Jiggs met a lady friend at the temple. She too had palsy the same as he. Hewas a little younger than she was. She came from the state of Maine to attend the Temple andstayed on in Salt Lake for awhile.Jiggs got him a job at Gates Rubber Co. for awhile, then got another job in some bank asmailman. Jiggs wrote to me sometimes as he said I was one of his best friends. He told me howhe loved his girl from Maine and had asked her to marry him. She said, "the man, I marry willhave to be perfect." He told her there was only one perfect man that ever lived and that wasJesus Christ himself. And perhaps if Jiggs and she would marry maybe they could work togetherto try to become perfect. She could sure play the piano with one hand. These two went to showstogether every Saturday. John and I, and his folks were thrilled to know he had found acompanion.Ruth Tagg Caley pg 42