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William Clayton

At or near this campsite William Clayton reportedly penned the words to the song "All is Well," after receiving word that his wife, Diantha, still in Nauvoo, had given birth to a healthy baby boy. Since renamed "Come, Come, Ye Saints," the stirring hymn-an anthem of faith, full of praise amidst privation-has come to signify the Mormon migration to the West perhaps more than any other piece of writing...

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Clayton William

Of all the hymns in the Hymn book I know the history of 'Come, Come, Ye Saints' the best just because of this man's story. The words of the hymn at times moves me a lot because of what seems to be my own unsettled physical state.