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Ba tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y Jefferson Hope c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Salt Lake. L\u00f2ng John Ferrier ch\u00f9ng xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed7i khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb quay v\u1ec1, mang theo s\u1ef1 chia ly gi\u1eefa \u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i nu\u00f4i y\u00eau qu\u00fd. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft r\u1ea1ng ng\u1eddi v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m vui h\u00e2n hoan c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 bao l\u1eddi can ng\u0103n c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng lay chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.<\/p>\n
Trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m ki\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 con g\u00e1i m\u00ecnh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 Mormon. M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 h\u00f4n nh\u00e2n m\u00e0 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3, l\u00e0 v\u1ebft nh\u01a1 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u1eeda s\u1ea1ch. D\u00f9 quan \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1ec1 gi\u00e1o l\u00fd Mormon c\u00f3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111i n\u1eefa, th\u00ec ri\u00eang v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng, b\u1edfi v\u00e0o th\u1eddi bu\u1ed5i \u1ea5y, \u1edf V\u00f9ng \u0110\u1ea5t C\u1ee7a C\u00e1c Th\u00e1nh, vi\u1ec7c d\u00e1m b\u00e0y t\u1ecf \u00fd ki\u1ebfn tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi gi\u00e1o \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh nguy hi\u1ec3m.<\/p>\n
Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt, m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i hi\u1ec3m nguy, hi\u1ec3m nguy \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 s\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea1o nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 d\u00e1m th\u1ecf th\u1ebb \u00fd l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh trong h\u01a1i th\u1edf n\u00edn l\u1eb7ng, s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi m\u00f4i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1ecb hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c chu\u1ed1c l\u1ea5y h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t. Nh\u1eefng n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00e1p b\u1ee9c ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u00e1p b\u1ee9c, v\u00e0 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u00e1p b\u1ee9c kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u1ea5t. Ngay c\u1ea3 T\u00f2a \u00e1n D\u1ecb gi\u00e1o Seville, hay H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng Vehmgericht c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c, hay c\u00e1c H\u1ed9i k\u00edn \u00dd, c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u1ed7 m\u00e1y kinh ho\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ee9 \u0111ang bao tr\u00f9m v\u00f9ng Utah n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n
S\u1ef1 v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 b\u00ed \u1ea9n bao ph\u1ee7 c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c n\u00e0y tr\u1edf n\u00ean gh\u00ea r\u1ee3n g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i. N\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u00e0 c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n n\u0103ng v\u00f4 h\u1ea1n, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hay nghe th\u1ea5y. K\u1ebb n\u00e0o d\u00e1m ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft, ch\u1eb3ng ai hay h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u hay chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi h\u1eafn. V\u1ee3 con h\u1eafn ng\u00f3ng ch\u1edd \u1edf nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha n\u00e0o tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd nghe s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn m\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi tay nh\u1eefng quan t\u00f2a b\u00ed m\u1eadt.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00f3i b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n hay h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec1u d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn di\u1ec7t vong, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a th\u1ee9 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 \u0111ang l\u01a1 l\u1eedng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh. Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ea1 g\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng trong khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 run r\u1ea9y, v\u00e0 ngay gi\u1eefa ch\u1ed1n hoang vu, h\u1ecd c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m th\u1ed1t l\u00ean nh\u1eefng nghi ng\u1edd \u0111ang \u0111\u00e8 n\u1eb7ng trong l\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n
Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, th\u1ee9 quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c m\u1edd \u00e1m v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3 n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eafm v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb sau khi \u0111\u00e3 theo \u0111\u1ea1o Mormon r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n b\u1ed9i ph\u1ea3n ho\u1eb7c xuy\u00ean t\u1ea1c gi\u00e1o l\u00fd. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c, ph\u1ea1m vi c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng d\u1ea7n. Khi ngu\u1ed3n cung \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u00e0nh tr\u1edf n\u00ean khan hi\u1ebfm, ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111a th\u00ea kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec n\u1ebfu thi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ea1i r\u00f9ng r\u1ee3n b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lan truy\u1ec1n – chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u00e0n di d\u00e2n b\u1ecb t\u00e0n s\u00e1t, nh\u1eefng tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0 b\u1ecb c\u01b0\u1edbp ph\u00e1 \u1edf n\u01a1i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf. Trong h\u1eadu cung c\u00e1c Tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e3o b\u1ed7ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf hoe, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t in h\u1eb1n n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4n ngu\u00f4i. Nh\u1eefng l\u1eef kh\u00e1ch l\u1ea1c l\u1ed1i tr\u00ean n\u00fai k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i vi\u1ec7c b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng to\u00e1n \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u0169 trang \u0111eo m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1, l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd l\u01b0\u1edbt qua h\u1ecd trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 b\u00f3ng ma. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf \u0111\u01a1m hoa k\u1ebft tr\u00e1i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c x\u00e1c t\u00edn qua nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eddi k\u1ec3, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi k\u1ebft tinh th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e1m \u1ea3nh.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ebfn t\u1eadn ng\u00e0y nay, t\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng trang tr\u1ea1i h\u1ebbo l\u00e1nh mi\u1ec1n T\u00e2y, c\u00e1i t\u00ean B\u0103ng Danite hay Thi\u00ean S\u1ee9 B\u00e1o Th\u00f9 v\u1eabn l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea3m kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec x\u00f3a nh\u00f2a.<\/p>\n
Nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft s\u00e2u xa h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u1ea5y, th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra nh\u1eefng h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 kinh ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u00e0m v\u01a1i \u0111i m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng kho\u00e9t s\u00e2u th\u00eam n\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 m\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 gieo r\u1eafc v\u00e0o t\u00e2m tr\u00ed con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c k\u1ebb n\u00e0o thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 h\u1ed9i k\u00edn t\u00e0n b\u1ea1o n\u00e0y. Danh t\u00ednh nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb nh\u00fang tay v\u00e0o c\u00e1c h\u00e0nh vi \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e1u v\u00e0 b\u1ea1o l\u1ef1c nh\u00e2n danh t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eef k\u00edn tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n
Ngay c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 b\u1ea1n t\u00e2m giao nh\u1ea5t, n\u01a1i b\u1ea1n b\u1ed9c b\u1ea1ch n\u1ed7i lo s\u1ee3 v\u1ec1 Nh\u00e0 Ti\u00ean Tri c\u00f9ng s\u1ee9 m\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng t\u00ean s\u1ebd xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00eam khuya v\u1edbi l\u1eeda v\u00e0 g\u01b0\u01a1m gi\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. B\u1edfi th\u1ebf, ai n\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u run s\u1ee3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00ednh h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m th\u1ed1t l\u00ean n\u1eeda l\u1eddi v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u1ea7m k\u00edn nh\u1ea5t trong l\u00f2ng.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p, John Ferrier \u0111ang s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n ra th\u0103m c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00faa m\u00ec th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng nghe ti\u1ebfng ch\u1ed1t c\u1eeda k\u00eau l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch. Ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn qua khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee1ng, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng m\u00e0u c\u00e1t \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean l\u1ed1i \u0111i. Tim \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u1ecbch, b\u1edfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng ai kh\u00e1c ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Brigham Young v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. L\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp lo \u00e2u – v\u00ec \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c vi\u1ebfng th\u0103m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng mang l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1m l\u00e0nh g\u00ec – Ferrier v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y ra c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp v\u1ecb th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh Mormon. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t, r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u1edbi g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng, nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb.<\/p>\n
“Anh Ferrier,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft s\u1eafc b\u00e9n t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00e0ng mi m\u00e0u nh\u1ea1t, “nh\u1eefng t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u00e2n ch\u00ednh lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a anh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 dang tay c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap khi anh \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t gi\u1eefa sa m\u1ea1c hoang vu, s\u1ebb chia t\u1eebng mi\u1ebfng c\u01a1m manh \u00e1o, d\u1eabn d\u1eaft anh an to\u00e0n t\u1edbi Thung l\u0169ng \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c Ch\u1ecdn, ban cho anh m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00e0u sang d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 che ch\u1edf c\u1ee7a c\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ph\u1ea3i,”<\/i> John Ferrier tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1p nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n duy nh\u1ea5t: anh ph\u1ea3i gia nh\u1eadp \u0111\u1ee9c tin ch\u00e2n ch\u00ednh v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n theo m\u1ecdi gi\u00e1o l\u1ec7nh. Anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec1 nguy\u1ec1n th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3n l\u00e0 th\u1eadt, th\u00ec h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5t h\u1ee9a.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf b\u00ea n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?”<\/i> Ferrier h\u1ecfi, gi\u01a1 hai tay ra t\u1ecf \u00fd ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i. “Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p v\u00e0o qu\u1ef9 chung \u0111\u00f3 sao? Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u1ec1n th\u1edd sao? Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng\u2014?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf v\u1ee3 anh \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> Young h\u1ecfi, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea3o quanh. “H\u00e3y g\u1ecdi h\u1ecd v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh,”<\/i> Ferrier tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. “Nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef th\u00ec hi\u1ebfm, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng h\u01a1n t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c: t\u00f4i c\u00f3 con g\u00e1i ch\u0103m lo m\u1ecdi nhu c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00ednh v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i \u1ea5y m\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi anh,”<\/i> v\u1ecb th\u1ee7 l\u0129nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi Mormon tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1. “C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1edbn v\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00f3a hoa r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 nh\u1ea5t Utah, v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00f2ng nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb cao trong v\u00f9ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
John Ferrier th\u1ea7m th\u1edf d\u00e0i \u0111au kh\u1ed5.<\/p>\n
“Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 con b\u00e9 – nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n khi\u1ebfn ta ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n tin ch\u00fat n\u00e0o – r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a h\u00f4n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea1o. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi b\u1ecba \u0111\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a l\u0169 nh\u00e0n c\u01b0 vi b\u1ea5t thi\u1ec7n m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. \u0110i\u1ec1u r\u0103n th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi ba trong s\u1eafc l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a Th\u00e1nh Joseph Smith d\u1ea1y g\u00ec? ‘M\u1ecdi trinh n\u1eef trong \u0111\u1ee9c tin ch\u00e2n ch\u00ednh ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebft duy\u00ean c\u00f9ng b\u1eadc ch\u00ednh nh\u00e2n qu\u00e2n t\u1eed; b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu n\u00e0ng ph\u1ed1i ng\u1eabu c\u00f9ng k\u1ebb ngo\u1ea1i gi\u00e1o, \u1eaft ph\u1ea1m tr\u1ecdng t\u1ed9i.’ L\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u01a1i – k\u1ebb t\u1ef1 x\u01b0ng l\u00e0 t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 thu\u1ea7n th\u00e0nh – l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 con g\u00e1i m\u00ecnh d\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i v\u1ea1c d\u1ea7u \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?”<\/i><\/p>\n
John Ferrier kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p l\u1eddi, ch\u1ec9 b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t v\u00e2n v\u00ea chi\u1ebfc roi ng\u1ef1a trong tay.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y s\u1ebd th\u1eed th\u00e1ch tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n \u0111\u1ee9c tin c\u1ee7a anh – H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng T\u1ee9 Th\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 tr\u1ebb, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi k\u1ebb t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111o\u1ea1t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. C\u00e1c Tr\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e3o ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ‘b\u00f2 t\u01a1’ [1]<\/sup><\/a>, nh\u01b0ng con c\u00e1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an b\u00e0i. Stangerson c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t trai, Drebber c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t trai, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn con g\u00e1i anh v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m d\u00e2u. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i t\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea5y. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1ebb trung, gi\u00e0u c\u00f3, v\u00e0 gi\u1eef v\u1eefng ch\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea1o. Anh ngh\u0129 sao v\u1ec1 l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb n\u00e0y?”<\/i><\/p>\n Ferrier tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y cau l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n “Ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1eddi gian,”<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. “Con g\u00e1i t\u00f4i c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 tr\u1ebb – n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn tu\u1ed5i l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n “C\u00f4 g\u00e1i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129,”<\/i> Young \u0111\u00e1p, \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf. “H\u1ebft h\u1ea1n \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n Khi b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eeda, h\u1eafn b\u1ed7ng quay l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf gay v\u00e0 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft l\u00f3e l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. “Anh n\u00ean nh\u1edb l\u1ea5y, John Ferrier,”<\/i> h\u1eafn g\u1eb1n gi\u1ecdng, “th\u00e0 r\u1eb1ng anh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i n\u1eb1m l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh hai b\u1ed9 x\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u1eafng tr\u00ean d\u00e3y Sierra Blanco, c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 d\u00e1m ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ec7nh l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a T\u1ee9 Th\u00e1nh!”<\/i><\/p>\n V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u0111e d\u1ecda b\u1eb1ng tay, h\u1eafn quay l\u01b0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda, v\u00e0 Ferrier nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn l\u1ea1o x\u1ea1o tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ea3i s\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n \u00d4ng v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, khu\u1ef7u tay ch\u1ed1ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, \u0111ang tr\u0103n tr\u1edf t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eb9 l\u00ean tay \u00f4ng. Ng\u1ea9ng \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean, \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn tho\u00e1ng qua khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i m\u00e9t, \u0111\u1ea7y lo \u00e2u c\u1ee7a con g\u00e1i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u ngay r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n “Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i, \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. “Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y vang kh\u1eafp c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0. \u00d4i cha \u01a1i, cha \u01a1i, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m sao b\u00e2y gi\u1edd?”<\/i><\/p>\n “\u0110\u1eebng t\u1ef1 l\u00e0m m\u00ecnh s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng tr\u1ea5n an, k\u00e9o c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng xoa b\u00e0n tay to th\u00f4 r\u00e1p l\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f3c n\u00e2u h\u1ea1t d\u1ebb c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. “R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd t\u00ecm ra c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft. Con v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ngu\u1ed9i l\u1ea1nh t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi ch\u00e0ng trai \u1ea5y, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o?”<\/i><\/p>\n C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1ea5c ngh\u1eb9n ng\u00e0o v\u00e0 c\u00e1i si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t tay \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n “Kh\u00f4ng, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng. Cha c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n nghe con n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean t\u1ed1t, l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 t\u00edn \u0111\u1ed3 C\u01a1 \u0110\u1ed1c ch\u00e2n ch\u00ednh – \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y c\u00f2n qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 thuy\u1ebft gi\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u1ed1ng quanh \u0111\u00e2y. Ng\u00e0y mai s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi Nevada, cha s\u1ebd nh\u1edd h\u1ecd chuy\u1ec3n tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu \u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu cha hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00fang v\u1ec1 ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3, c\u1eadu ta s\u1ebd quay v\u1ec1 nhanh h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn.”<\/i><\/p>\n Lucy b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1eefa d\u00f2ng l\u1ec7 khi nghe cha m\u00f4 t\u1ea3.<\/p>\n “N\u1ebfu anh \u1ea5y t\u1edbi, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn anh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd cho ta l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng con lo s\u1ee3 cho cha, cha y\u00eau d\u1ea5u \u1ea1. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed3n – ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta truy\u1ec1n tai nhau nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n r\u00f9ng r\u1ee3n v\u1ec1 k\u1ebb d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Nh\u00e0 Ti\u00ean Tri: lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u kinh ho\u00e0ng \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi h\u1ecd.”<\/i><\/p>\n “Nh\u01b0ng ta \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i l\u00e3o ta,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha \u0111\u00e1p. “Ch\u1ec9 khi n\u00e0o l\u00e0m th\u1ebf, l\u00fac \u1ea5y m\u1edbi ph\u1ea3i lo \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng c\u01a1n b\u00e3o. Ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng n\u1eefa; sau \u0111\u00f3, cha ngh\u0129 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 n\u00ean b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi Utah.”<\/i><\/p>\n “B\u1ecf Utah \u01b0!”<\/i><\/p>\n “\u0110\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i l\u00e0 th\u1ebf.”<\/i><\/p>\n “Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n c\u00e1i trang tr\u1ea1i th\u00ec t\u00ednh sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n “Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd v\u01a1 v\u00e9t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ec1n th\u00ec v\u01a1, c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7. Cha n\u00f3i th\u1eadt v\u1edbi con, Lucy \u00e0, \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u cha n\u1ea3y ra \u00fd ngh\u0129 n\u00e0y. Cha ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n ph\u1ea3i c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai, nh\u01b0 l\u0169 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1edbi c\u00e1i t\u00ean ti\u00ean tri \u0111\u00e1ng nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. Cha sinh ra \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9 t\u1ef1 do, v\u00e0 m\u1ea5y tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi cha to\u00e0n l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 xa l\u1ea1. Ch\u1eafc cha gi\u00e0 qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ecdc n\u1ed5i c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu h\u1eafn ta c\u1ee9 l\u1edfn v\u1edfn quanh trang tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0y, c\u00f3 khi h\u1eafn s\u1ebd v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh h\u1ee9ng tr\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ea1n b\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n “Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e2u d\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c ch\u00fang ta \u0111i,”<\/i> c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n “H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ee3i Jefferson \u0111\u1ebfn, r\u1ed3i m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd \u1ed5n th\u00f4i. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec con \u0111\u1eebng lo l\u1eafng n\u1eefa, con y\u00eau, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf hoe k\u1ebbo anh \u1ea5y tr\u00e1ch cha khi th\u1ea5y con th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 c\u1ea3, tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nguy hi\u1ec3m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n John Ferrier n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9ng vi\u00ean \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ki\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m \u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn h\u01a1n m\u1ecdi khi, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 lau ch\u00f9i v\u00e0 n\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ea1n cho kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang s\u0103n c\u0169 k\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1ec9 s\u00e9t v\u1eabn treo tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n