Frank LeSueur

Celeste was asked to give a story of an ancestor during a church activity before we came to AZ. She decided to tell a story about one of her ancestors Frank LeSueur. So when we arrived in AZ, we decided to head out to the place where the story took place, which is where Frank and his friend, Gus Gibbons, were killed by outlaws. Today the piled rocks stand as a monument to them. Once there GrandDan told us the story. Frank and Gus just turned nineteen and were recently deputized to help track down outlaws that were in the area. Frank was waiting for his brother Jim to return from a mission before he would serve one himself. As the posse was out and about the Sherrif headed back with the posse to get fresh horses and told Frank and Gus to keep tracking. As Frank and Gus headed up a finger canyon they were ambushed by the outlaws and shot. Killing them, however, was not enough for the outlaws who proceeded to take Frank's scriptures from his pocket and placed the scriptures on Frank's head and shot through them multiple time while also mutilating Franks body. A really sad death.

Later on Frank's brother Jim had arrived home from his mission and was having a hard time with the death of his brother. He was pleading for comfort and understanding from the Lord through prayer. He then had a dream and was taken by an angel to the other side of the veil. There Jim was shown a large building about the size of the old conference center. Inside were hundreds of people being taught by one man. The angel told Jim that these were his ancestors being taught the gospel and being prepared for their work to be completed on earth. When the man that was teaching the group of people turned around, Jim could see that it was his brother Frank. Frank was a righteous man and when killed was called home to serve his mission as a teacher for his ancestors. It is a great story from Celeste's side and a cool experience to go out to their graves and hear the story from GrandDan.