Charles Lambert

I have been reading about my great great etc... grandfather Charles lambert recently. My mission president suggested that I study about my ancestors before going into the MTC and I have found it to be a really rewarding experience. In the book The First 100 Temples by Chad S. Hawkins, the story is told of Charles' dedication to the building of the Mormon Temple in Nauvoo. Charles was stopped on the street by a stranger who asked if his name was Charles Lambert. Charles replied that it was, and the stranger responded that his name was Higgins. He continued: "I have heard of you skill as a workman, and want you to go to missouri and work for me. You are not appreciated or properly paid here. If you will quit the temple and go and work for me you can name your own price and you will be sure of your pay." Charles thanked the man for the offer but declined to accept it. He bid the stranger farewell, then instantly wondered how the man had known his name and heard of his skill. He turned back to look again at the stranger but could see him nowhere--he had vanished from sight, "as if the earth had swallowed him up."