... joined their hearts in marriage. He ran his family's shipping business, while Elizabeth started the family at home. After two of her children were born, their father became ill being infected with the yellow fever epidemic. Their wealth began to decrease and William feared debt. Elizabeth believed that God would help them. She wrote in a journal, "Troubles always create a great ... position, which she accepted with great gratitude. While teaching she studied theology, and felt she needed something more spiritual in her life. In March 1809, she initiated her vows before Bishop John Carro...

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