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While living in Nauvoo, Moses Martin Sanders and his wife Amanda Armstrong Faucett Sanders lived as neighbors to the Prophet Joseph Smith.  They cherished their association with the Smith Family.

Moses owned a very beautiful, but unruly horse. As Moses was often away from home, performing church duties, it fell upon Amanda to lead the horse to water.  She was really afraid of him.  He was very high-spirited.

One day the Prophet Joseph said to his neighbor, Moses "Brother Sanders, give the horse to me and I'll promise that you will never lose by it".

Moses Martin replied, "I would but I am afraid that he may hurt you."  Then the Prophet said, "No, he would never hurt me." So Moses tossed him the rope and said, "He is yours." 

The horse was called "JOE DUNCAN",  a very beautiful intelligent animal.