took the steamer Bangor, at ,
with Elder and arrived at at sunset, without any means to
continue our journey or get a meal of
victuals; we went on to a high hill and
bowed ourselves before the Lord, and
prayed that our way might be opened.
The spirit of the Lord rested upon us
and testified to us that our prayers would
be answered. As we arose from our
prayers, a sloop came sailing into the
harbor. We went to the captain and
enquired where he was going. He said
right through the channel to . He took us on board and
landed us on , at two
o'clock in the morning. We commenced
preaching in the Baptist meeting house
on the twentieth of August. Brother
Hale stayed with me one month and
twelve days. -[The history of this mis-
sion is published in full in No. 20, Vol.
8, Deseret News.]- Brother Hale started
for October second; I accom-
panied him to , and returned
to the Island on the second of Novem-
ber accompanied by my . I spent the
winter of 1838 upon the Islands accom-
panied a short time by Brother . During my mission upon
the Islands I was opposed by the Bap-
tist minister, , of the
North Island, and by Elder , a
Methodist minister of the South Island.
Both made war upon me, but the con-
gregations of both embraced the Gos-
pel and I baptized most of their mem-
bers. I received a letter from President
, on the sixteenth of
August, 1838, informing me that I had
been called by revelation to fill a vacancy
in the quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
in the place of one who had fallen. I
had organized a company of fifty-three
of those I had baptized to go to
in the Fall of 1838. As they were all
fishermen and knew nothing about trav-
eling, I went on to the mainland and
purchased horses, wagons and harness,
and fitted them out for their journey,
and on the fourth of October we started
on our travels. We traveled through rain,
mud, frost and snow with much suffering,
and buried several who died on the
way, arriving at , Sangamon
County, Illinois, on December nineteenth,
where I spent the winter in providing
for my family and company.
On the thirteenth of March, 1839, I
took my family and went to ,
Illinois. Arrived there on the sixteenth,
where I saw the suffering of the Saints
who lay upon the banks of the , who had been driven from
Missouri for their religion, and this be-
fore the subject of Polygamy had been
revealed to the Church or to the world.
I accompanied President and
several of the Twelve to the in , where we laid the
corner stone of the Temple, upon which
stone, on the twenty-sixth of April, 1837,
Wilford Woodruff and
were ordained Apostles and members of
the quorum of the Twelve. This meet-
ing was appointed by revelation and
commandment and we performed all
that we were commanded to do. We
returned to Quincy on the second day of
May. While we were performing this
journey the Prophet and his
brother got out of in
Missouri and arrived at Quincy, where we
met with them, their families and friends
and had a joyous time. I accompanied
President Brigham Young with our
families from Quincy to and
settled at . I was with Joseph
Smith and the Twelve Apostles on the
twenty-first of July, 1839, which was the
day of God's power with the Prophet.
He healed a score of the sick by the
power of God; they were raised up from
their beds of sickness, some of them
being nigh unto death, including and .
The Twelve Apostles were command-
ed of the Lord to go to on a
mission and to carry the gospel of Christ
to that land. As I was preparing to
start on the twenty-fifth of July, 1839 I
was attacked with the chills and fever for
the first time in my life, my wife and
were also sick. On the eighth of August
I arose, sick, from my bed, laid my hands
upon my wife and child, blessed them and
left them in the hands of the Lord, with
not more than four days provisions in the
took the steamer Bangor, at ,
with Elder and arrived at Owl's
Head at sunset, without any means to
continue our journey or get a meal of
victuals; we went on to a high hill and
bowed ourselves before the Lord, and
prayed that our way might be opened.
The spirit of the Lord rested upon us
and testified to us that our prayers would
be answered. As we arose from our
prayers, a sloop came sailing into the
harbor. We went to the captain and
enquired where he was going. He said
right through the channel to . He took us on board and
landed us on , at two
o'clock in the morning. We commenced
preaching in the Baptist meeting house
on the twentieth of August. Brother
Hale stayed with me one month and
twelve days. [The history of this mission is published in full in No. 20, Vol.
8, Deseret News.] Brother Hale started
for October second; I accompanied him to , and returned
to the Island on the second of November accompanied by my . I spent the
winter of 1838 upon the Islands accompanied a short time by Brother . During my mission upon
the Islands I was opposed by the Baptist minister, , of the
North Island, and by Elder , a
Methodist minister of the South Island.
Both made war upon me, but the congregations of both embraced the Gospel and I baptized most of their members. I received a letter from President
, on the sixteenth of
August, 1838, informing me that I had
been called by revelation to fill a vacancy
in the quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
in the place of one who had fallen. I
had organized a company of fifty-three
of those I had baptized to go to
in the Fall of 1838. As they were all
fishermen and knew nothing about traveling, I went on to the mainland and
purchased horses, wagons and harness,
and fitted them out for their journey,
and on the fourth of October we started
on our travels. We traveled through rain,
mud, frost and snow with much suffering,
and buried several who died on the
way, arriving at , Sangamon
County, Illinois, on December nineteenth,
where I spent the winter in providing
for my family and company.
On the thirteenth of March, 1839, I
took my family and went to ,
Illinois. Arrived there on the sixteenth,
where I saw the suffering of the Saints
who lay upon the banks of the , who had been driven from
Missouri for their religion, and this before the subject of Polygamy had been
revealed to the Church or to the world.
I accompanied President and
several of the Twelve to the in , where we laid the
corner stone of the Temple, upon which
stone, on the twenty-sixth of April, 1837,
Wilford Woodruff and
were ordained Apostles and members of
the quorum of the Twelve. This meeting was appointed by revelation and
commandment and we performed all
that we were commanded to do. We
returned to Quincy on the second day of
May. While we were performing this
journey the Prophet and his
brother got out of in
Missouri and arrived at Quincy, where we
met with them, their families and friends
and had a joyous time. I accompanied
President Brigham Young with our
families from Quincy to and
settled at . I was with Joseph
Smith and the Twelve Apostles on the
twenty-first of July, 1839, which was the
day of God's power with the Prophet.
He healed a score of the sick by the
power of God; they were raised up from
their beds of sickness, some of them
being nigh unto death, including and .
The Twelve Apostles were commanded of the Lord to go to on a
mission and to carry the gospel of Christ
to that land. As I was preparing to
start on the twenty-fifth of July, 1839 I
was attacked with the chills and fever for
the first time in my life, my wife and
were also sick. On the eighth of August
I arose, sick, from my bed, laid my hands
upon my wife and child, blessed them and
left them in the hands of the Lord, with
not more than four days provisions in the