ed and was immediately mounted on a hard riding horse, rode 15 miles and came to me. The last days of June I spent with my old Jackson County friends in the western part of Clay County. July 1, 1834 ~ Tuesday On the first of July Jesse J. Smith died. I crossed the Missouri River in company with a few friends into Jackson County, to set my feet once more on the "goodly land;" ...

covenanted with uplifted hands to Heaven that they would humble themselves the Lord and keep his commandments and obey the counsel of the Prophet, the power of God rested upon them and we were all bathed in tears. There was not another case of cholera among the saints from that hour." This day the "Enquirer" published the cor- respondence between the Sheriff and the Camp, of the 22nd of June, as follows: "Being a citizen of Clay County and knowing that there is considerable excitement amongst the people thereof; and also ...

Propositions &c of the Mormons. Being called upon by the above named gentlemen at our camp in Clay County to ascertain from the leaders of our men, our intentions, views and designs in approaching this county in the manner that we have; we therefore the more cheerfully comply with their request because we are called upon by gentle- men of good feelings and who are disposed for peace and an amicable adjustment of the difficulties existing between us and the people of Jackson County. The reports of our intentions are various and have ...

To John Lincoln, Geo. R. Morehead } John Sconce, James H. Long, James Collins } July 3, 1834 ~ Thursday On the 3rd of July the High Priests of Zion assembled in the yard of Colonel Arthur's where Lyman Wight lived, in Clay County, and I pro- ceeded to organize a High Council agreeable to the revelation and pattern given at Kirtland, for the purpose of settling important business that ...

themselves for military duty and self defence, seeing their arms taken from them by the in- habitants of Jackson County were purposely kept from them; and whereas a number of the members of the Church in the east have emi- grated to this region of country to settle and join their Brethren, with arms to answer the military law, which has created some excite- ment among the inhabitants of the upper counties of this State, whereupon to show that our object was only the peaceable possession of our rights and property, and to ...

July 8, 1834 ~ Tuesday On the 8th I went to the eastern part of Clay County and held a meeting at the house of Thomas B. Marsh in the evening which was com- posed mostly of High Priests and Elders. July 9, 1834 ~ Wednesday And on the 9th I started for Kirtland in com- pany with my brother Hyrum, Frederick G. Williams, William E. McLellin and others in ...

as soon as possible, that we may know whether we can have the arms upon said order, or not, also when. Send where we can receive them and we will appoint an agent to receive and receipt the same. Be assured that we do not wish to obtain them from any hostile inten- tions, but merely because the right of property is ours. If I remember right, there is one gun and a sword more then the order clalls for. John Corrill." There followed a copy of the Governor's order, similar ...

Caleb Baldwin, and Silvester Hulet; and Pres- ident David Whitmer gave the following decision which was sanctioned by the Council. According to testimony and the voice of the Holy Spirit which is in us, we say unto you that God in his infinite mercy doth yet grant you a space for repentance, therefore if you confess all the charges which have been alleged against you, to be just and in a spirit that we can receive it, then you can stand as a private member in this Church; otherwise we ...

according to the power of the Holy Ghost, in the Scriptures, lest any man's blood should be required at your hands, we beseech you as you value the salvation of souls, and are within, to set an example worthy to be fol- lowed by those without the Kingdom of our God and His Christ, that peace by grace, and bles- sings by righteousness may attend you till you are sanctified and redeemed." (Signed) Clay County, August 1st, 1834. About this time I arrived at Kirtland, after a ...

Revelation given June 22, 1834, Clay County Mo. Verily I say unto you who have assembled together that you may learn my will con- cerning the redemption of Zion mine afflicted people. Behold I say unto you, were it not for the transgressions of my people speaking concerning the Church & not individually they might have been redee- med even now, but behold they have not learned to be obedient to the things which I require at there hands but are full of all manner of evil and do not impart of their substance ...