May 1834 1834-06-08It excited the curiosity of people more to See Such a Company of people traveling through the country in perfect order people came forth out of there houses to behold the Scene and thou sands of questions were asked concer ning our movements. We had seve ral rivers to ferry and when we arived at Salt River we pitched our tents to remain stationary for several days and 1834-06-09on the day following our arival at Salt River we were joined by Brother Lyman Wight and the company of Brethren ...

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men who had previously followed, passed us sevral times during the day, and were in search of us this evening, the guards heard them say; ["]They have turned aside dam 'em, we cant find 'em." Elders Seth Johnson and A. M. Babbett who had been sent to Bowling Green branch to gather recruits returned to the camp on the morning of the 7th, with a small company two wagons and sevral spare horses June 7, 1834 ~ Saturday Saturday the 7th, One of the camp walked on ...

captain of the second, and Gorge A. Smith my armor bearer, F. G. Willams quarter master, Z. Snow commissary, Nathan Tanner assistant, Sylvester Smith adjutant, the remainder of the camp was organized into companies of ten. While at Salt River General Wight marsheled the camp on the prairie and inspected our fire locks ordered the discharge of the same at targets by plat- toons, drilled us half a day, and about this ...

aid me with all your influence with your brotherin in the prosecution of an object so much to be desired by all good men, and citizens, Yours very respectfully, John F. Ryland. June 12, 1834 ~ Thursday June 12th, We left Salt River and traveled about fifteen miles. The inhabitants manifested a great respect for us, and many of them accompanied us some distance on our journey. I instructed the camp in the morning, that if a gun was fired it whould be considered an ...

to it, at this time the mob was very busy in unroofing houses in different branches, had unroofed 13 in the Whitmer branch and we suposed, was going to attackedt a branch on the big road we had sent off all of our men except Br E Higbee and myself to help that branch, we soon after received a message enforming us that the mob had taken a tact and ware comeing in on our branch, it is true we ware somewhat at a loss to know what to do but to let them ...

day the Big Tabernacle was crow- ded and many were turned away as they could not get seats. We held about 4 meetings a day for nearly a week; we had two hard days work with Br. J. W. Y. who was finally sustained at the conference. We are going to fill up the Quorums of the Seventies, and appoint a man in the place of John Van Cott. We set apart 107 missionaries after conference who have gone to their fields of labor—a great many to the South- ern States. Br ...

June 4th we camped upon the bank of the Missippssippi River Here our Enemies strongly threatened that we should not cross into Missouri. The river being nearly one mile & a half wide & we having but one boat it took two days for us to pass over into Missouri. while some were ingaged in ferrying others were ingaged in Hunting fishing &c while Here Sylvestor Smith rebelled against the order of the company & gave vent to his feelings against the Prophet Joseph this was the ...

of the Lord that the plague shall be staid from this hour & there shall not be another case of it and the Brethren covenaneted with uplifted to hands to keep the commands of God & to obey the council of the prophet & the plage was stayed from that hour there was not another case of it among the saints. Brother Lyman Wight had taken a Job of work of Col Arthur to make him 100000 Brick & to build him a House. I commenced work for Brother Wight about the first ...