Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
not visited any more untill about the at which time Brother Harry Brown returned accompanied
by Elder Parley P. Pratt the first time I had ever seen him. we appointed a meeting for him he met with our
little branch and we had a precious time with him He spoke till near midnight He was upon an important
misshion He in company with Lyman Wight was under a commandment of the Lord to gather together the servants
of the Lord His young men & warriors to go up & redeem Zion it was the will of the Lord that they should gather
to gether 500 men but not to return less than 100. it was the will of the Lord that the young men & middle aged should go
up to Zion all that could be spared I told Brother Parley my circumstances He told me it was duty to try
& prepare myself to go up to the Land of Zion and Accordingly I used every exertion to settle my business
and arange my affairs aso as to go up to Missouri in the spring I went north to Jefferson County with Brother
Pratt & Brown & heard Brother Pratt preach several times which strengthened me much in the gospel of
Christ I returned home in Few days & laboured diligently to settle all my accounts so as to be ready to start
