Again took up our march towards
Zion we continued to travel untill
we had arived within a few miles of
Liberty Clay County Missouri here we
pitched our tents and remained quite
a number of days on account of the
great excitement which prevailed in
consequence of false reports which were
abroad in the land respecting us. The ma
jority of the people or public opinion were
against us and even their were about
seventy men mounted on horseback
with firearms gathered together for the
intention of comeing against our
camp but the God of Israel frustr
ated their design for while they were
comeing against us the Lord rained
upon them rain and great hail so
that it was expedient for them to seek
shelter from the storm and after the stor
m they dispersed and would not go
against the camp. After remaining
stationary for several days the leading
men of Clay County and some principle
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The ma jority of the people or public opinion were against us and even their were about seventy men mounted on horseback with firearms gathered together for the intention of comeing against our camp but the God of Israel frustr ated their design for while they were comeing against us the Lord rained upon them rain and great hail so that it was expedient for them to seek shelter from the storm and after the stor m they dispersed and would not go against the camp.
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