Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
to my bed from the to the 12
making forty days.
The Twelve came and anointed me
and laid hands upon me and I felt the testimony
that I should recover but after I began to revive I had
a relapse twice
In one instance I was requested to attend
a council of the Twelve in the case of Orson Pratt. I
was very weak but yet I thought I would try to meet with
them and supposed that we should meet at Elder Taylor's
who was also very low with the bilious fever; but on our
arrival we found him so very feeble that he was not
able to have the council at his house. So we removed
to President Hyrum Smiths Office
Elder Brigham Young conveyed me
in his carriage to the place of meeting but I had not
been in the house more than ten minutes before my
strength began to fail me. I laid down upon a bench
but no sooner was I laid down than I became unconscious
and my breath stoped.
My brethren raised me up and took me
to the door and with the aid of air and water I was brought
to breath again but not without a hard struggle between
life and death.
The brethren laid hands upon me
and Hyrum Smith prayed for my recovery and I soon
began to breathe freer but my strength was entirely gone
They conveyed me home and it being
in a warm season I was much troubled for breathing
through the night. Several days elapsed before I
revived again
During my sickness there had been
