30^th [FIGURE] We met in council this morning with the Twelve & Captain
Brown, Higings, Willis & others & Herd the statements of the
officers concerning the Battalion & there situation represented
counsil was given by President Young to the officers what course
to persue. It seemed wisdom for Capt Brown & others to go to the
Bay of San Francisco & report himself & men & the state they were
in Br Brannan would go as there Pilot much conversation took
place during council of interest, Dr Sanderson was spoken of who
had been with the Battalion And it was believed he had tried to poison
the Brethren to death, & that He would be rewarded for his crimes
After the council Broke up we mounted our Horses & rode north
to the warm springs Also visited the Hot spulpher spring 4 miles from
the Temple block it ishues out from under A rock A large fount
ain of water forms A pool about 2 rods square 5 feet deep is
[page torn] [h]ot enough to cook an egg in few moments we could hold our
fingers in it about 10 seconds. After viewing it a while we returned
to camp, I then visited the soldiers camp & allso our planted
ground I found some of our potatoes had rotted some was coming
up our corn was up also beans I returned to camp & had a visit
from Br Dexter Stillman. He wished to come into my family also
Br James Bevin wished to returned again to my family as He
was with me hwhen He went into the Army.

At 8 oclok All the camps met together & was Addressed for more
than an hour by President Young in An interesting manner clot[hed] [page covered]
with the spirit of God. He expressed hif [his] feelyings freely concerning the
treatment of the government towards us in the same manner as He
did on the eve of the 28^th He informed the Brethren that there going
into the Armey proved our temporal salvation at the time for
the Governor of Mo had already recievied orders not to let our
people pass the Mo river if we did not enlist, the goverment intend
to diestroy us from off the face of the earth but through the Blessing
of God we are here And I thank my Heavenly father for it And
He knew we should prevail Zion would arise the Judgments of
God would be poured out the Blood of the Prophets would be ave[nged] [page covered]
& their cup would be filled double unto them And if we were fait[h] [page covered]
ful we should yet have Brs Joseph & Hiram & many of the Sain[ts] [page covered]
in there resurrected Bodies with us on earth & when we died s[hould] [page covered]

not sleep but a little time but should come forth out of our gra[ves] [page covered]
with Bodies that no mob could kill. We were much edifyed wi[th] [page covered]
all the remarks He made. the meeting opened with A shout of
Hosannah to God & the Lamb repeated three times with its Amens
Br Young said the Ancient of days was not as far off as many
supposed. At the close of the meeting I returned to rest meditating u[pon] [page covered]
what I had herd An appointment was made for the Battalion to
prepare A Bowery on the Morrow for our Sabbath Meetings. 18 [miles]