Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
he had the worse night up to that time. The devil worked
hard all night to kill his body. The brethren laid hands
upon him many times and rebuked the powers of darkness
The devil would lay upon him a strong hand from his feet to
his head all through his slimbs and stomach and a rib at a
time and it seemed as though he would crush his body
Brother Grant though very weak would rebuke him an hour
at a time from limb to limb and rib to rib. It was a
perfect warefare all night. He was easier in the morning
We heard on this day news from the hand-cart
company. They were to camp that night ^at Killion's^ at the
foot of the Little Mountain. Brother Decker the night before
came in with the express. He said that the ox trains
could not even get to Bridger and that they had sent in for
forty tons of flour. The cattle and people were dying
Arrival of the Handcart ^Company^
