Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
In the prayer circle on
President Young spoke of Strang and his death and so did J. M.
Bernhisal who thought that George Miller was also dead. George
A Smith said that he was informed that Miller had gathered
the followers of Strang about 60 in munber [number]. President Young
said they made a business of stealing but let men come here
and they would see that we had shown the works of industry
Phelps said the man in Clay County
Court House who said he would kill Jo. Smith and if the Turkey
buzzards did not eat out his eyes they should eat out his own (Phelps
stood within a few feet of him) while going home the boat sunk and
he was drowned and he floated upon some floodwood and the buzzards
eat out his eyes and flesh. Phelps saw his body after this and a
man said he had fulfilled his own prophesy
Orson Hyde told of a man who was one
of the first settlers of Ma^issouri^ who helped to drive out the Saints
and it had since troubled him so much that he had sold out and
