Pratt before me with twelve wagons and as it took the whole day to get these
over I had to remain with mine on the bank until the morrow when
we commenced about sunrise to take our cows over with a skiff by
tying their heads to the boat and rowing them over. We took over
twenty thus and also some oxen and as we had not enough men I took
one of the oars myself and assisted in ferrying in the hot sun and
then drove teams up the hills through the mud and when I got
through my days work I felt hardly able to stand up and next
day we were all unwell in consequence of fatigue
I continued unwell also on the following
day but attended a council of the Twelve and dined with Dr Willard Richards
Suddenly a thunderstorm struck us.
The water beat through our waggon covers and the wind drove our
family carriage down a steep hill turned it bottom side upwards
and smashed the top to pieces but providentially there was
no one in it and everything was saved ^that was in the carriage medicine bottles and all^ but the bottles in the carriage
Very heavy thunderstorms continued during the night and the beds
bedding and family was drenched and several tents in the camp
torn down
The Council of the Twelve met on this Sunday afternoon
and decided that Winter Quarters of the Camp of Israel should
be located near where we then were
A messenger had just arrived from the
Mormon Battalion within 30 miles of Fort Leavenworth. He gave
a good report of the brethren who were all well and doing
honour to the cause
During the evening President Young
and Dr Richards called at my tent and President Young addressed
us upon the Priesthood and the principle of sealing. There
Pratt before me with twelve wagons and as it took the whole day to get these
over I had to remain with mine on the bank until the morrow when
we commenced about sunrise to take our cows over with a skiff by
tying their heads to the boat and rowing them over. We took over
twenty thus and also some oxen and as we had not enough men I took
one of the oars myself and assisted in ferrying in the hot sun and
then drove teams up the hills through the mud and when I got
through my days work I felt hardly able to stand up and next
day we were all unwell in consequence of fatigue
I continued unwell also on the following
day but attended a council of the Twelve and dined with Dr
Willard Richurds
Suddenly a thunderstorm struck us.
The water beat through our waggon covers and the wind drove our
family carriage down a steep hill turned it bottom side upward
and smashed the top to pieces but providentially there was
no one in it and everything was saved that was in the carriage medicine bottles and all
Very heavy thunderstorms continued during the night and the beds
bedding and family was drenched and several tents in the camp
torn down
The council of the Twelve met on this Sunday afternoon
and decided that Winter Quarters of the Camp of Israel should
be located near where we then were
A messenger had just arrived from the
Mormon Battalion within 30 miles of Fort Leavenworth. He gave
a good report of the brethren who were all well and doing
honour to the cause
During the evening President Young
and Dr Richards called at my tent and President Young addressed
us upon the Priesthood and the principle of sealing.
