him the next day making two sons whom we had laid in the
grave within so short a time.
On this day the main body of the warriors
belonging to the Omaha nation were out on a hunting party and
were surrounded by a party of the Sioux and sixty of the
Omahas were killed. This was a great loss to the Omaha
nation among whom in consequence there was great mourning
and wailing
The Camp of Israel was now devided into streets
blocks and Wards and a Bishop over each to see to the poor and the widows
and to keep an account of what each man was doing. The Twelve High
Council and Bishops met each week to do business and to manage the affairs
of the Church and instruct the Saints in each Ward
There was begining to be murmurings throughout
the Camp of Israel at this time and much wickedness that the Lord was
not pleased with. The Saints appeared like the children of Israel in the
Wilderness and the Nephites on this continent who at times would forget ^their^ God
and turn to wickedness. And while in council on the evening of the the High Council asked President Young for some teaching and
he arose and said that he had no teaching to give at present but to cry
repentance to the people and he would begin with the High Council
They must repent he said and the Camp of Israel must repent or the
Twelve would have to flee out of their midst and go to the Mountains
On the following Sunday I met with my
Ward the 14th for an organization according to the arrangement appointed
and I warned the people to repent before the Lord lest a scourge come
upon them. I was followed by Elders George A Smith and Orson
Pratt and brother Smith reproached the people for their treatment towards
me in not building me an habitation for the Winter as I had been
sick.
We were informed that there was to be a meeting at
the Stand so we dismissed ours and repared to the meeting place where
we found a large congregation assembled and President Young addressing
him the next day making two sons whom we had laid in the
grave within so short a time.
On this day the main body of the warriors
belonging to the Omaha nation were out on a hunting party and
were surrounded by a party of the Sioux and sixty of the
Omahas were killed. This was a great loss to the Omaha
nation among whom in consequence there was great mourning
and wailing
The Camp of Israel was now devided into streets
blocks and Wards and a Bishop over each to see to the poor and the widows
and to keep an account of what each man was doing. The Twelve High
Council and Bishops met each week to do business and to manage the affairs
of the Church and instruct the Saints in each Ward
There was begining to be murmurings throughout
the Camp of Israel at this time and much wickedness that the Lord was
not pleased with. The Saints appeared like the children of Israel in the
Wilderness and the Nephites on this continent who at times would forget their God
and turn to wickedness. And while in council on the evening of the the High Council asked President Young for some teaching and
he arose and said that he had no teaching to give at present but to cry
repentance to the people and he would begin with the High Council
They must repent he said and the Camp of Israel must repent or the
Twelve would have to flee out of their midst and go to the Mountains
On the following Sunday I met with my
Ward the 14th for an organization according to the arrangement appointed
and I warned the people to repent before the Lord lest a scourge come
upon them. I was followed by Elders George A Smith and Orson
Pratt and brother Smith reproached the people for their treatment towards
me in not building me a habitation for the Winter as I had been
sick.
We were informed that there was to be a meeting at
the Stand so we dismissed ours and repared to the meeting place where
we found a large congregation assembled and President Young addressing
