of one man said the Lord God had spoken and
it was for us to obey, It was the Lords business
to take care of his saints and we would
fulfull the commandment or die a trying. According
to our revalation on the I
took into my waggon Brigham Young & Orson
Pratt and Father Cutler took into his waggon George A Smith & John Taylor & George A Smith
On the way we overtook John E Page who was
on his way with his family to Quincy Ill His
waggon had turned over and when we met him
he was trying to gather up a barrel of soft soap
with his hands, we helped him right up his
waggon he drove down into the vally below
and accompanied us on to far west. On the
night of we arived at Far West and spent
the night at the Home of Morris Phelps who was
still in prison On the morning of the , Notwithstanding the threats of our Enemies
that the revelation that was to be fulfilled this
day should not be and Notwithstanding that
ten thousands of the saints had been driven out of
the state by the edict of the Governor
of one man said the Lord God had spoken and
it was for us to obey, It was the Lords business
to take care of his saints and we would
fulfull the commandment or die a trying. According
to our revalation on the I
took into my waggon Brigham Young & Orson
Pratt and Father Cutler took into his waggon
& John Taylor & George A Smith
On the way we overtook John E Page who was
on his way with his family to Quincy Ill His
waggon had turned over and when we met him
he was trying to gather up a barrel of soft soap
with his hands, we helped him right up his
waggon he drove down into the vally below
and accompanied us on to far west. On the
night of we arived at Far West and spent
the night at the Home of Morris Phelps who was
still in prison On the morning of the , Notwithstanding the threats of our Enemies
that the revelation that was to be fulfilled this
day should not be and Notwithstanding that
ten thousands of the saints had been driven out of
the state by the edict of the Governor
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