of the Lord that the plague shall be staid from this hour & there shall not be another case of it
and the Brethren covenaneted with uplifted to hands to keep the commands of God & to obey
the council of the prophet & the plage was stayed from that hour there was not another case
of it among the saints. Brother Lyman Wight had taken a Job of work of Col Arthur to make
him 100000 Brick & to build him a House. I commenced work for Brother Wight about the
first of July we first went into Col Arthurs wheat field to help cut his wheat. I found it a great privi-
lege to live with Brother Wight at this time as all the High Priest & High Councils meetings were held in
his house and nearly all the Councils of the Church in Zion were held at his house this gave me a chance to obtain
great light knowledge & instruction which I highly prized. The Prophet Joseph met with all the Authorities o
the Church in that Land & organized the Church in Zion He appointed a presidency of three & a High Council
of twelve men He met with us several times. He met the Authorities at Lyman Wights on the 7^th of
July where brother Joseph gave us a great deal of teaching & council while he was clothed upon with much
of the spirit & power of God He taught with regard to the office of the priesthood & administering therein He ordained
David Whitmer President & W. W. Phelps & John Whitmer assistance. He also ordained Twelve Councellors
Father Whitmore came forward & blessed his three sons David, John & Christian Whitmore in the name of the
Lord Also Father Knight Blessed his son Newel. All present voted with uplifted hands to Heaven to sustain
Brother Joseph & allso the Authorities in Zion who had been appiointed & set apart for this purpose to preside over
the Church & Kingdom of God this was the last meeting I ever attended with Joseph Smith in the State of Mo.
I counted it one of the greatest Blessings of my life to have the privileg of travelling in Zions Camp with him
one thousand miles & of hearing his teachings & instruction it was a feast to my soul. He left for Kirtland
with his Brother Hyrum & others on the 9^th July. Brother Joseph Advised according to the word of the Lord in
the revelation given that all who could stop in Missouri & not go back should do so. I gave in my name
to tarry so I spent the summer with Brother Wight & worked in company with Milton Holmes Heman
Hyde & others. Brother Joseph returned to me the sword which I had given him & he had carried it all
the way upon his Journey from Kirtland to Missouri so I felt to keep it & preserve it as a relic of
that campaign.

I attended ^meetings^ through the summer we occasionally had preaching from the Elders who
were appointed to teach & evry sabbath we had meetings at Brother Wights & broke bread & exhorted
each other to faithfulness. I also occasionally met with the Teachers Quorum which office I still held
and I enjoyed the meetings well. While at Brother Lyman Wight I wrote a vary lengthy letter to Father Robert
Mason of symnbury Ct. who was called the Prophet Mason & who had taught me from my youth up the gifts &
graces of the gospel. I gave him an account of the rise & progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
the Administration of the Angel the coming forth of the Book of Mormon the order of the Priesthood &c [Joseph Smith-History 1:30-59] He received the
Letter Heard it read with Joy several times (He handled the Letter as he did the fruit in the vision.) but he was near
a hundred years old. He soon died & did not live to see an Elder to administer unto him the ordinances of the gospel I
have spoken upon this same subject in my 2^nd Chapter.

The following is a list of the names & Priniple places &
distances which I past through going From Richland N. Y. to Kirtland Ohio & to Clay County Mo. with the
Camp of Zion. From Richland to Oswago 20 miles, to Rochester 70, Leroy 25, Batavia 10, Buffalo 39, Cataragua 30
Freedom 15, Westfield 15, Stateline 11, Erie 19, Elk Creek 15, Coneaut 14, Ashtabula 14, Unionville 15, Panesville 14,
Kirtland 9: (Total 336) From Kirtland to Streetsboro 26, New Portage 23, Woster 30, Mansfield 33, Galliton 16,
Bucyrus 12, Little Sandusky 15, Belfountain 41, Urbanna 18, Springfield 14, Dayton 25, Eaton 25, Richmond 16, Centervile 6, Dublin 12
Raysville 18, Greensville 14, Indianapolis 18, Green Castle 40, Clinton 38, Paris 17, springfield 116, Jacksonville 35, Isllinois River 22, Atlas 26
Louisana 7, Salt River 49 Liberty Mo 180. Total from Kirtland to Liberty 336 + 902 = 1238 Miles sum total 1238 miles In 1834

of the Lord that the plague shall be staid from this hour & there shall not be another case of it and the Brethren covenanted with uplifted to hands to keep the commands of God & to obey the council of the prophet & the plage was stayed from that hour there was not another case of it among the saints. Brother Lyman Wight had taken a Job of work of Col Arthur to make him 100000 Brick & to build him a House. I commenced work for Brother Wight about the first of July we first went into Col Arthurs wheat field to help cut his wheat. I found it a great privilege to live with Brother Wight at this time as all the High Priest & High Councils meetings were held in his house and nearly all the Councils of the Church in Zion were held at his house this gave me a chance to obtain great light knowledge & instruction which I highly prized. The Prophet Joseph met with all the Authorities o the Church in that Land & organized the Church in Zion He appointed a presidency of three & a High Council of twelve men He met with us several times. He met the Authorities at Lyman Wights on the 7th of July where brother Joseph gave us a great deal of teaching & council while he was clothed upon with much of the spirit & power of God He taught with regard to the office of the priesthood & administering therein He ordained David Whitmer President & W. W. Phelps & John Whitmer assistance. He also ordained Twelve Councellors Father Whitmore came forward & blessed his three sons David, John & Christian Whitmore in the name of the Lord Also Father Knight Blessed his son Newel. All present voted with uplifted hands to Heaven to sustain Brother Joseph & also the Authorities in Zion who had been appointed & set apart for this purpose to preside over the Church & Kingdom of God this was the last meeting I ever attended with Joseph Smith in the State of Mo. I counted it one of the greatest Blessings of my life to have the privileg of travelling in Zions Camp with him one thousand miles & of hearing his teachings & instruction it was a feast to my soul. He left for Kirtland with his Brother Hyrum & others on the 9th July. Brother Joseph Advised according to the word of the Lord in the revelation given that all who could stop in Missouri & not go back should do so. I gave in my name to tarry so I spent the summer with Brother Wight & worked in company with Milton Holmes Heman Hyde & others. Brother Joseph returned to me the sword which I had given him & he had carried it all the way upon his Journey from Kirtland to Missouri so I felt to keep it & preserve it as a relic of that campaign.

I attended meetings through the summer we occasionally had preaching from the Elders who were appointed to teach & evry sabbath we had meetings at Brother Wights & broke bread & exhorted each other to faithfulness. I also occasionally met with the Teachers Quorum which office I still held and I enjoyed the meetings well. While at Brother Lyman Wight I wrote a vary lengthy letter to Father Robert Mason of symnbury Ct. who was called the Prophet Mason & who had taught me from my youth up the gifts & graces of the gospel. I gave him an account of the rise & progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints the Administration of the Angel the coming forth of the Book of Mormon the order of the Priesthood &c He received the Letter Heard it read with Joy several times (He handled the Letter as he did the fruit in the vision.) but he was near a hundred years old. He soon died & did not live to see an Elder to administer unto him the ordinances of the gospel I have spoken upon this same subject in my 2nd Chapter.

The following is a list of the names & Priniple places & distances which I past through going From Richland N. Y. to Kirtland Ohio & to Clay County Mo. with the Camp of Zion. From Richland to Oswago 20 miles, to Rochester 70, Leroy 25, Batavia 10, Buffalo 39, Cataragua 30 Freedom 15, Westfield 15, Stateline 11, Erie 19, Elk Creek 15, Coneaut 14, Ashtabula 14, Unionville 15, Panesville 14, Kirtland 9: (Total 336) From Kirtland to Streetsboro 26, New Portage 23, Woster 30, Mansfield 33, Galliton 16, Bucyrus 12, Little Sandusky 15, Belfountain 41, Urbanna 18, Springfield 14, Dayton 25, Eaton 25, Richmond 16, Centervile 6, Dublin 12 Raysville 18, Greensville 14, Indianapolis 18, Green Castle 40, Clinton 38, Paris 17, springfield 116, Jacksonville 35, Illinois River 22, Atlas 26 Louisana 7, Salt River 49 Liberty Mo 180. Total from Kirtland to Liberty 336 + 902 = 1238 Miles sum total 1238 miles In 1834