P.S. I like to have forgotten your requst concerning Willian E McLellan when
the Elders went up to Mo he became convicted under the preaching of David Whitmer and Harvey
Whitlock and followed them from one of the middle counties and rarrived in jackson Co a few days after
they did Hyrum Smith arrived about the same time he convinced and baptized him on the 27^th of Aug
1837 in a small stream about 10 miles west of Independence. One or two qustions more and I am done, was it
necessary that Br Joseph should be of the lineage of Joseph who was sold into Egypt in order to receive
the Melchezedec priesthood, and rule over the church? Is it necessary that the same Priest-
hood should be handed by lineage from father to son? Can the priesthood be transfered
to the lineage of Judah? Is it necessary that the lineage of that priesthood should be
kept up through all ages of the world to carry out the purposes of God? Can you tell
me why I was cut off from the church and such men as Orson, Hide; W. W. Phelps; T. B.
Marsh received in, have they ever asked Joseph, Smith; Hyrum, Smith; Sidney, Rigdon or myself
to forgive them for writing letters to the Govenor and sw^e^aring agains[t] us with a view of swearing
away our lives? W. W. Phelps said under oath that he was baptized to save his property.
One of Joseph's prophesies in jail was, if he was taken away Brigham Young Cahoon and
others would cut me off from the church whether they had any accusation against me or not
which I have lived to see fulfilled. I have written you a short sketch of my life consisting
of 12 pages the first 4 p[ages] will be sent in the envelop with this letter the
other 8 p[ages] in an other envelop

L Wight

P.S. I like to have forgotten your requst concerning Willian E McLellan when the Elders went up to Mo he became convicted under the preaching of David Whitmer and Harvey Whitlock and followed them from one of the middle counties and rarrived in jackson Co a few days after they did Hyrum Smith arrived about the same time he convinced and baptized him on the 27th of Aug 1837 in a small stream about 10 miles west of Independence. One or two qustions more and I am done, was it necessary that Br Joseph should be of the lineage of Joseph who was sold into Egypt in order to receive the Melchezedec priesthood, and rule over the church? Is it necessary that the same Priesthood should be handed by lineage from father to son? Can the priesthood be transfered to the lineage of Judah? Is it necessary that the lineage of that priesthood should be kept up through all ages of the world to carry out the purposes of God? Can you tell me why I was cut off from the church and such men as Orson, Hide; W. W. Phelps; T. B. Marsh received in, have they ever asked Joseph, Smith; Hyrum, Smith; Sidney, Rigdon or myself to forgive them for writing letters to the Govenor and swearing against us with a view of swearing away our lives? W. W. Phelps said under oath that he was baptized to save his property. One of Joseph's prophesies in jail was, if he was taken away Brigham Young Cahoon and others would cut me off from the church whether they had any accusation against me or not which I have lived to see fulfilled. I have written you a short sketch of my life consisting of 12 pages the first 4 pages will be sent in the envelop with this letter the other 8 pages in an other envelop

L Wight