to it, at this time the mob was very busy in unroofing houses in different
branches, had unroofed 13 in the Whitmer branch and we suposed, was going
to attackedt a branch on the big road we had sent off all of our men except
Br E Higbee and myself to help that branch, we soon after received a message
enforming us that the mob had taken a tact and ware comeing in on our
branch, it is true we ware somewhat at a loss to know what to do but
to let them come would not do, and we started out to see if we could make
any discoveries of what they was intending to do after traveling about 3/4 of a
mile we found they ware on the other side of a cornfield from us, taking
some refreshments I told Br Higbee if he would go round on one side I
would the other and in joke we would surround them, and if ^he^ heard me
fire my gun and hollow come on boys, to do the same at his end of the
field, on hearing this the mob immediately fled, ^hollowing^ we are surrounded and
never come near our branch afterwards, shortly after this I was called upon
to go up to Inde^pe^ndence with 200 moen which brought the mob to a compromise
but the next day they ware ten time worse than ever, on this day 60 of them
gave ^me^ chase but they droped off till they ware but six to pursue me they run me
5 1/4 miles I having distanced them one mile, as for the ditch their horse could not
come it but had to go round, but the greatest miricle of all was my horse
did not either sweat or puff. I have already related the circumstances of my
leaving my family in the wilderness and going to Kirtland when I landed
there Br Joseph laid his hands on my head and blessed me and ordained
me to lead the saint up to Zion even as Moses led the children of Israel
out of Egypt and said I was of the lineage of Joseph who was sold into
Egypt without amalgamation of blood, [Exodus 37:27-28] again while at Father Bosley's in
his sugar orchard in 1834 he thare ^blessed and^ ordained ^me^ to the office of Baneemy. And
in the fishing river revelation says Baneemy whom I have appointed, and
you will very well recolect at salt river I was ordained to take the command
of the army, and done so till it was disbanded, when I was ordained as co^u^ncilor
to the president of the high council and to take the census of the joining Coun-
ties, and to say who should return home and who should stay. In Diamon I was
ordained a councilor to the Prs of the high council and retained the same in Iowa

to it, at this time the mob was very busy in unroofing houses in different branches, had unroofed 13 in the Whitmer branch and we suposed, was going to attact a branch on the big road we had sent off all of our men except Br E Higbee and myself to help that branch, we soon after received a message enforming us that the mob had taken a tact and ware coming in on our branch, it is true we ware somewhat at a loss to know what to do but to let them come would not do, and we started out to see if we could make any discoveries of what they was intending to do after traveling about 3/4 of a mile we found they ware on the other side of a cornfield from us, taking some refreshments I told Br Higbee if he would go round on one side I would the other and in joke we would surround them, and if he heard me fire my gun and hollow come on boys, to do the same at his end of the field, on hearing this the mob immediately fled, hollowing we are surrounded and never come near our branch afterwards, shortly after this I was called upon to go up to Independence with 200 men which brought the mob to a compromise but the next day they ware ten time worse than ever, on this day 60 of them gave me chase but they droped off till they ware but six to pursue me they run me 5 1/4 miles I having distanced them one mile, as for the ditch their horse could not come it but had to go round, but the greatest miricle of all was my horse did not either sweat or puff. I have already related the circumstances of my leaving my family in the wilderness and going to Kirtland when I landed there Br Joseph laid his hands on my head and blessed me and ordained me to lead the saint up to Zion even as Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt and said I was of the lineage of Joseph who was sold into Egypt without amalgamation of blood, again while at Father Bosley's in his sugar orchard in 1834 he thare blessed and ordained me to the office of Baneemy. And the fishing river revelation says Baneemy whom I have appointed, and you will very well recolect at salt river I was ordained to take the command of the army, and done so till it was disbanded, when I was ordained as councilor of the high council and to take the census of the joining Counties, and to say who should return home and who should stay. In Diamon I was ordained a councilor to the Prs of the high council and retained the same in Iowa