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Show 123 as he gazed out into t.he over planning and Salt Lake v.&lle-y organ1ing but .tully as much vision had gon. ot the vast movement before eV$r a wheel turne.( w,stward.. Mrs. Gates recognized this also and took pains Governor 'ord of the State of Illinois had. t.o point it out to aueady obt.abeQ promis$ from Brigham Young and the leaders that they would evacuate Nauvoo in the spring of 1&..6.. FON wrote to Brigham Young in April, 1845, advising him "to get ott by yours$lvs$ wher. you can enjoy pea.ee.u His advice was not needed. igham YOllng was well aware of the prophecy of' Joseph :Smith eoncerrling and Mount.ains be knew the ancient Rocky the. t.flla"t prophet5 had tore tol. Therefore, be needed not i;he spur of Ford 's crdl.7 urging. & ••• .. In spite of the prophecy conoerning the Rocky Mountains seae of the leaders talked about Oregon, others about ha.d written letters urg Vancouver, while Samuel Brannan ing the pl$ to settl. in the fertile lands of California. Brigham Young knew that he would probably lead the '$o,le into 'he 4es'es of tbe Great. West, and into the aoeky Vunta1ns and as a wise anet cautions lQc1tr I he did not propose to go lUltil he was instructed by the Lord} nQr would he go without full and The explorer Fremont had traver8ed adequate preparations. the ·Roeky Mountain wastes and his printed report was studied by They also consulted. the Brigbam. Young Md his usociates _x;pl<l>rer Ha.$tings t acaount of the West. M$ny 00unOUS were held in the '!',emple romns. .A. prophecy is one thing • Us t'tllfillJaant, quite another • matter. Twenty thousand people to transplant from Nauvoo .... t\hi$, was a supreme h$t of l.eadership and eep$c1ally of faith in ••• •• .. • II • •••• - • Gon19 ' Lending additional support to wltere bo was scripted going is his charge the View that the Momon to the five htUldred young into the Mormon Battalion in the told them to abide by the complete spring of men 1841. rormon moral code at all .leader whe knew were ,con Brigham Young tim.e.s, promising |
