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Show John Tanner and His 382 Family From this time those who were on the Lord's side with gather with their friends. Our house was soon filled glad the Saints, and father soon found what the Lord wanted of him. The must Gospel must be preached, the Elders must be furnished, the poor fitted He could. up went in to do all he and he to be gathered Zion, peace but division. to were and wagons to go to Zion (Missouri). Money Temple. The Zion's Camp required men and means. J. J. (John Joshua) Tanner and myself took old Brother Putman, and his wife and seven children, together with Lyman Johnson, and others to Kirtland. By the way, we took Brother Amasa M. four families with was teams sent to commence the Kirtland Lyman Kimble (Kimball) and family from Genesee, N.Y., to Buffalo, where they took water. (Went by boat.) We were organized in the Zion's Camp at New Portage, Ohio, fifty miles west of Kirtland. Here we furnished three teams, save one horse put in by H. G. Sherwood. We put in very near half the money that paid the expenses of Zion's Camp. Allow me to say here that the September to this J. J. Tanner and myself made a trip to Kirtland where we prior got acquainted with the Prophet and the leading men of that day. The then fairly commenced. In the Zion's Camp, Hon. Zerubbabel Snow and I served the Camp We per as commissary. I furnished team and carriage for that purpose. formed our duty as such the best we could, and enjoyed the trip and acquaintance of our brethren. Here we had the pleasure of the company of the Prophet and Hiram, Brigham, Heber, Martin Harris, the Johnsons, Pratts, and many other of whom we cannot mention. In the Camp is the place to make lasting acquaintances. Here I Temple was Joseph prophesy when we were organized that if the brethren would be humble and obedient to the will of the Lord, they should not be lost, even a man; but if they became rebellious and wicked and disregarded the word of the Lord, they would die off like sheep with the rot. Our Camp heard blessed with good health on the road all the way until we got through and God gave the revelation saying our offering was accepted like unto Abraham, and we were not required to go any further. At this, some of the Camp became angry and said that they would rather die than return without a fight, and drew their swords and went a short distance from the camp and gave vent to their wrath on a patch of Pawpaw brush, and mowed them down like grass. At this very time the Cholera set in, and was our men died off like long sheep with the rot. It most fit to go. to be remembered. We had to took those who were It seemed as though the Lord sorrowful time, and one into them the ground in their put was a Here we saw the words of a coffin or much ceremony. as also in many other cases. letter the to fulfilled Joseph I had the pleasure of seeing him in a vision when he saw the country state of cultivation. This was while over which we had traveled in a high he was riding, and when he camped, he had a wagon run out in the blankets without |
