ACCOUNT OF HIS MISSION dy ry ai 11 r M den jen atwook oj eat Tat klade imade nov NOT Is 13 bl BY GEO D WATT Dr brethren ethren and sisters I 1 am truly thankful dor for this after the length of timo time that I 1 have deen been abse it I 1 am that be the lord has brought ule vic i ie safely home to 10 meet you here in this 1 I ube abi I 1 ilava havo never add reused eed so larg larger a congregation and I 1 fel fe iel fel fei l somewhat embarrassed in attempt aig to speak to co so large an ali audience I 1 started OB OU my ray mission without purse parse or scrip leaving VM hi h my say ranil every I 1 p pwee ples hesed sed aed I 1 arrived safely in ln liverpool Liv erool wilh wah tile the brethren who beni went ith me through the mercy and blessing of goi gui prest ju mph fph young blessed me before I 1 left and said it should be tol I 1 me when 1 I arrived in england Eng lind u where liere I 1 should labor and aud so it was for wherever they told me to go there I 1 went ile fie baid said the llie tight linit of tiie llie spirl should be with me to enlighten nay mind and the llie hearts of 0 oie llie people shoud si oud be made to rejoice I 1 claimed and add enjoyed lause blessings I 1 have lacked bothi 9 during ny ry rry y absence neither fool raiment rainie ut nor nur fri fil arieus frieu frien eus ens os nor money when I 1 needed it it we met with a little opposition and that was all right alid und good for us its I 1 always tried fried to tell the things I 1 knew know and had llad learned by experience i aud and those I 1 could teli tell t ll with all confidence 1 I preached to the world as jesus did dil that if they won wonlu repent and end be baptized they should ba be saved eared but if not they should be damned what I 1 faid I 1 wd taid plA pia luly and aud I 1 will venture to say there is is not a man or wom gom oil iii n in england can call aa say gay y that I 1 talked in language they could not understand I 1 I 1 idid edid did not coat COOT flatter nor make promises above hit which the tho gospel guaranteed through their faithfulness I 1 h have re had tiie tile lionor honor of leading lmh in some lato the wat rs of or baptis baptie iq and as br willie wiilie s bid baid said id I 1 believe they will bland eland I 1 let the big things alove icae I 1 was wis was not sent to preach them but whre where they get set me tile to labor I 1 went to work eed and labor labord labored d ia in a in inner to satisfy myself and did the best I 1 coald could I 1 have never regretted beins belaz sent on the mission from which I 1 have hiva just returned renamed for it has learned inel ine a lesson n worth more than llian all the tile gold and silver I 1 could have earned in to the th valley during the 1 length of time I 1 have hare been gone yea more than all tili the property I 1 could hwe have acquired during luring teli ten times as many years no man has property enough to buy wy iny experience I 1 flever never raced so sensibly the position that br his ins brethren occupy as I 1 hive while I 1 kiive ille ilive beai gone because bebau I 1 have hate felt a little of it resting upon me I 1 could conid see the weaknesses of the tin people and I 1 h d to bear with them as our brethren breth rn ii the first presidency have llave to bear with w tui lui ua na I 1 feel more determined mined now than ever to do right all ail the day long and to help with willi my might to buld build up this kingdom I 1 did not go to for gold or silver 1 sut sut lut ut to preach the gospel and gather tile llie poor we started houfe houte with a goodly number on board the tile s hip ship thornton Tho mlton nilon and they were of the tile class that br br bhain w rate rote for when stating alt III il they have not a sixpence in the world they ere are the ones to bring here 1 the people that tint came from where I 1 was labeling were perfectly destitute we had to buy ever thing for them everl euerl to thel tin cup cupa and is and let me ins tell tall you yoa the fare they had bad on tho tilo plains was a feast to them I 1 they ile lle inter inver re greittA having to leave their homes and alii alli they are not orthe liberality which rigi rigl has iras been extended to them by the people of tyese t iem valleys lles iles they have hare prayed and 1 fitted dd av after day and night after ate r night that t hey they bey digit have tile the privilege of uniting with t heir their br brethren thren and sisters in these mountains many bore testimony to eho the gentiles that the day would conic alt ait It liou llou houg hoag i their heir heads were veto silvered oer wili vv i h wye mye iga when they should see br brigham I 1 in the vaai bor bar sor the they had borie bolie bo ne lie that theat BO to long chist it had become like sounding arm and mad a 4 tinkling hig cymbal cin bal bai to the 1 wicked them who wiio said sall that their way invert would ba be opened but the lord opened showdy ill iii a mauner manner timy looked not for and alwy were w ere w icing to draw a hand eart cart or to take 4 bunde oil on their shon ahon ulers lers or to come in any other way hi th it might counseled be coonse led lu I 1 u order to enjoy th iho ihn liidi ga digs you benj e ij ly y this day if you co cald c ald ild hear the prayers and d e 9 th the tears for tile tiie fly of errion ing log what you yoa do this day duy you never neven would iel ihil lait lail that you have hac done too much in ill u ui ane lne then I 1 vi will ill lil lier ller ay say to tlora who have come from eigil id i f beott been in illes ziles valleys valley borne roae time that it i b t is yol your friends that brt art still there as tho ho ig it T i nave have forgett lo a them teem and the prom 1 j ja to them thein at the last shaking of the tire whoa br bigham B bigham his bis prop bo and til ill tl word came that they should gettier giak r fran fron fra fro n E is z nd il ran rau like gire fire in dry soi noi ble and an tili thi lie libia i the poor sainta saints leapt it j id gli alj a omy oxy could 11 ardly hardly contala cont aik nii 1 v i imil poll aha ha ad cart yes yea it was the tile ri 1 it lt way and i g i mors mora people than thau any other that had ien ben ad adopted ald rid aid id I 1 hive nv adver since cince I 1 have hilve lepa leea in 1 I i 10 Ll nih nib len sen en t As lae f fi f lu j j i fed ei a I 1 hi ba an aft them this i 9 i 1 kf a I 1 B T ni au ini finals thy have brought one ons on und hander bander or law lal mm man to these tha mountains but we have gathered up the tha lame the those who had not walk walked ed a step for years and brought them oil on litters or band carts to tills this place I 1 never enjoyed myself better than in crossing the tia plains in a hand c crt company the spirit of the lord did accompany us and the tiie brethren and sisters enlivened the journey by singing the songs of zion they would travel 16 ae 18 20 23 or 24 miles a day and come into camp rejoicing jo icing build their fires get their suppers rest and rise fr tresa fresh sh and aud indig invigorated orated in lit the morn morning ing I 1 have seen some so tired in england after traveling only 5 or G 6 miles to a conre coure conference rence that they would hav lov to go to bed and b ba nursed for a week we the handcart hand cart companies with the tha words of or br brigham which went through me like lightning he said if they would rise up in lit the tho name of t he tha lord nothing doubting no power should stop them in it their progress to reach this place 7 it WAS in lit his words that they trusted to perform the tiie journey and they were determined to see his words fulfilled I 1 llave walked day dak by day by the tha side bide of 0 the hand carts darts ps jas they were rolling and when the copla would get weary I 1 have llave seen seea them by dozens on their knees by the road side crying to to the lard lord for strength ad wd there are scores now ili in this city who wiio walked from iowa city to fort bridger and some who were weak week and fee ble bla at the start grew stronger evoy evey day so long iong as JOB you kept ohe tha bundle on oil the tile hand cart and stimulated them to lay hold of it they were filled with the tiie holy spirit and it seemed as though angels nerved them with strength streng h we could out cut travel the cattle cattie and might have camped 15 miles ahead of them every night if we had llad imd the provisions with us I 1 told br dria BriA brnham briham liam ilam that I 1 bellaver bell beh aved sved we aoud beat oxy ox horse or mule I 1 teams tearris time timm gentiles prophesied arwe as we came along that we sli sit should never see the tha valleys of the mountains and laughed r us its to scorn and ridiculed the tha idea of men and an traversing 1200 miles willi hand carts earls and ard they marveled to see iee ee the saints travel on so cheerfully I 1 said to them I 1 defy you and your rulers with all your gold oid old to gather gither up a set of men women and that will travel with hand carts you irive hive not the influence to do that but when br brigham speaks the word see how they go 0 teley were astonished and wanted to krow kaow what kind of a doctrine we preached to them to make them thern willing to undertake such a task tusk I 1 told them that we administered the same samo kind of medicine to all and it united them together the saints found however a wide difference between singing about going to zion and actually y got gol going loing I 1 you 0 would almost have thought that they would d t take k wings and fly like doves to their 1 windows I do but when they really got into the work the tune was a little different but lle ile the lie great majority stuck to it and thosa who wilo were good for or nothing left us at florence behave we have not suffered a thousandth part as much as you think we have llave since I 1 have arrived I 1 have llave heard such uch tales of woe though I 1 do not know who could have told them to you I 1 know that br brigham bryham and the tha honest ili in heart herc heie have bave suffered finoro in their spirits than we have in our bodies we did not suffer much we had a little bit of snow but that was wits nothing and we had llad enough to eat as 1011 long iong as it lasted and wile when that was gone you furni furnished fled lied fied us more we fired fared first rate some that met us would gozs on us and tears would run down their cheeks while we were fi miling laughing and singing and wondered what they were crying tor zor but iut after they had llad been beet two or three days with us they WoUld teil fell us that they had altered their notions I 1 am urn in for hand bard carts any way and if it I 1 had a father or mother in old babylon bab ion lon I 1 would like to see them roll a mud hind cart across the plains plain I 1 am glad giad that tint I 1 went on my mv mis mission siou and that I 1 have llave done vs lis I 1 was told I 1 often thought of tila ilia words of br brigham men blen would be sent on missions and before they had time tirre to com fience ryence their ebors would be on their way home again br brigham said 1 I wish I 1 could find men inen who would stay until they had performed their missions I 1 felt determined to stay until il I 1 was called home if it had been to the r resurrection i morn ae the majory of the people that have come with us have do done tle tie about as us ve re have told them and ja that they have llave prospered we lire have llave been united and aud we have accomplished what we have I 1 waa was surprised pd when I 1 saw the rw r ilef wa wagons ansi loaded cwirn garments st shoes blankets and quilts quills that had bad been liberally contributed and lind sent out to minister r to us I 1 never saw the like and I 1 and wondered wandered where it all came from As s has been said you have improved not only in a spiritual point of vi vow w but the city has been BO so improved that when I 1 got home homel I 1 did no know where my house bius was I 1 11 I 1 ft rt mi mv u id of loor ioor I 1 with a clear claar I 1 did if p asi I 1 could an I 1 I 1 um am not nhat nhai n nad aad to alixe h tva iva L if nl lain iain en enquire claire laj my COOB coos cou COO B abild ud coi coa dant duet I 1 it t 0 a not le let iet t a wi mity nis wity ty stink g mat ter ano anoh 11 r to straighten oo 00 ber uter me I 1 w ut to do tle tie t ie peolia tod vod g god pud od an ani ana a I 1 would r I 1 ie e d di d i it tat a ii 0 t to 0 o leave th h blast last ia id heart over ovar ri fir t au da I 1 f e i I 1 L at fani ail lii to prag pr i myself but I 1 sways t k 0 sar in d r t and I 1 wish I 1 may I 1 p r and ud abi y t u b i lua iua u a ever again doing a v VV 01 1 I 1 n s rry that yot you a bu b u put to so a ej exa 0 ia n llimos 11 I 1 MOU mon i fifis a raun u nor bof of t r 1 il u qs af tills ya i r n i at n f on so 69 it t i t ut gid gold and silver they n not ot I 1 have iove love I 1 aw b b bi 0 r c r va vea v a jtb v it b such gratefulness as al were ware the I 1 ew ciol is i z e p I 1 ii m ivr v r sw s iw s ieh ich a it I 1 isaar aa fi i i for wha tt vou love lova hi re j one rot for s z a I 1 a 0 1 r B h h 1 1 br h a b in ri thi heat and t U kra arl i L v s rf ts t oa a w h il a br arron rn to think tua taa I 1 i a i ap 0 13 o ro h to cef the companies part way and thenaid then theal did BO so much more to get them in ind I 1 could hardly keep from wee weeping gitig it brought forcibly to my mind an event in in nauvoo many had not the means to gather I 1 and had to scatter up and down the river to get 21 a living livin the best way they could to ameliorate their beelin feelings 0 s and hasten the gathering br brigham took a vote of the congregation to I 1 know whether those who had means would use their influence and means and never slack until 1 the last saint on earth was gathered A forest of hands was raised in token that they 11 ever never would cease ther operations until the last soul was brought home has br brigham for forgotten gotten that vote no D did td it appear as though he had this last year if every other person had bad been as faithful what would have been the blessed result bit many who raised their hands at that meeting in nauvoo have not done done a thing to alfil fulfil f the tho covenant there made 0 the poor want to come here and have the brethren and sisters that come from england those who promised their friends with all alt their soul and heart that they would help out the destitute done as they tiley agreed have you forgotten the last look they traced placed upon you when you parted with them the first thing you promised to do iv was as to pay your own owl a immigration if you had to live in a tent while you did it and then remember the p poor boorin in your native country many of you h llave ve forgotten those promises you have not not kept those covenants and if I 1 had time mile I 1 could couff read some of your names you yon ought to have hae been in england when they ay eara eard that they could come with nine pounds sterling then you who have made solemn promises to your fathers and mothers brothers and sisters relatives and friends would not let your horses and cattle run by scores en cil the range without ap api some of that property to gather them and if you had bad the spirit of the lord you would strive far more earnestly to il i those covenants voice in the stand they and their property will wither and die if they do not do it ito I 1 there is something for you to do in performing in what 1 I hat you have ove promised and do not think thit that br brigham can do it all I 1 lived with mth him in winter quarters florence and the tho widows the poor and destitute flocked to him for aid and alid I 1 tho thought P there was no bottom to his purse voice in in the stand lle lie ile he never will get let net zet to the bottom of it I 1 have heard joseph and hyrum preach and I 1 prayed foj fol the lord to help me to treasure up their wor words ds