Show amm amm person Pora onal al narrative of it by mr benjamin winchester AN EARLY CONVERT AND CHURCH ELDER 11 coph ja heith binl d 0 all C tApi ily for Pic ll 14 1 4 mad C 4 the C 1 aft al AI ator blog wi lecal it wr was lo in the ot of february gan when I 1 a bry not auila sixteen breo care or slap f living tit roy my parents la in elk ax creek eri ed on lial that two elders came into our me gustv b ion ami fen eson riwu t after ares atio lisi auy great dealer faintest rod eli ezdell to IQ making m ier lante amoon whom w were e r A my preola and myself anti bourni Tr laUTi brim in ot of ur the wm same year I 1 left my 01 runts cad went to kirtland ohl which lleti place at that time hall been as aa tits ihn of the after arly nir arrival there I 1 made my homo homa with sidney uldon following Follow lne that time nod adil prior to lo the ihu tp loDine tit il may the cormons mormons ball I 1 alib b termed zions 7 catnip this organ laullon aru eve reeled with alio llio log IDS that they were wera to fight their way viray it 1 allowed warly to rc fiore ZA left fall then I 1 among them on an that to during that trip lying joseph smith who ye nu of course at uio the brad had bail ft a ot of Tevel atio all begin table with his bis roio of lii tithes milb the tha urd lord 11 I 1 anil abo balls h bo imparted tod I 1 ta tile lift condra was 0 that I 1 it lord would protect nj a all allt and it it if A bouc mary to gain a r ing of the tit url riser it kulil open alls w baten are a and nd Is let too 1 ter 0 es aa abo ito awl d aft ana to 10 bato A in by an ancient ill aha wn ie e achl ceaf CC ay iy affert Af fort Joa etli W I 1 blaton to I 1 u that bo be bad ari received file aneller r rofo re voLition Lillon flat this zions camp pro grammo wait simply li oila a mailer of the loida a will TO TRY tug TUB yarra of 01 his IB statute nod that it was not the battila will that they should go BO into foto jacka jack a 0 u nty then bait that expected this ring abial ru a tribute to that r faith and the zions carup expedition was waff then farina daoud joseph aad alj nt at that tbt time that ilia ens nt at ui the kingdom had been given to him dim through trio peter jamies nod johal null nad that he be aulbi him IM suit elf bad flu label his bla work an lit am ab a COUP coot pleto organization of the churell ww WAS con coerced flu fie then heui in a conference ordained david whittier to lo be him bin Facca mallor to la case ot accident to il nulL whiteley by the 1 way var as world knows P joseph smith brigham Brigha ui you ond nod the polygamous oon docAr luo that cime came after we than directly alter after this the ibo majority ol at Q U 9 returned to kirtland the he bet best way nay we could ret get there it wait wai a good dool deal i ilka lh a every follow fellow for himself arid and tho the d devil a v i 1 t Lih A k s ellio lh 0 i og 1 W bo il I 1 artt u t oad to K 1 r U a d t m p t a alio llio ro w was as 0 deail ar 1 7 coro core dudloff abiu l nod and lt 0 d 1 ea ti a a 0 c c ur r e 4 b a t c e r 0 wied many 0 n d 1 la n A d drunken r k 0 0 r 0 1 i rt 0 u 0 0 of t t aba h e ftorek X ever BAW joeph smith CASIS BRISTLY rb and ilia rather father and tits brotter brother ITy begged tbt tb t the th alno should bl 3 taken away a 0 hit hat the caro urial in ta holew 0 s lao aped as seen M I 1 did not k to bo be abat Is to a common sot eol but that thai W the last time lime th ibata at I 1 vow eavy blot intoxicated after afler that dedication the Moi inona or ahat they termed the t school of A revelation prior to that time ed given oliver it the 0 O p i avit e ge the r the ilio twelve a apostles apost t it lea e ft bl the church h about tho time e m fa archi the ahoi alon 0 tarro waa a eoon dual 0 of t itcan a jal proa hinl a bamby damber of aliu a calace I 1 ant J vat a conduct aill joe niora em amoon a jobob Jo sob duino its boa with rol elili two or apparently to counteract this 11 he a camo came a out aft sad boil maje made a iu in the tow plo before a general af tlona I 1 tant al rt al ho ow a anthor Izod by ool bod to ail uli hit ebat lie ile was uola india rand and lodan lodle yoot agent nod that he could jo ila tie he should choose 0 a it do 0 thore that fare the church bad NO HO krone TO call INTO QUES aguir J or to censure him for the hw hut be as denoble alle to led joi at duty abla prom cleabel it a griat Bout fou a 3 aldilam occurred rod a 1 aei portland ot ahe cret iret lc tits bot bat bo ba t maleat of the aba church chinch at occo front froni it this thas UM during of la in the hie autumus of 1 josoph roce ired a it to bo be the grest cooler center tt of lh ill woid wage and ami queens were to dome there train from i foreign lands to pay a to tho it ato to lo le ibis alti great cant of tho the willine cod oo 00 the ut tit tills thin reacts mcl ion mhd to lamoue oft us wok lebeis ns as A blaut of r huge hoffe proportions was thou ban and ll it ao 60 ramat that tbt n R litro largo of G otlo otilia lj IQ the sir ajr country aeto arra cledt on nl I 1 well cano by nod olt huai drode nod dp I 1 ir td tal little bavi n 7 N tatia groI pill or clecia he aw iva woul 1 e call I 1 li I 1 chiu now men como thre with willi largo large ot of dell has a dealu an in the neat all I 1 i they would wae vale up sidney higdon tuo bl lOOTH babans Ct SHIEH silliam for the of making wm an angly W with groose th t ilia ati bellof that there thurow nt aua aall la it was anti it aud 9 wm was cailler or ilia hi concern this wenton fulfill the tb link back had bad absorb eil a naga forgo proportion or of the money in fo bat sec ay iy aloo ot at the country wit a considerable number comber ot of people pooch bellain to find out that they bad meed ot of some eina ot of their deposits ashen abc demands fur for redemption blead to a the do deposits posits were wen paid to ia of an almost defunct book at michigan which the had of course the dawlton dp area became filter loihle finding that their checks were raid paid in worthless bank notes ot of tie bank of monroe ilon rop nod nail when the dreb deat ot at vi Tl joca blea to I 1 tip ar ont asmith birg loo nail aad A join imn 0 anuil not loya ey d of liew hew york alb I 1 im he first two e lo in the abo swindle icam icampo ped pd and flouri t th abo trio bad the tha money nikob and the people tied their ex som offer after cardil canto came the collapse at KIrt Imad amon volo colonary nary aretha male nl at kirtland which adorf rn nell ll was waa the lh cabal scheme this was a to Kl illin with A emp prom lake eric at tb the 0 moo th ct a small river some live malim avay it to Is stoical almost needless to say y that dame first anti loie fore woot to ta this proposed propose enter coter pha after the ibo bollap tit ht kirtland KirU aQil to which ibarra allot the flo coliee to the ibo dook book Mormon of val with the exception 0 I 1 the members of the smith family fa nilly luft left ther fold and were nevor didenti lilen tl tied with it at andor J jompp 1 smith m or ID a utah under brigham bourron and a evv two thirds ot of the best filpot ot of the church tile lloa left nod never alter lad bad roy with altu the h cincara nt at either place aboto hamod during this I 1 va hlll ill NY my to la exlee for myself they I 1 asan young youn and ako many youthful 1 kimt floate I 1 nai as wall F I 1 w As to ti clevo t eliat dinoy toy grbich seemed to me mb wrone n and it ahmud would catale outright out on aud with t many any nile IS givings about what t to nial 0 laa nod and ati purd I 1 kept A on houlne op A I 1 aliat liat t I 1 tho out at como would justify jollity th aba I 1 I 1 I 1 bail r rephael A la in the concern MITI strong aroa lathe la tho faith await I 1 WM ordained 1 MI an au an older and started out ool to preach what I 1 believed bollo Tod to be 14 the iho unit nod nad pure paro arinel plea or of the gospel or of christi sod duclo two or three years of cf en lc to la tant capac lly ity I 1 made note converts coQ vort thim than any half dozen of the leading ways eldor BoI at the retire church icaco BJ as I 1 basc baro stated joseph UM god from kirland to la tho the algott be with his brother H from and woot went to ma floura url bot ot long after actor their there flioy diluco out ayi mob nod camo 0 to lU looB which A common comm nal rendezvous tot tor uio the alapit 8 from froid lI train from ill and from story other place le la which they hall bail gathered la in any consid sumter la tho claler ot jwj mid lu nad with porter rockwell acting as aa a so bort it ot of body guard FROM TIM that wora were fitter thorn them acting for the state ot at ohio hie on the ilia charlie of criminal arao iles at kirkland had they came to faille ida where I 1 was stationed ati llonel nod and whore where I 1 was stake Dreel doall there they to re valued wilh walk me to la the iho best befit degree of acry abo bo smith ROI anti I 1 slept ja in vie the urne came ka 11 rod nail porter a bed dear bear too abo feeler foot of our much in tit alio capacity of a body guard ter for the it 4 was there call at that time that I 1 bad a good goca to study iho ot of the droplet pro it dezan to bo be oppa to me that he was tyrannical by b a II berKau in short a sl eca oal carrupt man bat I 1 waa A then ung anil and hopeful nod and tl it to ro calved tot for plants to la a tow brief years to tully fully open uy my eyes to the tha glar anual dilaj loo I 1 hall bad been lato into tho 00 little idine ot of sio otili tint with wilb E me in ph had df till wo we ri ailed cd quite a number of D members of the church mum mo mm fort matt or of n clavo factory booe eight that fee co tory leer who were like ilka ufa mrik members of tha builla attar amr several ajaj illy mith tho the girla which I 1 witnessed and created A GOOD dm DEAL OP OF and mp ing some finally guama it wall mrs mf smith and oil laduca ladu cJ hercial two too girle to icat lacavo vo than rod IF co a to nauvoo I 1 1 fly mot met mrs gaileh at when a site she told me that she be bad rent joseph mat oz of her money and LQ he bal bad gotten her bei married to A man 11 he dome rt ct ahat ito ihil lv she lial ad lost lori tilt nil lind aqil WM ll 11 tn in it a or aident to wal 1 antto antto M I 1 heard at nauvoo la ilin will way of u 7 hb if f poor door whit bad ha ajeo a ragn 1711 AM AIM ilia kimo items way ly by tits prophet would tk 0 x r er a g d e a i 0 or t knur y u r lifto t i iua and nann U up p 0 o tb ibe 0 y benr t a r 1 8 ia p i n t I 1 PI yb ad derr der r belm or bleh l oa as a rl of uio uia ebach prior to that year toy exper lecce bat the djudd fully no strict dmd as ciuro with ni anict ct bj virtue ditl morality tiny other tel rul air airm to la the ibo tit ot lu 1 I moved my to L narvoo end I 1 then became tally relay mcclous of the now vf ill aliu 0 prop let in a r ri to lo the i jazvac ariti att the ihn chuoc chorab b jn IQ th iff inc sHoK year john C enoelia Eno let eli I a ileitis plau pfau lido man luma canto to ao an adit ad it VI tn in 1149 tout he h mon alvin latema in onto hod I 1 wit wl JilLa ilia P opla r tie n dpi api into a noted W able N U B Is I 1 W bit treat IQ in ha connection with wi ii lie fit fil fiall aid ll joseph smith for 11 10 via tw M nil linoir after d l I 1 leittl to t bialor liters wado grant deal of t jo in Nat ivelo over the doctrine rl of fular laze 11 as it wu was than but bat which lo in our Rather trivo many wr were to lo it 11 a it mith tto older brither of jim b had bad always w iya boea base a particular part cular ot of into oilda he canto came to wo no me when I 1 WM well con after nod and said lie he bad been to polygamy until h he find goal it was the will of the loail and we me to in reason way toy opposition i to H fl I 1 told him I 1 could not du do it for aorilio the reason that a very strong barour point ot of the its latter day bay salaw salate doctrine was vaa in condemnation ot of it llyod and tits bonk til of emphatically COQ con declined it and that it wait a violation of naturally katurd na laws lawa la in a conversation falih bilth byrain febu I 1 spoke listo to mm tim about hie raw mu kad and telltale ses estas auld ja in until be BY or burela anen abo be b almeria of wood and drawers of 0 water rod that abo c rod the more worthy a wool I 1 thus bhoj he bal left the choice ot of t bealore 0 fr of cormia joseph baileh rent lor for me ui and explain tl it in ts as a luader as hu could couil odd and re quested iju me ene to take a mealon and RO go to 8 cities saying that it vias vt tta the com coin find or of tho tha loril lord at tua this usray and sidney hidoa idd find nnie news other oilier of the to ino die theft theory ot at just JOB what they intended to HP do and that won to rot cut out from corn under tinder tile the authority of hn he government or of the llin jolted states me n that they might lo 10 alla able to halt a kiDir doin anti 01 of their own whore te they could have the power imd and ot of the ibe dole arlas ot of with oo no anti to interfere or InI tiet thorn among good to la nauvoo that many ot or its alders ders were sent bent on off on an merely I 1 lo 10 0 gg get them oat oi itoLo of tle way mid that JosephL bolm a C and otylior liar prom ariit out I 1 church lights hail had illicit loler loter courM couras with the vi ives of a outcome of ilia alm manor and ad that the revelation on cu us oal lagee L a polygamy polea WAS waa gotten cp to irot ci from 01 tb optie TOE tag ILLICIT with mairley women by joseth smith slid othlen I 1 to spank fi paar for those women lave I 1 believe ded away and memo of ct their now ufa live to la hii chiy abil rl 10 ry coph V ir baiter to fame it lift hie bublo ta iho people about his bis lo ladMAN dily tile vil tillon 90 RAIDers oo on we mention he bald these women deserved deer rd to be 1 thrashed ono of trio bro flu didin by news took lib la a heibe ha mal I 1 homo awa alia loi rod eve LIB his wife 1 a ramy matare costee w lil piping which be t cabio cje ta talk k of tho town towi the book of mormon waa written up dp vivo about t trio wan of the upon the at 0 irce free la in wierd new york I 1 think any ono who bait read that wit hook will agree with too DIO that it condom condo into cB masonry mammary lor for it certainly condemns coD loman societies about the tb time that the golyer mily revelation n wait T evolved nod aud ubi ft a clia rier twin from the ibo grand dram lodge 0 I 1 illinois rod and started slatted a edge in bartoo ha urK they fot cit nearly awl all the ibo men lnla lol the ibe l rien rod nud titan leaana to ti la IQ their lodge jodea work beame ho eo that the brond Lodge revoked thir th iti ir lr charter but they ibey continued to run roa locel organ leation just juat the name la in filla connection I 1 will my thit I 1 have bAn hwd the tali neut funds that joriu was wai betot at al lb ib nadi navigation gation of oc members ot of aitio tie crider 6 tier but bat t I 1 do net act know knew ot of title thus it IL ives to IQ nearly nearl everything an u it wim jo 1 tob log upon in radii tuo boa calt caldo slon abd tbd lod find bract ca of one day wora set culdo for no deff N arid oo on the dext day prom from a al buet tho the very try 10 of it tie church up to ibo ba oath the word W rd of the ilia lord today to day ciny ammo half forg ottia a ita hl TOT jorj 00 tte ito morrow marrow THE iti in to wark hla I 1 wi w it 11 romp autier mine of it ILI ahe bad thain IQ clr t ni if e some rg f ur or of ibm a am u pala roi i lintt file arow ono of them joweph lad hd 1 skin ft a echroll loitered Iott urd orr is ith mat to be li charac cli irac tra it was waa kept on an to lo arcasa nali deep to this thin scroll jots it appedu anal il his bb Pol pap tone or aile nod and made out a trio trace hilon pu r burfe to be ba a vision ionin 1 la w which h r the ibo modern uio diiro thit the ibo to la round and that it wan waa sustained an the ancient theory prior to the unity ot at galileo o it also put pur 11 looted tell to 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