| Show yu i HISTORY OF it lyman wight the eon yon son of levi nevi wight and si sarat baral ra C corbon corlon wab wag w as born in in tu tue e of ld Herld harla mer co county nty ip new w x ork rg on on tb th e of may alay 1790 1795 he ile served lie inthe war of 1812 15 with great britain 4 helln ahe helin med mea aed red with isaac coriey larid and others ili lil ir forming a s society 1 in n ki kirtland anio c OP duct edon cdon d on the common stock principle bein being one phae in the rise and wrid pro the camp bill NeAt aeki e irth baptized in iti 1 the chuich church of df asu jesus 8 christ by oliver cowdery in 1830 and was ras aa ordained to the office of ad art ata aie ale hp wa wag was i s d ordained idi ibi ato to the 0 dulaigh of high WS griestow gei gri estoy vig kiu M jos eph pa S smithy m I 1 b a at t 14 the c june conference on 1 ference ia Kirtland 1831 while at that conference h e e 9 1 hid had hid a vision division and as a vahe savior sailor lie he went to missouri in iff lwi ibi 1831 vi b y revelation 1 te 8 div ig p ent at a mission t preach t the tha a gospel on arriving enthat city be liB called a at t a hotel and engaged his board blaid for several weeks viks the landlord asked him if he be t aa 41 1 ir he babdj mo he Ps asted hun hua it km W wha b his his business was he ife replie dhe of the gospel he asked him i arder be to he ans red ed he waa 4 he arc i aleia ate dABO so much rauch curl curiosity curiosity curi y that they wished to preach breath he told them that was v as liis IAN vu anait and if they wy wound apen the court X fk copla do so 00 py they obtained 1 the boue house add and be delivered dein delu ered a series of lo and built bp ip h branch brinch of 0 the thle church U a me a M upwards p s of one h hundred adred tb the 44 lam kem ait fit sf i t 1 r 1 rat ii aprong apa ong the firs P i d they were fishermen fis and br wit wic would them through the day days and prea ch at night one evening he went from the th e gish f lih fish net to ine th e court house and andt stood on the tha top topo of fastove a stove barefooted barefo doted with wath his is troopers tr q y p ler ier ter rolled up to his kneeland knee sand his shirt shirb sleeves up to h lil idl tand preached two hours ebur some J of tle tte aple remarked he ille pre achet be truth though be he deep doea does pot ot look fok mu much ch j like ike a preacher i 1 1 mans many maity anat he baptized went whit to tb ja jackson county akin y missouri ana and w were i ith him through u gh the persecution of 1833 buring that cu toh tow be he was a read dread to his enemies anda and a terror urlo llo blo ilo to evil doers and bi his bis life ilfe ivas was often 5 sonant 0 1 1 vt after aften f t e r s lio lib file ilo commanded the br ethrell brethren in I 1 jaclson golt gott county in n their defence against the mob in one 0 ri instance lustan c e it be p aras wag ch chas as ed edby by revert revern imil med men abol ix fx miles ml they welle were tully fully twy armea armeil aud an d ca came cama me upon him so suddenly y jlii thith thither bejia ej had io to mount his horsh horse with a blind bridle bridie without a any 6 saddle raddie pr arms except excel a 0 pocket o anif ei iltis tills mii horse 0 r s e bene b e n g fet iet lip ite escaped by rut gut rn nin them and leaping a deep wide ditch where ifopo of hi his pursuers dare 1 1 I 1 0 t j 4 on t buerd day aay 0 of f jul jui luly july 1833 3 he signe M am an agreement with lih lib others ja saints ai ts iv would afif I 1 leave eave jackson county before the first rbt day da of january 1834 but before that time all ail dm lutri en out after e r t the tha I 1 i e 1 S saints a i d I 1 s w were e r e d driven r n i out af pf jackson n coun county into cl clay clas ay volunteers were called for foi to 0 o go and visit the prophet in in kirtland several Seier klof Alof of the elders were dra asked by bishop partridge e if they 11 at but 1 they thes made excused excuse ly lyman man wight then ihen stepped forward and said he could go aa as well weli as a not T the e bishop asked him what situation his family 1 1 y via was mas s in in J lle lie e rep aaa hii afe lay by y the side of a lo 10 lox log in in the tho woodsy with with A a abild child three lays days olds old oid and babad he had three days dayo provisions I 1 6 on fland fiand dio lio so he thotis tho tight light ht be he could coula go jo very well weil P P Pratt next t volunteered an and a the abe they y went together in february 1831 1834 otheir on their arrival at kirtland the prophet obtained nal cal n ah he word op of the lord lorl t an and leibey they were commanded to ap th the e strength af th the khe e lords house louse to go up to zion ani and it was the will of the lord that there eh should 0 aid belive be five hundred me ri but not itt to go up short of 0 one ehn hundred ip fulfillment of this ibis commandment lyman wight brough pennsylvania i and on the fhe lith da day of march he it tended attended a conference feo fei ference at aon avoid new ni york iiii he also yent went I 1 thrpo michigan mical an chera indiana antl ind lih jill nois and assisted hyrum smith in gat gathering hering bering up a company of eighteen iho who joined ziona campt campi jat salt isalt river missouri june the sh where i the he t camp was reorganized organized re tp and alid lyman larrian wi wight 1 was appointed the second officer he walked the whole journey journay from 1 ti ic higan to fo clay co compty u A twi aa 21 on his feet by tile ille the tha appointment DE oi joseph smith be he gave a witten written di discharge to each member of the cag caf camp gip wilen athen they were mci dismissed i 3 he ire was ordained one odthe of the high council of missouri i i i he was one one of the ibb signers of A an i n a appeal D p e alta to the orld i makl mall making l pr a T proclamation r OF la M of p peace n abisso missouri rl july i i I 1 he e spent the sum bum bummer eummer of 1834 in clay county aa missouri sour he tool ibok a job jtb lor tor p I 1 1 6 0 baj ck kr an andl building 0 a la large r g e brick balck brickhouse who rho iise ilse for col CO ll il 11 michael arthur arthun county wilford Wood milton holmes hoimes lim Heman neman in lT hyde nyde and stephen ati hii and ajam benjamin iri lri WI winchester be labored edl edi for 01 hin aul jul through toa 11 the season egson ile he mas vas as counseller counselled coun selled togo to go t get hrs his endowment lle lie ile he started in A of 1835 1805 and preached tits wa way through 11 tox toh to kirkland klAnd Kir fiand fland I 1 G P ti ip as would receive ceibo his testimony while I 1 e oh 1 t the h e journey joliene Y he recalled called at the city of richmond indiana and gave gaie out an ana appointment to preace inthe in the co courthouse P He eok eav walked h ahe abe the tha city and heing being f stranger was wad unknown but wherever lie he went w ent the p people eople v were ere blackguard ing the Mor alor mormons cormons mons and nd i many ibin irin V declared they w u 14 t t afi d jia fia rtin 1 the be 1 preace 11 ien ter A en 1 I b he P came camb tai 1 that thae at theal fhe the time e 0 of f appointment br wight wa evaa athis bare bere liz lif i iz t ai bag baa no 0 light pT provi ovideA dedi 1 he t candle candie sandl eghte the room c v the house bouse was spon filled avith pen ylia brought baroug wilt glit tar ardd adil arid gathers for 64 ib the e mormon elder inde r he ia ed about ayoutt twp tap hours reproving eliely for and spirit atthe cop close coe of the meeting be baid said I 1 f lc t all if there re is a gentleman garitta tl in n tl this congre congregation a fl I 1 on 1 wish hel bel 1 would invite moe roe to stay with him over night nit whereupon a gentleman stepped steppe rd and grid tendered tep tem dered edher him chic which I 1 li lie lle w iiii lili in accepted 9 geair mr wight el lit jit is astonishing how you have become BO so well acquainted with ille people here for you aya h ahei described inifi them very carr cli 11 lle ile he lie wall e pa furnished with ith ab e morningto a aid ald him oricia ohi ori hla hib hib his jour 1 4 ney he haff e an fn in kirti kirtian kirtlan ad d fl s ih i and rec ree received eved his bis endowment iv p fhe hie fie he iret urn eato in 1836 j 1 lo 10 aj D W i patten pr ef erred a I 1 charge badge t agal a agai aukst n sj 9 lif iii b r ww wight ift for I 1 J 1 fatse false e dac J nnie anle lj 0 he w ava as I 1 tri trl edi edt before 1 the high april the 1837 a aridi it was waa he did id leali atilde lle ile lie he made the Y J e I 1 I 1 j i A H He e opposed jilg the sellin land lana in jackson ao moyland wr wi phelps phel and john whitmer iu iii trans transgression tb for Telli beill selli tig fig i ti 1 P i i 7 s I 1 1 n theirs tb irs 4 ju june ne 3 bethas was chosen and ordained the second john smith preside rit nt of the 1 stake at adah adam 0 o h orld orid i bri J I 1 joseph josoph I 1 sai Sni Jl 1 1 i sheriff M morgan organ of daviess co had hai agitated L the people of the counties uy b y il astl asti sorting tio tto that he nad had writs wits C a I 1 joseph gelia sim fim ail i rif r 7 i r i i r and dyni an wight which I 1 i b he 1 e could il apt erye serve without bendan endangering erin his life ile he invited the people to assemble agether pg ether r in daviess co with lih aih their anns sot sa t iia lia thi he e could saih si rimon himon mon them a posse comita tusto make makei thear the thereal real design being to murder joseph and leinan asbbey had bad not hot offered any resistance res ne ither I 1 fiala jf ite ile le made i d any 11 attempt 14 za to I 1 1 arrest ires tt ihen then li athey ent eni before bej bei ore justice ak A A A king at glands ra Ila allay thib this excitement t ement and bordain boh dain the igini surn suin of two hurh huri dred ollars ar i for the their ir i appearance in court v s i i lyman subs subh subsequently antly 5 went weilt before modo cratic chatir mag under 1 the protection 1 I 1 af pf U 0 tl I J 1 Oe general at atch Alch 61 isona an 1 s ja illitia I 1 and gaven gavel bo bonds n do for ifor hi his bis s appearance the sum of otone cofone one thousand dollarson doll arbi arsi on a charge ahnor anor this examination yag yas ha d in at chi sons sods camp C p at nethera ket Kcf netherton I 1 herton on pa lily ke i ps cp ti rrb 1 edify ea by several hundreds of the mob and about one hundred militia hi ilfe life was s ro repeatedly threatened and it ii ired the inny eneny L of af gens I 1 mch atchison ison an and d dor doniphan ip tp prevent atthe at the close of this examination he aked for fur thirty members ers of og the rob lob iob fua uia fil but ut was refused fl f L i S J it it i 1 1 1 ta he le was v a ce commissioned ammis s boned a colonel in tha the mii mil tia of caldwell co cb pru previous viau taoist temoy cil cel abd a nd Daviess in he hi bis his ureth Breff hren aren white b es a against ainest f y W n 1 inott In Oct 1838 after learning barning th that fai fak far ast was dab 7 apiou t h 6 raised P 1 e 1 volu eolune ers i n abma ahma a p 25 mired n 1 is it ired immediately to far west st abe with jo koepli 1 elir and andi bindis bih uth diS b be e was iv as b h y i ed anto I 1 1 nto t tt liff b enfa of his C olal the th 31 sti and ed court martial tobe tobb la tatS 8 allock bc lock loek Drin dringo gt t fhe f hd eving evl evi iG I 1 gp mod mos mog ot 1 jt iq ani aul trig ded ked ta tot indic e him tab 0 astray t ray joseph smith and swear falsely against himmat which ltd libed the follow i ng alto aito tock ak p alae A 1 I t wilson gaid bai bal 1 va adain a you are a wite wity kIth 1 jo ja smith hex is dbr dur enemy em Y arih a damned dori n i d rascal arik arek arih would uld t ale aie ahi afi aby y p qi b be e gould gouid to kill kril 1 U q ou arf e a d I 1 fe f 1 olt oly I 1 you w out and swear against him wi we will spare tour your life ardd arid an alv syb cyb I 1 xou you ua ar office you want yanci aai hii if T ou laj jwj ve 1 rii rit ili f 1 sholto t 0 W at 8 A ool C col ai replie di Geh tWilson you ire are entirely miB taken in your iphi man both in regard t omy belt i al and 41 jos joseph epham saip O josep joseph smith ign lin aw ank enemy to ma mankind n ki I 1 nd hei hel snot yo your youn ur enemy but is I 1 la aj s good a friend as YOU have goti gote had it nt taen f for of him you would have be been t pit eit in heill helly long iong ago loia for tor I 1 should have sent sek you thero there by clittis cutting your throat throaty and no other man botjo buti jo s sep ephS hSmith irith could have hate prevented 1 me andy abdy and yoila olli may thank hijii him fon for f or your life and na now vi I if ifa you w will ill gi give glye ve affie me the ibe boys I 1 brought fremd aliman ahman yesterday I 1 will whip you your r wholes a rmel witson said wight you are a strange A man an butla but it ya yau will ivill 0 a accept my proposal s al you will be cliot buot suot toru garg w marjii n 8 t col gol wight tight replied shoot and be damned i this was the true character of lymann willit wb W b hp fi was ya a gue true as the thie sunt suni auly suly to joseh joseph smith band hand and would woul A die for gecas he was wab taken to jackson co with Joseph josephl hyrum and other prisoners they aver and I 1 felo feio 1 I on I 1 n ll human llma lima I 1 flek flew oie foe fie sh 1 in jn d tl q R mir J cb christian guards amt and he lie conil continued ud to suffer buffer with his brethren until the day of 0 aaril april 1839 when he starred with I 1 jseph oseph J and Hyrum S m i i b 1 e x mc nic rae h I 1 nd nd caleb caig it baldin and ad guard td galo jailing columbia boon co chiju ulu klu iju q on the night of the ill kil asleep th the e guard got drunk and the ariso abri left lett them and AM w went ea to their ir families U ai ds i in illinois t oct 20 1839 brothers br others othera lyman wight amu reynolds s caboon baboon bilio lan w we e re app appointed I 1 1 1 t 1 u ll 11 t f t to 0 J john 0 it n sinia smith ires resident a enton of the tap inI owai owal t territory 9 jan 19 1841 ha was appoint done lof odthe ithe nauvoo hous 01 1 t 1 gecas called a and liti itil a appointed poin ad a at tt he aan t t 1 l r k A t f f M con conferee confer feren feran ene cne e follows following n to be one on e of ibe the twelve kwei ewel apostles in je tb deplace place of david wv Wr Patten patted who fell a maryr maryi at Q crooked alver siver in mp alp ile he was com commissioned a brevet majo major r af gen n eral of af the 1111 iiii illinois nol noi militia Mill tia by gov cariln carlin he wept to kirtland irr iff 1842 and 7 ed a abou abon tiro tico ed of the tho coid cold 3 dead ded members I 1 e ra e ra j of ib fhe the aliu church reh and nd bioux brought h t ina manyo n Y ot iheria 6 to nauvoo N nauvoo july asb ast 1843 libas e examined as a f 1 b afore tb the tha e muni municipal I 1 at court 0 rt of 0 nauvoo a uy 90 add and gave a plain unvarnished account of cution saints in missouri ails Alis and arid of oti the st sufferings A gs 1 of Joseph smith sm ith and his hii fello feilo fellow prisoners conc concerning arnin pr nin 0 hleb be sakae said sald we i vie were com committed to liber ilber liberty ty jail un under udder der the c car a lofa oj jailor we were received i v ethl q a ab shout t of indignation alid and scorn fib hib bythe D the po pop alp pip lri ii 1 f i f 1 te nt A lace a ce th q jailor J sent for fora fona a in i days after hib ili his 8 fenfer fender mercies were intolerable er 4 he fed us on a scanty allowance of filthy and unpalatable food andhor give five dava daya oa on I 1 human a rt flesh ps from p I 1 i as J c 9 in pe belied to eat eat ltv itu I 1 the guards guaras inquired now how do you like mormon beef beefy 1 durin autin during the winter of 4 hb ia vya s emboy qi ed d irh ln lepine be pine countr yat bla B lack laok k R river tj T vla vig Is comisi n territory superintending d ing 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