Mormon History, 13 [Sept 1845]

[Brigham Young Journal] This morning brother H. C. Kimball & Andrew Perkins came to my house to see me, brother Perkins wanted to know something like about our going west, and I told him who went on that Expedition must expect to come upon the apostles doctrine, and no man say ought that he has is his own Sept 13, but all things are the Lords and we his students stewards, and every man receive his stewardship. At 9 oclock went to Dr. Richards office & brother George W. Langley came from Lima, and reported that the mob did nothing yesterday the brethren had proposed selling to them but received no reply that he had learned from Esq Hill of Lima that the intentions of the mob were to drive the out branches into Nauvoo, but no to kill any body unless driven to it Sept 13, spent the afternoon in visiting the sick brethren, and at bro. Daniel Spencers with the committee of emigration, in the evening met the council at bro. W. Richards recd. a letter from Col. J. B. Backenstos in w
hich he stated his intentions to quell the mob. Bro Joseph Cane gave a short sketch of his trip to St. Louis, on board the steamer Bocrus, there being near a hundred mobers on board, they laid a plot to kill bro. Cane but failed in the attempt got to St. Louis they had as general meeting of delegates from all parts The leading mobers were there, the Governor & Col. Backenstos Sept. 13, I then told the brethren not to fear, the Lord had said he would fight our battles, and they need not fear, and I with the rest of my brethren will pray the Lord to open the way that we may go by our selves and let this nation have their way as we are not in debt to them if they have no more preaching done, I believe this will do good. for this people have forgotten their- prayers, the Temple, & Nauvoo house. It well prepare our people to receive and obey the celestial law, and those Elders who have not yet learned enough must be sent out to preach where they will have to suffer and there by l
earn obedience and those abominable creatures who cannot learn by precept or example shall be cast away &c. I then proposed, as brother Haywood wish our council, that he bring his goods up here, and help get the brethren ready for their trip, also that he and Kimball. make an arrangement to enter largely in the mercantile business on the California Coast and it was sanctioned by the council 13 [Sept 1845]

[source: Brigham Young Journal # 4 in the handwriting of: William Clayton, Evan Greene, John D. Lee, Willard Richards. First person account kept by others. 'Lieut. Genl Brigham Young's Journal 1844']