(Heber C. Kimball) In Iowa a rattlesnake bit one of his horses. He laid his hands on the animal's head, rebuked the poison, and declared to bystanders, "It is just as proper to lay hands on a horse or an ox and administer to them in the name of the Lord, and of such utility, as it is to a human being, both being creatures of His creations, both consequently having a claim to His attention."
. Kimball entered the Salt Lake Valley with the rest of the pioneer company in July; he returned the following month to Winter Quarters. In 1848 he led another wagon train of 66 family members and 556 others to Salt Lake. His company included 226 wagons, "1,253 horses, mules, and cattle, plus sheep, pigs, chickens, cats, dogs, goats, geese, doves, a squirrel, and some beehives." 1847
[source: Van Wagoner, Richard and Walker, Steven C., A Book of Mormons, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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