revelations were given to the Saints. We might say the Lord was assigning
lessons for us, which we have not yet learned very well.

Preparations were made for this removal by holding the third conference of
the Church at Fayette and setting its affairs in order.

One day, about the 1st of February, 1831, a sleigh containing two men and
two women, drove through the streets of Kirtland, Ohio, and stopped at the
door of Gilbert and Whitney's store. One of the men alighted, and springing
up the steps, walked into the store where one of the owners was standing.

"Newel K. Whitney, thou art the man!" exclaimed the visitor, extending his
hand as to an old friend.

"You have the advantage of me," replied the storekeeper, "I could not call
you by name as you have me."

"I am Joseph, the prophet," said the stranger, smiling. "You've prayed me
here; now what do you want of me?"

Mr. Whitney, you will remember, had joined the Church sometime before, and
of course he was delighted to see the prophet. Joseph and his wife, Emma,
stayed at Brother Whitney's house for some time. Shortly after this, Newel
K. Whitney was called to be bishop at Kirtland, and later he became the
second presiding bishop of the Church.

Early next spring, 1831, the Saints from New York began to come to Ohio,
buying land in and around the town of Kirtland.

Before leaving Fayette, Joseph had been visited by a young man who had