provisions for their brethren; that they had no intentions of harming any
one, but their mission was to do good, and if possible help their brethren
to get their lands back again. At the close of their talk, the visitors
promised to do what they could to prevent the mobs from disturbing them,
which promise they kept.

The next day, June 22nd, Sheriff Gillium of Clay county came into camp. He
also wanted to know what the camp was going to do. Joseph explained to him.
In order to get back their lands and live in peace, the Saints proposed to
buy the lands from those who could not live with them in Jackson county,
but nothing came of this and other offers that were made to settle the
trouble.

This same day an important revelation was given through the prophet. The
brethren were told that the Lord did not want them to fight, and that they
must wait for a time before Zion should be redeemed.

During the march of the camp, some of the brethren had found fault and had
not listened to the counsels of the prophet. Joseph had told them that if
they did not repent, sickness would come into the camp and many would die.
This was now fulfilled. On June 22nd, that dread disease called the cholera
appeared in the camp. When you are told that during the next four or five
days sixty-eight of the brethren took the disease and thirteen died, you
may perhaps imagine what a terrible time they had.

On June 23rd they marched into Clay county and camped on Rush creek, where
two days later the camp was disbanded. For two weeks Joseph labored among
the Saints and then he returned to Kirtland. Most of the others also went
back to their homes in the east about the same time.