AUTOBIOGRAPHY

OF PARLEY P. PRATT

One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints

CHAPTER 43—EASTERN MISSION—RETURN—MOBOCRACY—LABOR IN THE TEMPLE —EXPULSION FROM NAUVOO—CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI—GARDEN GROVE—MOUNT PISGAH—COUNCIL BLUFFS—MORMON BATTALION—WINTER QUARTERS—MISSION TO ENGLAND WITH ELDERS ORSON HYDE AND JOHN TAYLOR—CONFERENCE AT MANCHESTER—TOUR THROUGH THE KINGDOM

CHAPTER 44—An Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter-day Saints, was in the Island of Great Britain for the Gospel’s sake; and being in the Spirit on the 24th of November, 1846, addressed the following words of comfort to his dearly beloved Wife and Family, dwelling in tents, in the Camp of Israel, at Council Bluffs, Missouri Territory, North America; where they and twenty thousand others were banished by the civilized Christians of the United States for the word of god and the testimony of Jesus

CHAPTER 45—RETURN WITH ELDER JOHN TAYLOR TO AMERICA—ARRIVAL AT WINTER QUARTERS—CAMP STARTS FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS—MEET THE PIONEERS —ARRIVAL IN GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY—VISIT TO UTAH AND GREAT SALT LAKE

CHAPTER 46—SPRING OF 1848—SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS—“HARVEST FEAST” —ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT YOUNG AND COMPANY—GOLD FEVER—EXPLORE SOUTHERN UTAH

CHAPTER 47—START ON MY PACIFIC MISSION—SKETCH OF THE JOURNEY —ATTACKED BY INDIANS—CROSSING THE DESERT—ARRIVAL AT LOS ANGELES

CHAPTER 48—LOS ANGELES—CATHOLIC CELEBRATION OF CORPUS CHRISTI —ARRIVAL IN SAN FRANCISCO—LETTER TO PRESIDENT B. YOUNG—FAMILY LETTER

CHAPTER 49—VALPARAISO—QUILLOTA—LETTER TO PRESIDENT BRIGHAM YOUNG