then he turned to the men and said:

"Go in, boys, and have your fun. You shall never have it to say
that I got you into any trouble that I did not get you out of."

Rigdon complained about the loss of his hat and the tearing of
his coat. The Prophet said to him:

"You were out of your place. Always keep your place and you will
not suffer: but you got a little out of your place and you have
suffered for it. You have no one to blame but yourself."

After that Rigdon never countermanded the orders of the Prophet,
to my knowledge; he knew who was boss.

An order had been issued by the Church authorities commanding all
the members of the Mormon Church to leave their farms and take
such property as they could remove and go to one of the two
fortified camps - that is Far West or Adam-on-Diamond. A large
majority of the settlers obeyed, and the two camps were soon full
of people who had deserted home again for the sake of the gospel.

There was a settlement on Log Creek, between three and five miles
east from Far West. It was quite a rich settlement. A man named
Haughn had just completed a good flouring mill on the creek. The
morning after the battle of Crooked River Haughn came to Far West
to consult with the Prophet concerning the policy of the removal
of the settlers on Log Creek to the fortified camps.

Col. White and myself were standing by when the Prophet said to
him:

"Move in, by all means, if you wish to save your lives."

Haughn replied that if the settlers left their homes all of their
property would be lost, and the Gentiles would burn their houses
and other buildings. The Prophet said:

"You had much better lose your property than your lives; one can
be replaced, the other cannot be restored; but there is no need
of your losing either if you will only do as you are commanded."

Haughn said that he considered the best plan was for all of the
settlers to move into and around the mill, and use the blacksmith's
shop and other buildings as a fort in case of attack; in this way
he thought they would be perfectly safe.

"You are at liberty to do so if you think best," said the
Prophet.

Haughn then departed, well satisfied that he had carried his
point. The Prophet turned to Col. White and said:

"That man did not come for counsel, but to induce me to tell him
to do as he pleased; which I did. Had I commanded them to move in
and leave their property they would have called me a tyrant. I
wish they wer