authority?" I said.

"It is the will of all in authority," he replied. "The emigrants
have no pass to go through the country, and they are to be killed
as common enemies, for the country is at war now. No man has a
right to go through this country without a written pass."

We lay and talked much of the night, and during that time Haight
gave me instructions as to what to do, and how to proceed in the
affair. He said he had consulted with Bishop Dame, and everyone
had agreed to let the Indians use up the whole train if they
could. Haight then continued:

"I expect you to carry out your orders."

Then I knew I must obey, or die. I had no wish to disobey, for my
superiors in the Church are the mouthpieces of Heaven, and it is
an act of godliness to obey any and all orders given by them,
without asking questions.

My orders were to go home to Harmony and see Carl Shirts, my son-
in-law, an Indian interpreter, and send him to the Indians in the
south, to notify them that the Mormons and Indians were at war
with the "Mericats" (as the Indians called all whites that were
not Mormons), and bring the southern Indians up and have them
join with those from the north, so their force would be
sufficient to make a successful attack on the emigrants.

It was agreed that Haight would send Nephi Johnson, another
Indian interpreter, to stir up what other Indians he could find,
so that we might have a large enough force to give the emigrants
a good hush. In conclusion Haight said to me:

"These are the orders that have been agreed upon by the Council,
and it is in accordance with the feelings of the entire people.
Some of the Indians are now on the warpath, and all of them must
be sent out; all must go, so as to make the thing a success."

It was then intended that the Indians should kill the emigrants,
and make it an Indian massacre, and not have any whites interfere
with them. No whites were to be known in the matter; it was to be
done by the Indians, so that it could be laid to them, if
questions were asked. We agreed upon the whole thing, how each
should act, and left the Iron Works, and went to Haight's house
and got breakfast. After breakfast I made ready to start, and
Haight said to me:

"Go, Brother Lee, and see that the instructions of those in
authority are obeyed; and as you are dutiful in this, so shall
your reward be in the Kingdom of God, for God will bless those
who willingly obey counsel, and make all things