Lydia often looked around her little home and
wondered if she would again be driven from all
her comforts. One evening Newel came home
from council where he had been for hours, with
a very sad face.
"Well, dear, what is to be done? Why are you
so downcast?"
Reason enough, my girl. Brother Brigham
and the council have decided that we must once
more turn our faces westward, and again flee into
the wilderness. The outrages of the mob have
become so frequent, and they are so encouraged in
their deviltry by those who should protect us, that
our leaders have given the word to take up the
line of march."
"If it be so, Newel, it will ill become us to
murmur or indulge in useless regrets. Our place is
with the kingdom of God. Let us at once set
about making preparations to leave."
The winter of 1845 was spent by most of the
Saints in laboring in the temple. As soon as it
became generally known that another exodus was
to be made, all who were able devoted their time to
receiving their blessings in the house of God.
Lydia Knight's History
We attended the re-enactment of the
exodus from Nauvoo. We walked down to
the river where they crossed.
