of earthly
material.

This feeling of anxiety to go to my eternal rest was strengthened
by the bitter, malignant actions of men who acted like demons
toward me and mine. Every species of intrigue and meanness was
resorted to by several of the brethren to injure and torment me.
They were jealous of me and anxious to provoke me to violence.
Everything that envy and hatred could suggest was tried to break
up and scatter my family. Finally they reported to Father Morley
that nothing but a change of rulers in the settlement would bring
peace.

Father Morley came, with several elders, and called a meeting, at
which he heard all the parties state their grievances against me.
He then told them they had brought nothing against me that
reflected upon me as presiding officer; that I had acted well and
for the best interest of the entire people; that all the trouble
arose from the wrong acts of the people.

One of the brethren, C. Kennedy, proposed a change. He wanted a
High Priest to preside instead of a Seventy. I was tired of my
position and consented to the change. A man by the name of Fuller
was selected by Kennedy to rule over the people. Father Morley
put the question to a vote of the people, and said that all who
wished a change of rulers should hold up their hands. Only two
hands were raised. Then he said that all who wished me to remain
in charge should raise their hands, when every person present but
two voted that I should still be the ruler at Summer Quarters.

Father Morley called upon the two brethren who had voted for a
change to get up and tell what they had against me. They could
give no good reason for wanting a change. They said they had
never lived by a better neighbor or kinder man than I was, but
that I was too kind. I let the people run over me; and they voted
for a change believing it would tend to unite the people and
satisfy those who had been raising a fuss and finding fault.

Father Morley told them it was wrong to vote against a good man
for such reasons. He talked to the people on the principles of
their religion for some time, and advised them to forsake their
evil ways, for they were going in a road that led to hell. This
ended my troubles for a time, but I soon found that my enemies
had only let go their hold to spit on their hands and get a
better one.

They asked to be allowed to organize a Danite force for the
protection of the settlement. This was to be entirely apart from
me. I gra