August 13 Through 19th

Weeks are flying by and the work keeps progressing. This was a week of  visits, on Monday Elder and Sister Cooper stopped by long enough for two tours and dinner.. It was exciting to see new missionaries eager to serve the Lord and anxious to go on a new adventure. Then on  Thursday night and Friday Sister White’s roommate from BYU, Marilyn and her husband Preston stopped by for tours and dinner. They stayed overnight and had a good talk with them.

Heavy rain on Sunday made for a slow drive to the Tabernacle when you couldn’t even see he road.  The windshield wipers would not take the water off of the windshield even In highest speed. In two days there was 81/2 inches of rain. The farmers out here really needed that for their crops. I wish Utah could get that kind of rain.

In our Karen Group we are working in the next couple of months on having one of our couples go to the temple for their own work. We are keeping our fingers crossed and praying.

EDWARD PHILLIPS

Another Pioneer Trail Journal

TYPE Wagon CATEGORY Church Train DIRECTION Westbound DEPARTURE 28 May 1849 DEPARTED FROM Council Bluffs, Nebraska ARRIVAL 22-25 September 1849 CAPTAINS Orson Spencer  Samuel S. Gully NUMBER IN COMPANY 319

Edward Phillips and Family traveled in this company

Found on a Grave," Frontier Guardian, 19 Sep. 1849, 3

The following papers were found on the grave of a gold digger by some Indians, who handed them to Mr. Reed to Interpret, while he was out on a hunt with them. And he politely furnished us with the orinal papers. We have published all that was deemed of any interest:

UPPER CROSSING OF THE LOUP,
June 26th, 1849.

BRS. GEO. A. SMITH, AND E. T. BENSON:-My Dear Sirs: We arrived here on the 22d and 23d, all in tolerable health. Soon after the arrival of Br. Wm. Millers fifty, Br. Nelson McCarty was attacked with cholera, and died in about eight hours, and is buried at this point. The day after Br. Hydes fifty arrived I was taken quite sick by former exposure, and cold taken and settled over my system, in consequence of a hurt that I received at the Horn. I am pleased brethren to say that notwithstanding our slow move every thing seems to be right; yet we have had some feeble spirits inclined to lead off, but the prompt move made by Brs. Miller, Hyde and myself, has made all right. Br. McCarty was a good hearted man but rather too much go ahead, and I fear this the cause of this sad accident. We have waited here three days with but little prospects of crossing until to-day, about 12 o'clock, when the disposer of all good, seems to have ordered a place for us to cross at. From this point we hope to move steadily on, with due regard to our future welfare. We have found the road very heavy, yet our cattle have improved, and now appear to be in good spirits. The camp rules are generally respected, and attend too; we have lost only two cattle.

I like to have forgotten to mention that Br. [Ambrose] Kellogg was taken with the cholera last night most severely, still we hope he will recover. Br. John Berry was thrown from a mule yesterday, and put his arm out of place but is up to-day. As yet I have not been able to send back the report of our numbers but have them ready for the first opportunity. I leave them here hoping you may receive this. I do it in short, as I am too feeble to write.

Brave men and women those pioneers.

What a treat to Serve the Lord in this Sacred Place. We love to see the work move forward. We are inspired by the DEDICATION of the full time missionaries and those who serve in the Nebraska Omaha Mission.