my prayer is that I may never any thing. If we see any other one of our brethren who cannot carry out their designs with the gentiles let us splice him if we have to do it five times, just as and I spliced brother Miller at , and we would have enabled him to outstrip the whole of them if we had not been betrayed. Never care if some person should bedirt a mean scoundrel I dont want to know who they are who do it.
Councillor said he felt a good deal interested in the remarks which has been made to day, and feels glad to have the priviledge of meeting with his brethren. In regard to the situation of the world as it now exists I dont care a damn because they are as corrupt as the devil. We have no benifit from the laws of the land, and the only reason why they dont cut our throats is because [p. [8]]
On 24 February, Kimball traveled with Brigham Young and other church leaders from Nauvoo to visit church members in Macedonia, Illinois, returning two days later. It is unclear if this passage is referring to George Miller, who accompanied Young and Kimball to Macedonia; William Miller, a Mormon living in Macedonia; or someone else. (Clayton, Journal, 24–26 Feb. 1845; Kimball, Journal, 24 Feb. 1845; Hancock Co., IL, Deed Records, 1817–1917, vol. O, pp. 451–452, 3 Apr. 1846, microfilm 954,601, U.S. and Canada Record Collection, FHL.)
Clayton, William. Journals, 1842–1845. CHL.
Kimball, Heber C. Journal, Sept. 1842; May 1844–May 1845. Heber C. Kimball, Papers, 1837–1866. CHL. MS 627, box. 3, fd. 4.