CHAPTER III.
Sidney Rigdon strives for the guardianship of the Church--He urges his claims at the Conference--Brigham Young, President of the Twelve, and others of the Quorum appear in the stand--A remarkable testimony that the mantle of Joseph had fallen upon Brigham Young--Persecutions of the Saints--Baptism of my Parents--Preparations for the exodus--Sickness--A Methodist comforter--Answer to prayer--Harvest of Quails--Miraculous incidents on the journey to Utah.