ISRAEL’S JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS, Chapter 7 of United Order

ISRAEL’S JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS, Chapter 7 of United Order    http://ogdenkraut.com/?page_id=212   Pages 85 to 94   I saw that this people would have to flee into the mountains, and into a climate and country that the Gentiles would not desire. If we are not in such a place, I do not know where we will find one more undesirable than this. (Brigham Young, J.D. 3:210) After the Saints were driven from the United States, they camped in the Iowa Territory. This was their first stepping stone towards their new home in the desert. It was here that the Twelve Apostles “adopted” numerous families until Israel was divided into twelve tribes, or companies. As in ancient Israel, they were going into a wilderness where no one suspected they would survive. Similarly they landed near a large body of salty water, which joined a small fresh water lake. They, too, would call the river joining them the River Jordan. After the rulership of Moses, Joshua and several other leaders, the Lord’s kingdom was finally established, and only then did they enjoy peace, power and prosperity, with the Lord manifesting His pleasure in them. This will be repeated, but the day of deliverance is yet in the future.