History of the Saints

The Handcart Story Part 6: The Rescue of the willie Company

It was the morning of October 21,1856, when Captain James Willie and Joseph Elder led the relief wagons into their camp at the sixth crossing of the Sweetwater. The company was suffering terribly. Several had died, and more would likewise succumb. Though the company had been found, they were not yet safe; in some respects, the worst of the ordeal was yet in front of them. But at that moment, the rescuers were greeted as angels from heaven when they entered the camp.