Preservation of Milo Andrus's Company from Cholera through Prayer

Before crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri, Milo Andrus and his specific company (recruited by Hyrum Smith and Lyman Wight) retired into a dense forest to offer fervent prayers. They petitioned the Lord to spare their lives and permit them to return to their families. Andrus recorded that they felt a spiritual assurance that their prayers were heard. That same afternoon, a cholera outbreak visited the camp, but Andrus noted with gratitude that not a single member of his specific company was taken by the disease.