The missionaries therefore walked the rest of the distance to St.Louis and from there across the state of Missouri to its western boundary.
The snow was deep, there were no beaten roads, the houses were few and far between, and the wind blew fierce and cold.

For days they had nothing to eat but corn bread and frozen pork; but at last they reached the town of Independence, in Jackson county, Missouri, which was then near to the Indian country.
The elders now took up their labors among the Indians.

They were kindly received, and the chief called a council which Oliver Cowdery addressed.
The Book of Mormon was presented to them and explained, and they became very much interested.

The sectarian preachers heard about this and complained to the Indian agent, who ordered the elders off the Indian lands.

So after but a few days of preaching the elders had to leave.