 The second company had suffered seven deaths, and the third company there were none that died on the way. This was no greater and oftentimes less than the regular covered wagon train's mortality rates. When the first two companies arrived, all three of the First Presidency—President Brigham Young, President Heber C. Kimball, and Daniel H. Wells—went up to the mouth of Immigration Canyon and welcomed these marvelous, wonderful Latter-day Saints.