Wilford at Mt. Pisgah, Iowa when Captain Allen arrives to recruit Mormon Battalion.
9th [FIGURE] Sunday I met with President
Young And A congregation of Saints
in the new place of meeting in the valley
whare the Saints expect to winter the
stand And seats sufficient to hold about
300 was made the evening before. The
meeting was opened by singing & Prayer
I was called upon to address the people
I spoke about one hour And was followed
by L Young B Clapp L Farr And at
last President Young closed with an
interesting Address said He had not
expected to see the rocky mountains this
year but when the Lord commanded him
to go direct He intended to go if He left all
And went alone but He thought the Lord
would let him take the people with him
And when He found the place for the
temple He would work Hard untill it was
built. He said the Lord, revelation, A vision
was with him &c
In the evening I
met in council with President Young &
Richards & others it held untill about
12 oclock we drew a plan for the encamp-
ment
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President Young closed with an interesting Address said He had not expected to see the rocky mountains this year but when the Lord commanded him to go direct He intended to go if He left all And went alone but he thought the Lord would let him take the people with him And when He found the place for the temple He would work hard untill it was built. He said the Lord revelation A vision was with him
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