29th I went into the woods with Father
Woodruff and cut and drew two loads
of wood was informed on my return
home that the quorum of the Twelve met
in council at Br Kimballs at 3 oclok I
prepared myself as soon as possible & met
with them the principle object of meeting
was to take into consideration the subject of
organizing a pioneer company to go forward
and put in crops in the spring and prepare
the way for the Camp of Israel and
also to make preperations for the moving
of the camp the fore part of the evening
was occupied in conversing upon a variety
of subjects and had a little intermission
during which time Elders Young Kimball
and others had a little recreation and
bodily exercise and had prayers after
which Presidents Young and Kimball
spoke in tongues a while we then went
into council the final decision of which
was that we fit out a pioneer company
and follow them as soon as grass grows
the pioneer company to go this winter
as far as they could go on rushes and
brows then as far as they could on
grass untill it was time to put in
there corn crop. we had a good time
together and adjourned about 10 oclok
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