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 YoungB ClappL 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
~ Monday
10 I spent the day in building a fence
with my company around my encamp-
ment. I met in council with the High
council it is vary Hot weather
my thermometer has stood at about
100 for several days in the shade
~ Tuesday
11th The whole of President Youngs encampme
nt moved on to another prairie ridge this was
company No 1st it was ownly seperated from
co No 2 Elder Kimball captain by a valley
~ Sunday
[FIGURE] 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 YoungB ClappL 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 FIGURES In the evening I
met in council with President Young &
Richards & others it held untill about
12 oclock we drew a plan for the encampment
~ Monday
10 I spent the day in building a fence
with my company around my encampment. I met in council with the High
council it is vary Hot weather
my thermometer has stood at about
100 for several days in the shade
~ Tuesday
11th The whole of President Youngs encampme
nt moved on to another prairie ridge this was
company No 1st it was ownly seperated from
co No 2 Elder Kimball captain by a valley
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," August 9, 1846 - August 11, 1846, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 1, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/M8NB