Mormon History, Feb 2nd [Feb 1846]

[Brigham Young Journal] we suspended the work in the Sealing department for the purpose of bringing up the record which were yet in the rear--The washings & anointings were continued with all Possible Speed in the other departments- at 10- o clock A. M. I met in council in Room No 1 with the 12 & the Trustees & some few others- the Topiac of our council- was to ascertain the feelings of the Brethren that were expecting to set out Westward the feelings of the council were undivided-with regard to our move my advise to them was to procure boats & hold them in readiness- to convey our waggons & teams over the River- & let everything necessary for the Journey be had in readiness- that when a Family is called to go- that all things may be in the waggon within 4 hours at least for it is my opinion that if we are here 10 days- that our way will be Hedged up- They are calculating to intercept our way & whenever we start but we want to be 500 miles from here before they are aware of our move-& in order to have this circulated privately & effectually- we had better Notify the captains of Fifties & 100 to meet at 4. o. Clock this evening at the house of Father Cutler' & then & there lay the matter before them (the captains of 100's) & let all corberate together & move as one Man- at this juniture 3 messengers were started to notified the capt. of companys & by the time this council closed- at 4 I met with the capts of cos & layed the plan before them they all assented to my proposals- & all dispersed the better to bring about our purposes as but little time was to IIs lost. I here received a package of Letters & Papers some of them were from England & some of them were from the Eastern States- The sun was near down when the meeting adjourned- we then returned to our labours in the Temple- & continued then till near 9. oclock before leaving I gave instructions to my Clerks not to stop until the record of the endowments are brought up so that= nothing may escape the Notice as for the want recording in a legible & intelegable- Then to let the work of sealings & anointings & if any one wants to be sealed & we have the time to attend to it- let them make out the records themselves- & that will be their way--- Feb 2nd [Feb 1846]

[source: Brigham Young Journal # 4 in the handwriting of: William Clayton, Evan Greene, John D. Lee, Willard Richards. First person account kept by others. 'Lieut. Genl Brigham Young's Journal 1844']