[William Clayton Journal] Rained all day. At 6 A.M., went to meeting. The men were divided out to work and commenced operations but had to quit on account of rain. After breakfast went to council, when it was voted to sell the Temple, assigning as to the reason it will be more likely to be preserved. It is as lawful to sell it to help the poor saints as to sell our inheritances. We do it because we are compelled to do it. I was ordered to write an answer to Elder Hyde's letter which I did at some length, saying finally that if the temple was sold 25,000 dollars must be sent for the benefit of this camp. The balance to be left at the disposal of Elder Hyde, [Wilford] Woodruff and the Trustees and to be appropriated to help away those who have labored hard to build the Temple and the faithful poor of the saints. Spent the balance of the day packing up china and crockery to be sent by [Howard] Egan.
[source: George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton]
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