[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Garden Grove. Heavy rain through the night, morning raining, wind northwest. President Young quite unwell. Historian comfortably sick in bed from 9 to 12 dictating. Rains continued, but rather lighter, waters high, ground muddy. 1/4 to 1 p.m. the brethren came together at the blowing of the horn a short distance south of headquarters. President P. P. Pratt told the brethren that they had been called together to ascertain the available means in camp to fit out a company of 100 young men to go over the mountains and put in a crop. The suggestion was sanctioned unanimously, a few others were made. Rain continued and the business was cut short. President Young, though yet sick, said that 250 lbs. flour would be required to each person, salt, etc., 1 wagon, 4 oxen or mules, and 1 cow to every 4 persons.
Elder O. Pratt read a bill of particulars for an outfit of 15 months. Elder Kimball laid before the meeting the propriety of selling the temple at Nauvoo for the purpose of helping the poor Saints away from that place, also the temple in Kirtland and all other Church property. The meeting unanimously voted to sell. President Young directed the captains of fifties and tens to ascertain who can go and what means could be furnished. Young Doyle [John Doyle Lee], clerk. About 7 evening, President Young came into the post office and instructed his clerk to write a letter back to read to all the Saints east of this who are traveling west, instructing them to furnish themselves with flour and provisions before they left the settlements in Iowa, and travel a northerly route. Rain continued. At 1 p.m., Harriet, wife of Wilbur I. Earle, was delivered of a son named Wilber Joseph while traveling on the prairie between Pleasant Point and Camp Creek encampment.
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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