[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Mt. Pisgah. Slight shower in the morning, wind south. [In the morning] a.m. 8, wrote the trustees at Nauvoo to send 25, or at least 20, bushels of New England yellow corn to Council Bluffs, sent by Adam. Tolerably pleasant till near 10 o'clock, and at 11, sky mostly clouded and very warm. Father Baker and two others rode in on horseback, said the 14 teams in their company would be in three hours, four weeks from Nauvoo. Cloudy, and the brethren very busy repairing and fitting wagons for their journey, ploughs for the farm, etc., till 4½ [4:30] p.m. The Saints have got to become so pure that their bodies will be changed in a moment as JesusÂ' was, and not rest in the grave a 100 or a thousand years. Meeting adjourned 12. [At] 25 minutes to 3, rain commenced and continued powerfully till 3, when Presidents Young, Kimball, Richards, Lyman and etc. and a few assembled at the stand. Cloudy.
Brother Noah Rogers died in his tent about 12 and 20 min. [12:20] p.m., Presidents Young and Richards having spent an hour in President Kimball's wagon. After awhile, O. Pratt, G. A. Smith, A. Lyman, William Huntington and council arrived. Amasa Lyman prayed. Slight rain. President Young presiding, voted that Brother Robert Campbell be clerk and postmaster at Mt. Pisgah, that the Presidency divide the lots, when it is formed in lots, and let the brethren cast lots for 20 acres, 10 acres, 5 acres, etc., etc.. the brethren who are going to carry all the provision they can. We calculate to carry upwards of 200 lbs. None must go with less than 200. The brethren are forbidden to go unless they are prepared with plenty of food, etc., and teams are wanted for to carry blacksmiths, viz., Brother Peck and tools. About ... of the brethren present voted they were going, and enough to heed Brother Rich. Two voted to take Brother Peck. President Young told them to make every man who wanted blacksmithing, to make them pay till they bought the whole Co [company].
We want all the public tents to be given up that can be tomorrow, and the remainder to be given up soon to the Presidency here, to be sent on to us. Elder Kimball thought the brethren had better take the ends out of the tents (ironically), and wanted to get five yoke oxen of the brethren who stay and pay them in oxen at Nauvoo. W. Richards wanted four yoke oxen, two log chains, can pay at Nauvoo about half. The assembly voted they were going to stay and get ready to go to work. Counselor Rich said they wanted the brethren to make rails and plough tomorrow. Meeting dismissed at 25 minutes past 5 by President Kimball. President Young gave notice [that] all who want to purchase grain must be agreed about it and not raise the price. Many lost goods were cried off, and Brother W. Richards said he had borrowed a fish hook and had forgotten the one he borrowed it of, and enquired the owner.
[At] 7 p.m., Lorenzo D. Butler received his letters for the English mission, also Henry B. Jacobs for himself and Oliver B. Huntington, and a letter to George A. Webb to fit them out.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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