[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 29th I went into the woods with Father Woodruff and cut and drew two loads of wood. Was informed on my return Home that the quorum of the Twelve met in council at Br Kimballs at 3 oclok. I prepared myself as soon as possible & met with them.
The principle object of meeting was to take into consideration the subject of organizing a pioneer company to go forward and put in crops in the spring and prepare the way for the Camp of Israel and also to make preperations for the moving of the camp.
The fore part of the evening was occupied in conversing upon a variety of subjects And Had a little intermission during which time Elders Young Kimball and others had a little recreation and bodily exercise and had prayers after which Presidents Young and Kimball spoke in tongues a while.
We then went into council the final decision of which was that we fit out a pioneer company and follow them as soon as grass grows. The pioneer company to go this winter as far as they could go on rushes and brows then as far as they could on grass untill it was time to put in there corn crop. We had a good time together and adjourned about 10 oclok.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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