[Brigham Young Sermon] Pres. B. Young said that he wanted the aggregate amount of the whole camp, number of persons, the number of families whose husbands are in the army, also wants to be reported separate and apart, together with a schedule of all the wagons, horse, oxen, mules, cows, sheep, provisions, groceries, cash, seeds, tools and farming utensils, etc. Then it will be the duty of the President and his council together with the Captains of 100's. 50's and I0's to decide who of that number shall go and what portion shall be taken by each company of those families whose husbands are in the army and the widows; but inasmuch as there is a deficiency on the account of some of the Captains not having made their reports the matter must layover till Wednesday morning next at 8 o'clock, which will give time to remove such officers that have not done their duty and put in others in their place, then let an exertion be made to have full reports by that time. Then let the President and his counselors, together with the 1st company including the officers meet and organize according to the will and word of the Lord which has been read repeatedly in your hearing and a copy of which will be at the meeting, then on Thursday let the 2nd company meet and do in like manner and so on until the whole camp is organized. I further want some elders sent to the branches scattered around to instruct them in those principles and organize them. -- Winter Quarters, Nebraska [Journals of John D. Lee 1846-47 and 1859. Charles Kelly, ed. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1984. 74-75]
[The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009)]
[source: The Complete Discourses of Brigham Young, Ed. Richard S. Van Wagoner, Smith-Pettit Foundation, Salt Lake City (2009)]
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