Show AW SALT r LAKE CITY crry i yn xi i august 1869 editor eder deseret news dear deaf bro brg IL the following extracts I 1 have taken from joseph smiths journal kept by his private secretary willard richards tuesday feb I 1 instructed the twelve apostles to e send bend out put a addele dele gatoc a investigate tho the locations esq 0 ahod and eind hunta hunts buit out a z good location where we can remove to after chetem pie is completed and where we can cablik ilk illie lik a city I 1 in na a dagand have bave a government of our ow own gempp rit bit up into the lioun mountains bains wh where ere t the e devil evil cantaoe manbo t dig di g us out and live in a healthy climate where we can live as long as we have a mind toti toty to 1 wednesday cherev The Xhi Rev mr de Wol wolf iee lee lectured aured in the assembly Ame gibly room boom in the evening I 1 attended and after the sermon at his request spoke to the people showing them that to get salvation we must not only do some things but everything which god has commanded men may preach and practice tIde tlde everything except those things which god commands us to do and will be damned at last the object with me is to obey and teach others to obey god in just what he tells us to do it dt matt ereth not whether the principle is popular or unpopular ul ilar liar I 1 will always maintain a true pr principle even jf if I 1 stand alone inot in it it at the same hour the twelve met in my office and selected eight men to ful nil fil the exploring expedition I 1 mentioned mention ed to them on the and adjourned to meet at the assembly room boom on the evening of the 11 the minutes of the above named meeting are as follows aub abu a I 1 meeting of the twelve at the mayors office nauvoo feb 1844 7 pm B young I 1 P P pratt 0 pratt W woodruff fr J taylor geo A smith sinith i W richards and and aud four others othera being present called by previous notice by instruction of president joseph smith on the dinst for the purpose of selecting a company to explore oregon and california and select a site for anew a new city forthe for the saints jonathan dunham phineas H young D D yearsley and david fulmer volunteered to go and alphonso young james emmett geo D watt and daniel spencer were requested to go voted the above persons be notified to meet with tha the council on friday evening next at the thy the assembly rooms WILL A RD Rici mV i t friday met with the Twelve in the assembly room boom concerning the oregon and california exploring expedition hyrum aud and sidney J 1 I 1 lo 10 i J 1 il au 1 i 3 f t ab A present I 1 I 1 told tod thi the them 1 I 1 ian wanted van ked keO inia anex ex aall that mountain country sen pen send rend I 1 d p men n I 1 let iet et them preach breach he gospel herber he reer th they ey go let that man go that pan ran raise a good koo d horse and mulba nulen double barrel bunone barrei barrel rifle and the other smooth bore borea a saddle addle and bridle a pair of revolving pistols bowie bowle knife and a good sabie sabre appoint aleader and lei let him beat up P for volunteers vol I 1 want every man that u goes to be bel a king and a priest when he gets on the mountains he jie may rant want yant to talk with his god when with the savage nations have power to go govern goern ern etc if we dont get volunteers volunteer s wait till till after tha election geo D watt said sold gentlemen shall go samuel sam bam el bent beni volunteered joseph A kelting do david Fu fullmer llmer ilmer do james Emmett do daniel spencer do samuel rolf roif do daniel avery do samuel samuel W richards rich Eich ards do saturday feb 24 seth palmer amos fielding charles shumway sh amway and john S fullmer volunteered landrub and subsequently almon li fu fullmer lim JIM ilmer llmer er hosea stout thos S edwards moso moses smith and rufus eufus beach and probably others volunteered to join the oregon and california exploring expedition the foregoing extracts taken from the journals of prest frest Josep hSmith set forth clearly the fact that he had an eye to the west yours respectfully JOSEPH F SMITH |