Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-01
TESTIMONY FROM THE RECORD

In reply TO the assertion Of the La
moni Herald that Joseph Smith the
Prophet knew nothing about the pro-
jected expedition TO the Rocky Noun
talns and did not predict the movement
Of the Saints TO this region, we have
already made some quotations from
Church history and now proceed TO give
others. There are living witnesses in
Utah to the truth Of that which ia
found in the written records. and their
testimony remains incontroyertible
The following extracts from the his
tory are an taken from the Millennlal
Star as they previously appeared in
the Deseret News, in regular order ac-
cording TO their dates, ana are integral
parts Of the complete record, the orig
inal manuscript being preserved In the
Office Of the Church Historian In this
city.
Under date Of Tuesday Feb. 20, 1874
the following occurs IN the history:
at 10 a. m. went to my office, whore
the Twelve Apostles and some others
met In council with Brothers Mitchell
Curtis and Stephen Curtis, who left
the Pinery on Black Hyer, the lst OF
January They We're sent by Lyman
Wight and Bishop Miller TO know
whether Lyman should preach 90 tine
Indians. the Menominees and Chipue-
ways having requested 1t.
Instructed the Twelve Apostles 90 send
ort a delegation and Investigate the
locations Of California and oregon and
hunt out q good location where We can
remove TO after the Temple is completed
and where We can build "a city in "a day
ana have "a government Of our own get
up into the mountains where the leyu
cannot dig us out and live In a healthy
climate where We can 1--we as old as we
have mind to- Miilennial Star, Vol.
p, ,. $40.
Wednesday, Feb. 2ist.-"Councu Of
ihe Twelve met in my office. j insert
the minutes:
AT a meeting OF the Twelve at the
mayors Office Nauv0O, Feb. n. lNt4
seven o'clock p IN, b. Young Farley
y. Pratt o. Pratt. W. Woodruff. o.
TAYLOR Geo. a. Smith. w Richards.
and four others being present. called by
previous notice, by Instruction of pras.
Joseph Smith. on the 2Jth inst, Tor .h.
purpose OF selecting "a company tU .s-
plore oregon and California, and select
site for new city Tor the Saints
jonathan Durham PhInehgs Oh.
Young, David ID. leJrsiey and David
Fulmcr volunteered 90 go. and AIuH.l,
- Young. James Emmett Georl. ID.
Watt ana Daniel Spencer were request
Ell 20 20 Voted fh. 4b3ya rarg.r. ..
be notified 90 meet with the Council ON
Friday evening next no the Assembly
room willard Richards. clerk Mil
lennial star. Vol % p. slg.
Friday, Feb. 25rd-"Met with the
Twelve in the Assembly room couU..n.
Ing the Oregon and California exploring
expedition Hyrum ana sidney present.
1 told them / wanted am exploration NJ
all that mountain country. Perhaps a
Would be best Go 90 direct 90 santa Fa.
send twenty five men. let them preach
the Gospel wherever they go. Let that
man 80 that can raise $500 "a good
horse and mule. a double barrel gun
one barrel rifle and the other smooth.
bore q saddle and birdie. a pair of
revolving pistols bowie knife and "a
good sabre Appoint O. leader and LET
MIN beat up for volunteers. I want
every man who goes t0 be- a king and
priest. When he gets 90 tho noun
tnlns be may want 20 talk with his God
When with the savage nations have
power 10 govern, etc. II we don't get
volunteers. wait an after the election Do
Geo. u. Watt said, Gentlemen. /
SHAH go Samuel Bent volunteered.
Jos. a. KEELING ditto, David Fuumer.
ditto; james Emmett ditto Daniel