Twelve Apostles meet with Joseph and select 8 men to explore California and Oregon.
- Type
- Personal Journal / Diary
- Hearsay
- Scribed VerbatimDirect
- Reference
Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844, p. 272, The Joseph Smith Papers, accessed July 29, 2025
- People
- George D. Watt, James Emmett, Alphonso Young, Jonathan Dunham, Joseph Smith, Jr., Daniel Spencer, David D. Yearsley, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Willard Richards, Phineas Young
- Audience
- N/A
- Transcription
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at the same hour. the Twelve met in my office—& selected 8 men to fulfil th[e] exploring expedition— I mentiond to them on the 20th. and they adjo[urn]ed to meet at the assembly room. ev[en]ing 23.
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