Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845

favor of being as expeditious as we can. If we go to it is only to answer our present purposes and to have a place of rest for a little season. The in , Missouri, has got to be built. It is impossible at present to affect an union amongst the union tribes, and we only want to get a place among them and have a privilege of preaching to them. As to resting, he never expects to rest untill this kingdom is established all over the world. You cant at present unite the Lamanites so that we can live in our midst, all that we can do is to go and sow a little seed, and we can reap and sow, untill we can come back and sweep and build the . We want to go to the Pacific because we want to send the gospel to the eastern nations. [p. [201]]