of the whole work was made out and after that made a contract to build the ; he gave to a copy of the contract, he has also a copy of it himself together with all the specifications and designs of the which have all been accepted by president Joseph Smith. He has bills of the lumber and materials and every thing pertaining to it. In the midst of poverty and disadvantage he has built so much of that house; sometimes with, and sometimes without the help of the committee. has been gone near all the time and the business was left to him. He worked as long as he had means and for some time without any means. Since the re-building of the has been under consideration, he has had no intimation from the committee they design that he shall [p. [214]]