The following comes from Wilford Woodruff, Journal, August 23, 1862:
23 I spent the fore part
of the day in the Endowmet House we gave Endowments to 45 MPersons & D. H.
Wells sealed 25 couple [FIGURE] last Evening while walking with President Young
& Father Morley on the Temple block. President Young said I expect this
Temple will stand through the Millennium & the Brethren will go in and give
thei Endowments to the people and this is the reason why I am having the
foundation of the Temple taken up. A H Raleigh was the boss of the Job and I
told him I should hold him responsible for the work, but if He had lived in the
days of Nero and built the meanest House for him to serve the devil in he would
have done it much better than He has the foundation of this Temple. He is so
self willed that he will not be taught any thing. If we do not Hurry with this
I am afraid we shall not get it up untill we have to go back to Jackson County
which I Expect will be in 7 years. I do not want to quite finish this Temple
for there will not be any Temple finished untill the One is finished in
Jack-son County Missouri pointed out by Joseph Smith keep this a
secret to yourselves lest some may be discouraged some things we
should keep to ourselves. Presidet Young then said right west of the Temple in
a line between the North & South gates we shall build a Tower & put a
Bell in it we shall build it square & build it as high as we please then
west of the Tower we will build a Tabernacle to hold some 15,000 people the
Tower will stand so as to have a road Each side of it, one between the Tower
& Temple, & one between the Tower & Tabernacle this plan was shown
me in vision when I first came onto the ground. President Young then said to
Brother Morley & Levi Jackman who was standing by, you are both Jackson
county Members, & I want you to live to go back to Jackson County with me.
He also said here is brother Woodruff He was the first man that I felt ledad by
the spirit to speak to about the organization of the Church