Show copyright secured LIFE of JOSEPH SMITH friday the 9 am met in council coonc J agree i able to at the council room in id the temple and organized ted the authorities of the church agreeable to their respective offices I 1 then made some observations respecting the order of the days day and the great responsibility bill ty we were under to transact all ail our business in righteousness before god inasmuch as our decisions will have a bearing upon alt all mankind and upon all generations to come council opened in usual form and proceeded to business by reading the rules and regulations to govern the house of the lord three times the vote of the presidency was waa then called upon these rules followed by the high council of kirtland Kirt lud the high council ot zion zio the twelve the se seena enc the bishops of zion and kirtland with their counselors Guns elors each iu in their turn and after a few queries answers and debate the above rules passed the several beveral quorums qu qa in their order by the unanimous voice voice of the whole and are therefore received aud and established as is a law to govern the house of the lord in kirtland la in the investigation of this subject I 1 found that miny many who had deliberated upon this subject were darkened in their minds which di ew forth some remarks from me respecting the privileges illges of the authorities ot ol the church th it at they should isch each speak in his hid urn burn and in his place anti and in in his time and season that thui e may ma be pei I 1 act order in in all things thi I 1 11 and d mat t every ry natu before he be makes au an objection oti deetion to any bem tuat is id thrown a before them lor for then consideration un be bine tuat he cant can light upon ahe subject rather than spread darkness and that hi hia objection be lutin dod enright in righteousness which my be doue done by applying ourselves closely to the mint mind ind a ill of the lord whose spirit always mabes manifest mani test and to 0 tte e 0 of all who are in ot of his hid spun spirit after one hours adjournment of tile the council elder don caflos wad N as nominated aud and seconded to fie be ordained oida ined to bhe th hiti gh priesthood also albo to officiate as Pres president ideaL to preside over that body in 10 kirtland thu vote ote ot A the respective respect t ive quorums was called in iu their order erdei ind and passed th through the whole house by bv their unan imons voice elder alva bosnian beeman was chosen in the same mauner manner to bo pi preside eside over ibe elders in in kirtland lilliaw was nu initiated and secund seconded to as Pr eidem 0 oer er the priests of the OU oa iu in the vote of the Ab vita v ita us culled callea beginning 0 it at the bishops crancil and passing through toe several authorities anul it came to the presidency of the high council in Kir kirland bland and received their sanction having been carried unanimously in all the departments below oliver olney was unanimously elected to preside over the teachers in kirtland I 1 1 ira bond was unanimously chosen to preside over the deacons in kirtland elders lon don carlos carloa smith sinith and alva beeman were ordained to the effaces to which they had been elected under the hands bands of presidents joseph bunch junior S rigdon and ft with many blessings bishop whiitney iney y of Klit land then n proceeded ed to ordain IV illiam cowdery oliver olney and ira bond and pronounced many blessings upon them according to their offices and stand I 1 ing g moved J seconded and carried that all the several quorums take their turn in performing the office of doorkeeper door keeper in the aliouse of the lord also that abic nathaniel Milliken Thomas carrico amos K R orton and samuel rolfe be appointed assistant doorkeepers door keepers motional and c carried a aried that the presidency of the high I 1 council hold the keys of the rouse of tile the lord except the keys of one vestry which i is 9 to be held by the bishopric of the priesthood I 1 motioned and carried unanimously that john corrill be appointed to take charge of the house of the lord in in kirtland immediately and that the laws regulating C the house of the lord go into effect from this time and th that at elder corrill see that they are enforced with the privilege of calling as many as he choose to assist him council adjourned sine die ORSON HYDE clerk saturday morning by request I 1 met with the council of the twelve in company with my colleagues frederick U jr williams and sidney rigdon council opened with singing and p prayer ray r by thomas B marsh president of the twelve ile he arose and requested the privilege in behalf of his colleagues of speaking einez each in his turn without being interrupted which was waa granted them elder marsh proceeded c to his feelings touching the mission of the twelve and more particularly respecting a certain letter which they received from the presidency denoy of the high council in kirtland while attending a conference in the state of maine also spoke of being placed in our oar council on fridae last below the councils of kirtland and zion having been previously placed next the presidency in our assemblies also observed that they were hurt on account of some remarks made by president hyrum smith on the trial of gladdon bishop who had been previously tried before the council of the twelve while e on their mission in the wast east who had by their request thrown his c cue lse before the aih H I 1 h council in Kirt kirtland load for invests gation aal the twelve considered consi si that their proceeding 3 i with him were in kai some me degree discount discountenanced enan ced elder harab hen ahen grave gave way to his brethren and they arose arid and ngoke in turn until they had bad I 1 all spoken acquiescing in the observations of elder marsh and made some additions to his hia remarks which were ware as follows that the letter in question which they received from the presidency in which two of their members wera wem 4 suspended us arid and the rest severely chast ened anu and that too upon testimony OBy which wait wa unwarrantable and particular eliea rtresa was wag laid upon a certain letter which the ahe pro sideney had received from doat deat warren A cowdery of freedom new york in kwh ewh iu preferred cf harges against them teem W w I 1 false and I 1 upon apon which we fhe dw presidency pre sideney bad acted in 4 I 1 chastening cha them and therefore the twelve he concluded that the presidency had bad lost last dence in them and that whereas the chareas vi r this place had caressed them at the th tune ti k 1 a their appointment to lo the apostleship t they q i treated them thein coolly and appeared to iye have confidence in them also I 1 I 1 I 1 they spoke of their having been in the wo world r k from the beginning almost aud and had borne tao harden burden in the heit of the day and asmo through many trials and that the presidency pre ought not to suspect their fide fidelity ity not BOT 16 loe confidence in them neit neither fier h have ve chastena them upon such testimony as was lying bafo laal I 1 li them also albo urged the necessity I 1 of in an ex p 1 tion upon upon the letter letier which they received fro k a the presidency find the propriety of their hav haag ing ing information a it t respects t q they their d dutie authority ae that they might bome to an u der standi nr iti in al W things that they might st B in perfect unison and hai hi mony before the lot lord and be prepared for the endowment also tatt they had preferred erred a charge against do dof ap cowdery for liis his unchristian conduct I 1 41 the presidency had disregarded atso atio t president oliver bowder on is a euw W sio had bad made use of language to one A if 4 i 1 twelve that thai was au chriatian and any man and that ahat ahey would not submit to such treatment the remarks of the twelve were made in a i very very forcible and explicit manner yet set cool a id deliberate I 1 observed th aliat tt we had leard them patiently and in turn should expect to be heard patiently ulso and first I 1 remarked that it was necessary that the twelve should state whether they were determined to persevere in the work of the lord whether the presidency are able to satisfy them or not vote called callea and carried in the affirmative unanimously I 1 then said to them that I 1 had not lost confidence in iii them they had no reason to suspect my confidence and that 1 would be willing to be weighed in th the scale escale of truth today to day in this matter and risk it in in the day of judgment and as aa it respects the chastening cha contained in the letter in in which I 1 acknowledged might have been eap exp expressed essed in too harah langu language a which afo was not intentional and I 1 asked their air forgiveness gi veness inasmuch ay 1 had huit their feelings but tie ne ei the thelema ih fleis lemb biti ile mat elder eider Il clell in ciote back tu to anile tho the frele at i the lie i tsi b esaa aa lubia also aul I 1 wad waa willing to 81 aliv 1 I bouc agat aadu i o tile hiu i no it i pt pi to explain the duty of the twelve 2 ud i aut authority bority which is next to the pie bency aua that the arrange buu 01 ol utu tho assembly lu JU thid place on the lath insi atit in lac iii the high councils of kirtland next the pre presidency was because siness to be ei aus aced was is business i relating elating to that body in in particular which was to fill the sa bucini qu reua in hii Lui laud not noe because they were thai first lu iu dilice anti that the arrangements were the most judicious that could coula be made on thy the occasion aleo abo the twelve are aie not subject to any any other than the first presidency viz myself sidney rigdon rie don and frederck fre denck 0 williams Wil hums who are arc now my IB counselors anu add where I 1 am not there is no first presidency over the twelve I 1 abbu stated to the twelve that I 1 did not countenance the harah language of president cowdery to thew them neither in in myself nor any other man although I 1 have sometimes spoken tov tou hai ashly from ahe impulse of the moment menty and inasmuch as I 1 have hounded your feelings br ethien I 1 ask your forgiveness forgiven eeg for i 1 love you and will hold you up with all ah my heart in all righteousness before the lord and before all men for be assured brethren I 1 am willing to stem the torrent of all opposition in swims and in tempests in th thunders t and in by tea sea and by land in the wilderness or among false brethren or mobs or i wherever bod in his hia providence in kiy ty call us I 1 and I 1 am determined that neither heights nor depths principalities nor powers things present or things to come nor any other c creature rea ture shall separate me from from you and I 1 will now covenant with you before god that thai I 1 will not listen to nor credit any dero derogatory report against any of you nor contemn you upon any testimony beneath the heave heavens us short of that testimony which i is lafal liole antil I 1 can see you face to face and know of a surety and I 1 do place confidence in in your word for I 1 believe you to be men of truth and i uk ask the same of you when I 1 evall 11 you anything that you place equal confidence conn dence in my word for I 1 will vill not tell you I 1 know anything which I 1 do not know but I 1 have already reidy al consumed more time than I 1 intended whon when I 1 commenced and I 1 will now give way to my colleagues 1 president rigdon bigdon arose next and acquiesced in what I 1 had said and acknowledged to the twelve that he had not done as aa he douht in not citing dr cowdery to trial on the charges charge th that t were put into his hands by the twelve that ale he had neglected his duty in this thing for which he asked their forgiveness and would now attend to it if they desired him to do so and Pies president ident rigdon also observed to the twelve if he had spoken or reproved too harshly at any time and had injured their feelings by to so doing he askell asked their forgiveness president williams lauis arose and acquiesced in the above sentiments ex expressed by my myself elf and president rigdon in full fus aud and said ma many things I 1 the age Pre president silent of the twelve then called a I 1 vote of that body to know whether they were perfectly satisfied with the explanation which i we had given them and whether they would enter ente into the covenant wei we had proposed to I 1 them which was most readily manifested in the affirmative by raising their hands fiands to heaven in I 1 testimony of their willingness and desire to 1 enter into this covenant and their entire satisfaction with our oar explanation u upon ion all the difidi difficulties cul ties tt were on their minds we then took each other by the b h ind in confirmation of our j covenant ani and there was a perfect union of feel i ing on this occasion and our hearts overflow eill with bles blessings stings which we pronounced upon each I 1 I 1 others head as the spirit gave ua as utterance my bly scribe iq ii included in this covenant and these blos ling engg I 1 13 with us for I 1 love him for the truth and integrity arty that dwell dwelle eth ih in him and may god A unable n alif e us u all to pei perform form our vows ind and I 1 covenants with each other in all fidelity and besl nes before him that otar oar may bo felt fell among I 1 the nations of the earth in ill mighty power powen even to rend the kingdoms of E darkness asu asunder ader and triumph over and spiritual t wickedness in high places places and bre ik in piedra all kingdoms th tt are opposed to the kingdom of C christ and spread the likht light and truth 0 of f the everlasting ing gosp gospel A from the rivers to the ends of tile the earth I 1 i i came in for counsel to mow whether it was best beat fr for him to return b before edze 1 the solemn iweta bly or not after consideration the council advised him hikato to tarry council dismissed by singing and prayer I 1 W PARRISH ketive sunday morning moraine ditth attended meing at mer the school how house at the usual hour a large con aaion assembled I 1 proceeded to organize nil general quor quorums tims present first the presidency n then the twelve and the seventy who were ruseti also the counselors of kirtland and to president rigdon then hrose and observed ah ahat at instead of preaching the time would be by the presidency and twelve in in deaki ng each in their turns turn until t they hy had b III all ken the lord poured out eat his spirit upon t and Z the brethren began to confess their its ta tee one to the other ind and the congregation 10 e soon overwhelmed in tears and some of 5 reacts were too big for utterance the tf V tongues came on us as also like the rush illg of 4 11 a mighty wind and my soul was filled wh at t glary of god in the afternoon after I 1 n three couple in matrimony in the public diw vw william F cahoon and maranda gibba flartey fl arvey stanley arid and larona caboon tunis raple y and louisa cutler we then administered the sacrament and dismiss I 1 ed the congregation which was so dense that it afes waa viry very unpleasant for all we wem then ae d east sit at eldr elder C Ga boons on which was wite 0 at r 4 Kr 4 r tha agoot ft diniso while partaking tAing ot of the ri rich eh repast and i verily fl realized realised reali sed that jp it was good for brethren to id dieu together in unity like the dew upon the moun moan bains of israel where the lord commanded I 1 blessings even life forevermore spent the evening at home 1 monday the lath attended the hebrew school this day the elders school was wad removed into the temple in the room adjoining ours tuesday spent the day at school the lord blessed us in our oar studies this day we commenced reading in our hebrew bibles with much success it seems as if the lord opens our minds in a marvelous manner 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