Show I 1 I 1 copyright secured HISTo pj op OF JOSEPH SMITH APRIL 1839 I 1 friday early this morning soon after midnight the brethren arrived at far west and nd proceeded pro eele d to transact tile the business of their mission ace according 0 adin g to the following minutes at a conference held at far west by the twelve hi high I 1 h P priests ries I 1 is elders and priests on the twenty sixth of april 1839 the following resolution was adopted resolved that the following persons be no more fellow shipped ill in the church of 0 jesus christ of latter day saints but excommunicated from the same viz isaac russell mary russell john goodson and wife jacob scotti scott sen and wife isaac scott jacob scott jr ann scott sister walton robert walton sister Cavanau cavanaugh gb ann Wa ulass win dawson jr and wife wm win dawson sen and wife george nelson joseph nelson and wife and mother mo ier william and wife jonathan maynard nelson maynard george miller john grigg and wife luman gibbs simeon gardner and ana freeborn gardner the council then proceeded to the building spot of the lords house when the following business was transacted part of a hymn was sung on the mission of the twelve elder cutler the master workman of the house then re bommen ced laying the foundation of the lords house agreeably ag reea llly to revelation Rev tation by rolling F up a late large stone biear near the south east cor corner mr the following of the twelve were present brigham young heber C kimball orson pratt john E page and john taylor who proceeded to ordain wilford woodruff an and george dGeorge A smith who had been previously nominated hy by the first presidency accepted by the twelve and acknowledged by the church to the office of the twelve to fill the places of those who are fillen fallen darwin chase and norman who had just been liberated from richmond prison where they had been confined for the cause of jesus christ were then ordained to the office of the seventies the he twelve then offered up vocal prayer in the following order brighton brigda young heber C kimball orson pratt john E page john ta taylor lor I 1 wilford woodruff and ad george asmith ith after ate fter r chwe sung adam ondi abhinan and then the all twelve e took their leave of the following saints agree agreeably to the revelation viz alpheus cu cutler tle r |