30 I met in council with the Twelve & the Presidents of
the seventies Wm. W. Phelps & Br Jacobs was called before
the council for taking an improper course in some things
Br Jacobs was mostly cleared & the blame fell upon Br Phelps
the decision of the president was that Br Phelps should go forth
into the waters of Baptism & repent of his sins, much counci[l] [page covered]
was given upon the subject. How strange it is that the Elders of Isra[el] [page covered]
will transgress the Laws of God while abroad in the vineyard
The subject of Appointing three of the Twelve As the Presidency of
the Church Br Young said by persuing this course it would liberat[e] [page covered]
the quorum of the Twelve that they might go to the Nations of
the earth to preach the gospel many remarks were made upon the
subject & council Adjourned
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