9th I met in council with the Twelve & the presidency of the
Seventies John D Lee was brought up for trial for improper
conduct with his family After Hearing the testimonies upon the
subject President Joseph Young reproved Br Lee vary sharply for
trying to cover his faults & Justify himself in his errors for it w[as] [page covered]
evident he had done wrong President Brigham Young backed up
Br Joseph Youngs reproof, & reproved Br Lee himself & required h[im] [page covered]
to call his family together And to settle his difficulties [FIGURE]
I was in council with Br Young in the evening And part of the even[ing] [page covered]
I spent at his house
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