23rd The Twelve met in the Prayer closset at the
Historians Office at 1/2 [past] 120 there being present O. Hyde
O. Pratt, W. Woodruff J. Taylor, G. A. Smith E. T. Benson
C. C. Rich, Lorenzo Snow Erastus Snow F. D. Richards
O Hyde made a statement of his doings in New Yourk
at the Time that Roberts was overturning the church through
fals doctrin. The course was sustained by Joseph Smith
His instruction to the Twelve was read. B. Young said
that when any one of the Twelve was abroad it was their
duty to preside & regulate all things
O Hyde Prayed in the spirit of the Lord and then spoke
said he wished the brethren would pray and aske for those
things which we want & contend for it untill we obtain
I feel as though we shall not always be kooped up here
I do not believe we shall always be together but the
Lord will call ous out we have a work to do in the Earth
the Lord has said "with you I will rend their Kingdom,
saidth the Lord" will this be done while we are here, we
must pray for the spirit of God to be with us
At a quarter to 12 oclck H. C. Kimball & D. H. Wells called
* H. C. Kimball said this madtoe me think of the time when
I returned from England JosephJames [illegible]Foster ^was president^ & the presidency of
the Seventies ^they^ had met with a seers stones to see what they
could see when I went in they treated me vary cool &
Z Pulsipher said dont be excited Brother Kimball is
Nothing but a man, they treated me vary cooly & I went
home and wept* The 12 all rose up & shook hands with them &
recieved them Joyfully
O Hyde explained to Brothers Kimball & Wells what we
had done, and would like to hear from them
Brother Kimball said I consider evry ruling man in
the Church that has the Holy Ghost is a prophet seer & Rev-
elator & he should have the spirit of that office
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we shall have trials but I think we ought to do our duty magnify our calling and trust in God and all will be right
Brother Kimball said I consider evry ruling man in the Church that has the Holy Ghost is a prophet seer & Rev- elator & he should have the spirit of that office
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