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Day in the Life

May 21, 1881

Journal Entry

May 21, 1881 ~ Saturday

21. The Twelve Met in council at 9 oclok & John W Young gave his
Answer and we sat untill 5 oclok in the Evening
when the following motion was made by Francis Marion Lyman
I move that Br John W Young be required to manifest before
this Quorum that He saw his Error that he has made, and that
he will be one with his brethren in the future and be subject
to their council, and he must make ample satisfaction
to the Presidency of the Church before we can consent to have
him stand as a councillor to the Twelve Apostles. Carried
Unanimously. John W Young then made confession & asked
forgiveness. Moved By John Henry Smith That this council
accept the confession made By John W Young in rejgard to this matter, and
that we are satisfied with it and the spirit manifest By him carried unanimously


Our council adjourned and I called upon President John
Taylor to know if we could have an interview with him this
Evening & he Appointed Monday at 11 oclok that John W Young &
others of us with him that satisfaction might be mad with them

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal.

Lyman, Francis Marion
12 Jan 1840 - 16 Nov 1916
240 mentions
Apostle
Smith, John Henry
18 Sep 1848 - 13 Oct 1911
258 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Young, John Willard
1 Oct 1844 - 11 Feb 1924
299 mentions
Apostle

May 21, 1881