Salt Lake City, U. T. President John Taylor and Counselors George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith. Beloved Brethren: At a meeting of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, at which eight of the Council and Counselor Wells were present, it was unanimously voted: That we recommend to the First Presidency the importance of translating and publishing a stereotyped edition of the Book of Mormon in the Spanish language; that Brother Moses Thatcher be recommended to you as a suitable person to supervise the translation, stereotyping and printing of it, with the privilege of calling to his aid such help as he may need. Also, that we ask the Trustee in Trust to appropriate sufficient of the Church funds to accomplish the above- mentioned publication. In the estimation of this Council the Book