of the meeting 40 persons came forward and joined the volunteers to fill
up the companies.

Appointment of the High Council at Council Bluffs
July the 21st

I met with the quorum of the Twelve on the morning of the 21st and we
appointed 12 men with Father Morley as their head to act in the capacity
of a High Council to take charge of affairs at Council Bluffs while the
quorum of the Twelve go on to the Island f establish Winter Quarters

On the 23 I crossed the river Mo. to the
camp to attend a council with the Twelve but they had gone to Elkhorn and
did not return until the evening so our council was put off unto the
the next day when we met on a high prairie ridge. Eleven of our
quorum were present. We put on our robes and offered up our prayers
to God conversed upon principle and decided that no man has a right to
attend to the ordinance of sealing except the President of the Church or those
who are directed by him so to do and that the ordinance should be confined
to Zion or her stakes. This was the last council we were expected
to hold together before the departure of Elders O Hyde P. P. Pratt and
John Taylor for England

We had an interesting time in our council
and at the close Brother Parley, George A. and John Taylor started for
our camp at the Bluffs. We rode part of the way to the river in a
carriage and then I walked with Brother Parley and took skiff and rowed
over the river and then started for home but in taking a near road ^across
a slough^ in the dark we missed our way and wandered some time in the
dense weeds willows bushes &c. We at last found our road and arrived
at brother Pratts tent in the bottom where I parted from him and lost
my way ^again^ going to the Bluff but arrived at last at my tent at 10 o'clock
very weary having walked about 12 miles after sundown

Next day I got together my teams early in
the morning and started for the ferry to cross but found Brother

of the meeting 40 persons came forward and joined the Volunteers to fill up the companies.

Appointment of the High Council at Council Bluffs July the 21st

I met with the quorum of the Twelve on the morning of the 21st andwe appointed 12 men with Father Morley as their head to act in the capacity of a High Council to take charge of affairs at Council Bluffs while the quorum of the Twelve go on to establish Winter Quarters

On the 23 I crossed the river Mo. to the camp to attend a council with the Twelve but they had gone to Elkhorn and did not return until the evening so our council was put off unto the the next day when we met on a high prairie ridge. Eleven of our quorum were present. We offered up our prayers to God conversed upon principle and decided that no man has a right to attend to the ordinance of sealing except the President of the Church or those who are directed by him so to do and that the ordinance should be confined to Zion or her stakes. This was the last council we were expected to hold together before the departure of Elders O Hyde P. P. Pratt and John Taylor for England

We had an interesting time in our council and at the close Brother Parley, George A. and John Taylor started for our camp at the Bluffs. We rode part of the way to the river in a carriage and then I walked with Brother Parley and took skiff and rowed over the river and then started for home but in taking a near road across a slough in the dark we missed our way and wandered some time in the dense weeds willows bushes &c. We at last found our road and arrived at brother Pratts tent in the bottom where I parted from him and lost my way again going to the Bluff but arrived at last at my tent at 10 o'clock very weary having walked about 12 miles after sundown

Next day I got together my teams early in the morning and started for the ferry to cross but found Brother