principles of the Church had been explained by the
Twelve present the Council adjorned Elder Willard
Richards had been called to be one of the Quorum
of the Twelve but had not yet received his ordination
On the day following I parted with Elder
Taylor & Fielding who wet went to Liverpool &
with Elder Richards who tarried in preston
and Elder Turley & myself went to Manchester
the first time I ever visited that City, I here
met with Elder William Clayton for the first time
as soon as I had an introduction to him
he informed me that one of the Sisters in the place
was possessed of the devil and he asked me to go and
cast him out of her Thinking that one of the Twelve
Apostles could do any thing they were a mind to. However
I went with him to the home where the woman lay in
the hands of three men in a terrible rage and trying
to tare her clothing off from her I also found quite
a number of Saints present and some unbelievers who
hagd come to see the devils cast out as a miricle
wrought. If I had acted my own mind I should [not] [page folded]

principles of the Church had been explained by the Twelve present the Council adjorned Elder Willard Richards had been called to be one of the Quorum of the Twelve but had not yet received his ordination On the day following I parted with Elder Taylor & Fielding who went to Liverpool & with Elder Richards who tarried in preston and Elder Turley & myself went to Manchester the first time I ever visited that City, I here met with Elder William Clayton for the first time as soon as I had an introduction to him he informed me that one of the Sisters in the place was possessed of the devil and he asked me to go and cast him out of her Thinking that one of the Twelve Apostles could do any thing they were a mind to. However I went with him to the home where the woman lay in the hands of three men in a terrible rage and trying to tare her clothing off from her I also found quite a number of Saints present and some unbelievers who had come to see the devils cast out as a miricle wrought. If I had acted my own mind I should not page folded