May 26, 1839 ~ Sunday

May 26 Sunday I crossed the river to Commerce & attended meeting at the house of Brother Joseph's Elder
O. Pratt preached & was followed by Elder John Taylor we returned home & spent the night {distance} 5 mil[es]

May 27, 1839 ~ Monday

27^th I spent the day in writing

May 28, 1839 ~ Tuesday

28 Elder Brigham Young mooved from my room four rods south. AThe man called Rocky mountain aided
by another man again commenced pulling down the long barn they commit about $200 dollars damage
before they left it Mr Boothe went to Fort Madison to obtain a warrant & an officer to take him

May 29, 1839 ~ Wednesday

29^th I coppied the minutes of the general council held in Quincy Ill on the 4^th of May 1839 {[3 words of illegible shorthand]}

^See May 4, when this
Council was held.^

COUNCIL

Minutes of a general conference held by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the presbyterians
camp ground near Quincy Adams County Illinois on Saturday the 4^th of May 1839

At eleven oclock the meeting was called to order and President Joseph Smith ^jr appointed chairman
A hymn was then sung when President Smith made a few odbservations on the state of his own peculiar feelings
after having been so long seperated from his brethren &c &c & then proceded to open the meeting by prayer
when after some preliminary remarks by Elder J. P. Green & President Rigdon concerning a certain peace of
purchase of land in the Iaway Territory made for the Church by the Presidency. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted. 1^st Reso[l]ved that Almuand Babbit, Erastus Snow, & Robert B. Thomson be appointed a
travieling committy to gather up & obtain all the libellious reports & publications which have been circulated against
our Church as well as the historical matter connected with said Church which they can possibly obtain.
2^nd Resolved that Bishop Knights be appointed or received into the Church in full Bishopric. 3^rd Resolved that this con
ference does entirely sanction the purchase lately made for the Church in the Iaway Territory as also the agency
thereof. 4^th Resolved that Elder Granger be appointed to go to kirtland & take the charge and oversight of the house
of the Lord and preside over the general affairs of the Church in that place. 5^th Resolved that the advice of this
conference to the brethren living in the eastern states is for them to move to kirtland and vicinity thereof and again
settle that place as a stake of Zion provided that they may feel so inclined in prefforence of going further west

May 26, 1839 ~ Sunday

May 26 Sunday I crossed the river to Commerce & attended meeting at the house of Brother Joseph's Elder O. Pratt preached & was follwed by Elder John Taylor we returned home & spent the night {distance} 5 mil

May 27, 1839 ~ Monday

27th I spent the day in writing

May 28, 1839 ~ Tuesday

28 Elder Brigham Young mooved from my room four rods south. The man called Rocky mountain aided by another man again commenced pulling down the long barn they commit about $2 00 dollars damage before they left it Mr Boothe went to Fort Madison to obtain a warrant & an officer to take him

May 29, 1839 ~ Wednesday

29th I coppied the minutes of the general council held in Quincy Ill on the 4th of May 1839 {3 illegible words} See May 4th when this council was held.

COUNCIL

Minutes of a general conference held by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the presbyterians camp ground near Quincy Adams County Illinois on Saturday the 4th of May 1839

At eleven oclock the meeting was called to order and President Joseph Smith jr. appointed chairman A hymn was then sung when President Smith made a few observations on the state of his own peculiar feelings after having been so long seperated from his brethren &c &c & then proceded to open the meeting by prayer when after some preliminary remarks by Elder J. P. Green & President Rigdon concerning a certain purchase of land in the Iaway Territory made for the church by the Presidency. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted. 1st Resolved that Almand Babbit, Erastus Snow, & Robert B. Thompson be appointed a traveling committy to gather up & obtain all the libellious reports & Publications which have been circulated against our church as well as the historical matter connected with said church which they can possibly obtain.

2d Resolved that Bishop Knights be appointed or received into the Church in full Bishopric. 3d Resolved that this con ference does entirely sanction the purchase lately made for the church in the Iaway Territory as also the agency thereof. 4th Resolved that Elder Granger be appointed to go to Kirtland & take the charge and oversight of the house of the Lord and preside over the general affairs of the church in that place. 5th Resolved that the advice of this conference to the brethren living in the eastern states is for them to move to kirtland and vicinity thereof and again settle that place as a stake of Zion provided that they may feel so inclined in prefference of going further west