June 19, 1869

spoke of organizing a school of the prophets, we met
for that purpose Brother Hart opened By Prayer
W Woodruff spoke 50 Minutes John W Young 6 M[inutes]
E T Benson 33 M[inutes]. At the close of the Meeting a list
of Names was called to Form a Branch of the school
of the prophets we met in the school House the the list
of Names was red. President Young then spoke of organizing
A stake of Zion & a High Council & the school of the
prophets. C. C. Rich spoke a short time Presid[en]t B Young
called a vote to know if the Elders wished this to be
so A united vote. 12 Names were then called to
form a High Council. They were then ordained &
set apart as A High Council & were all ordained
High Priest who had not Before Ben ordained to that
office all was ordained but one, this was under
the Hands of D. H. Wells W Woodruff, C. C. Rich E. T. Benson
G. Q. Cannon & B Young Jr. we adjourned to meet tomorrow

June 20, 1869 ~ Sunday

20 We Met in the school House at 9 oclok. rool [roll] called
of the school of the Prophets. D. H. Wells Prayed C. C. Rich
was chosen the Presid[en]t of the school of the Prophets
David Parley Kimball (son of Heber C Kimball) was
chosen vice President of the school of the Prophets And
President of this Stake of Zion He was ordained
A High Priest By President Young & the Twelve Apostles
President Young told him to chose his own Councillors
& ordain them at his leasure. He could chuse them
abroad & bring them with him if He chose. W Woodruff dismissed
Met in the Bowery at 10 oclok

David P Kimball Prayed. G Q Cannon spok 49 M[inutes]
W^m H Hooper 45 M[inutes]. Afternoon sacrament Administered
President B Young spoke one Hour & 15 Minutes He said when
I come again to see you in this place I shall want to see
more improvements than there is now. I shall exp[ec]t to
see more of this land fenced up so that you can find
your Horses without going a whole day to find them
as you do now. I exp[ec]t to send many more south

June 19, 1869

spoke of organizing a school of the prophets, we met for that purpose Brother Hart opened By Prayer W Woodruff spoke 50 Minutes John W Young 6 Minutes E T Benson 33 Minutes. At the close of the Meeting a list of Names was called to form a Branch of the school of the prophets we met in the school House the list of Names was red. President Young then spoke of organizing A Stake of Zion & a High Council & the school of the Prophets. C. C. Rich spoke a short time President B Young called a vote to know if the Elders wished this to be so A united vote. 12 Names were then called to form a High Council. They were then ordained & Set apart as A High Council & were all ordained High Priest who had not Before Ben ordained to that office all was ordained but one, this was under the Hands of D. H. Wells W Woodruff, C. C. Rich E. T. Benson G. Q. Cannon & B Young Jr. we adjourned to meet tomorrow

June 20, 1869 ~ Sunday

20 We Met in the school House at 9 oclok. Rool roll called of the School of the Prophets. D. H. Wells Prayed C. C. Rich was chosen the President of the school of the Prophets David Parley Kimball (son of Heber C Kimball) was chosen vice President of the school of the Prophets. And President of this Stake of Zion He was ordained A High Priest By President Young & the Twelve Apostles President Young told him to chose his own Councillors & ordain them at his leasure. He could chuse them abroad & bring them with him if He chose. W Woodruff dismissed Met in the Bowery at 10 oclok David P Kimball Prayed. G Q Cannon spok 49 Minutes Wm H Hooper 45 Minutes. Afternoon Sacrament Administered President B Young spoke one Hour & 15 Minutes He said when I come again to see you in this place I shall want to see more improvements than there is now. I shall Expect to see more of this land fenced up so that you can find your Horses without going a whole day to find them as you do now. I expect to send many more south