Brother Lyman Wight called a vote
to recommend Brother Stephen Winch
ester, Heman T Hide and myself to the
high council for ordination it was a
full vote and at the next meeting of the
high council we were recommended
by Lyman Wight, Amasa Lyman Elias Higby, and Zebedee Colton all
high priests to the council and there was
a vote taken and carried by the high
council to ordain us priest's. And
Brother Simeon Carter was appointed
to ordain us and we were ordained on
the 5th day of November 1834.
[upside-down text]
On the I attended the Meeting
at Lyman Wights at which time Joseph Smith
the Prophet organized the High Council Joseph
was clothed with the power of God He
chastised David Whitmore & others for unfaithfulnes, said their hearts were
not set upon the building up the Kingdom
of God as they should be, after He was
chastised He was set apart unde[r] the
hands of Joseph to preside over the Land
of Zion And Wm W Phelps & John Whitmer
Assistant Presidents or councillor
[end of upside-down text]
Brother Lyman Wight called a vote
to recommend Brother Stephen Winch
ester, Heman T Hide and myself to the
high council for ordination it was a
full vote and at the next meeting of the
high council we were recommended
by Lyman Wight, Amasa LymanElias Higby and Zebedee Colton all
high priests to the council and there was
a vote taken and carried by the high
council to ordain us priests. And
Brother Simeon Carter was appointed
to ordain us and we were ordained on
the 5th day of November 1834.
Written in red ink and upside down On the 3rd day of July I attended the Meetig
at Lyman Wights at which time Joseph Smith
the Prophet organized the High Council Joseph
was clothed with the power of God He
chastised David Whitmore & others for
unfaithfolnes, said their hearts were
not set upon the building up the Kingdom
of God as they should be. after He was
chastised He was set apart under the
hands of Joseph to Preside over the Land
of Zion. And Wm W Phelps & John Whitmer
Assistant Presidents or Councillor
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," November 5, 1834 - July 3, 1834, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/70r
