January 22, 1884 ~ Tuesday

Jan 22 1884
I spent the day in the office writing I received 2 letter one from
^ ^ the New England Genealogical Society & one from Sarah

January 23, 1884 ~ Wednesday

23 F. D. Richards came into the office to day to begin to work
as assistant Historian I attended the lecture of Mrs Faithful
which was vary interesting she Afterword proved a trator

January 24, 1884 ~ Thursday

24 I Met with Brother Richards in our Historical Room
and we took into consideration the subject of comme-
ncing to Prepare Matter for the Book of the Law of the Lord from
the Death of President Young up to the Present time under President
Taylors superintendentcy and we found on searching that
in the History of Brigham Young it sayes that Orson Pratt
[was excommunicated] for apostacy and following his wife instead of the leader of the Church that he was cut off from the Church on the
20 day of Aug 1842. Also W. Woodruff Journals show
the same And He was restored to the Church, Baptized,
Confirmed, and restored to the Apostleship on the
20 day of Jan 1843 W Woodruff Journal says on
the 19 Jan 1843.

On the 4 day of May 1839 at a Conference held
at Quincy Ill. Orson Hyde and W^m Smith be
allowed the privilege of Appearing personally before
the next general conference of the Church to give an
account of their conduct and that in the Meantime they
be both suspended from exercising the funcsions of their office
Orson Hyde was restored to full fellowship on the 27 day
of June 1839, Also restored to the Quorum of the Twelve
Apostles After making an humble confession. See W Woodruff
Journal of that date. See Star vol 26, 151

January 22, 1884 ~ Tuesday

Jan 22 1884 I spent the day in the office writing I received 2 letter one from [FIGURE] the New England Genealogical Society & one from Sarah

January 23, 1884 ~ Wednesday

23 F. D. Richards came into the office to day to begin to work as assistant Historian I attended the lecture of Mrs Faithful which was vary interesting she Afterword proved a trator

January 24, 1884 ~ Thursday

24 FIGURES I Met with Brother Richards in our Historical Room and we took into consideration the subject of commencing to Prepare Matter for the Book of the Law of the Lord from the Death of President Young up to the Present time under President Taylors superintendentcy and we found on searching that in the History of Brigham Young it sayes that Orson Pratt was excommunicated for apostacy and following his wife instead of the leader of the Church that he was cut off from the Church on the 20 day of Aug 1842. Also W. Woodruff Journals show the same And He was restored to the Church, Baptized, Confirmed, and restored to the Apostleship on the 20 day of Jan 1843 W Woodruff Journal says on the 19 Jan 1843.

On the 4 day of May 1839 at a Conference held at Quincy Ill. Orson Hyde and Wm Smith be allowed the privilege of Appearing personally before the next general conference of the Church to give an account of their conduct and that in the Meantime they be both suspended from exercising the funcsions of their office Orson Hyde was restored to full fellowship on the 27 day of June 1839, Also restored to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles After making an humble confession. See W Woodruff Journal of that date. See Star vol 26, 151