19 I received a letter from Br Barfoot concerning a cloak
belonging to the Prophet Joseph Smith. Sister Viena Jaquish
made a Donation of it to the Museum the cloak was shown
to me. I spent the day in the board of trade & night
at the farm 6 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
20 [FIGURE] I wrote one letter to James G Bleak. The Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles met in the Quorum room in the Council
House at 7 oclok in the Evening there being 7 of the Twelve to gether
viz W Woodruff, L Snow, E. Snow, F. D. Richards, B. Young F. M. Lyman, & John Henry Smith. Our Meeting fwas for the
Purpose of trying or investigating the conduct of John W Young
we herd the Testimony of Erastus Snow untill 10 oclok &
adjourned untill to morrow 9 oclk
~ Thursday
21. The Twelve Met in council at 9 oclok & John W Young gave his
Answer and we sat untill 5 oclok in the Evening
when the following motion was made by Francis Marion Lyman
I move that Br John W Young be required to manifest before
this Quorum that He saw his Error that he has made, and that
he will be one with his brethren in the future and be subject
to their council, and he must make ample satisfaction
to the Presidency of the Church before we can consent to have
him stand as a councillor to the Twelve Apostles. Carried
Unanimously. John W Young then made confession & asked
forgiveness. Moved By John Henry Smith That this council
accept the confession made By John W Young in rejgard to this matter, and
that we are satisfied with it and the spirit manifest By him carried unanimously
a letter to McAllister. I spent the day in council [FIGURE]
{of Fifty}. we discussed the subject of the coming Elections
~ Tuesday
19 I received a letter from Br Barfoot concerning a cloak
belonging to the Prophet Joseph Smith. Sister Viena Jaquish
made a Donation of it to the Museum the cloak was shown
to me. I spent the day in the board of trade & night
at the farm 6 Miles
~ Wednesday
20 [FIGURE] I wrote one letter to James G Bleak. The Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles met in the Quorum room in the Council
House at 7 oclok in the Evening there being 7 of the Twelve to gether
viz W Woodruff, L Snow, E. Snow, F. D. Richards, B. YoungF. M. Lyman, & John Henry Smith. Our Meetingwas for the
Purpose of trying or investigating the conduct of John W Young
we herd the Testimony of Erastus Snow untill 10 oclok &
adjourned untill to morrow 9 oclk
~ Thursday
21. The Twelve Met in council at 9 oclok & John W Young gave his
Answer and we sat untill 5 oclok in the Evening
when the following motion was made by Francis Marion Lyman
I move that Br John W Young be required to manifest before
this Quorum that He saw his Error that he has made, and that
he will be one with his brethren in the future and be subject
to their council, and he must make ample satisfaction
to the Presidency of the Church before we can consent to have
him stand as a councillor to the Twelve Apostles. Carried
Unanimously. John W Young then made confession & asked
forgiveness. Moved By John Henry Smith That this council
accept the confession made By John W Young in regard to this matter, and
that we are satisfied with it and the spirit manifest By him carried unanimously
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," May 18, 1881 - May 21, 1881, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Eq4N