COUNCIL

At a council held at Far West by the Twelve, High Priests, Elders, & Priests on the twenty sixth of April 1839
The following resolutions were adopted
Resolved that the following persons should be no more fellowshiped in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints but excommunicated from the same, viz Isaac Russel, Mary Russel, John Goodson & wife, Jacob
Scott sen^r & wife, Isaac Scott, Jacob Scott ^Jun Ann Scott, Sister Walton, Robert Walton, Sister Cavanaugh,
Ann Wanlass, William Dawson Sen & wife, George Nelson, Joseph Nelson & wife & Mother, W^m Warnock & wife,
Jotham Magnard, Nelson Magnard, George Miller, Br Griggs & wife, George Walters, Luman Gibbs, Simeon Gardner,
& Freeborn Gardner.

[FIGURE] The council then proceded to the building spot of the Lords house when the
following business was transacted. Part of a Hymn was sung on the mission of the Twelve. Elder Cutler the Master
workman of the house then recommenced laying the foundation of the LORD'S house agreeable to revelation by rooling
up a large stone near the south east corner. The following of the Twelve were present Brigham Young, Heber C.
Kimble, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, & John Taylor, who proceded to ordain (on the chief corner stone of the building)
Willford Woodruff & George A. Smith, (who had been previously nominated by the first Presidency, accepted by the
Twelve, & acknowledged by the church.) to the office of the Twelve to fill the place of those who had fallen.
Darwin Chase & Norman Shearer (who had just been liberated from Richmond prison whare they had been confined
for the cause of Jesus Christ) were then ordained to the office of the seventies. The Twelve then offered up vocal
prayer in the following order Brigham Young. Heber C Kimble. Orson Pratt. John E. Page. John Taylor. Willford Woodruff
& George A. Smith, after which we sung Adamondi ahmon. & then the Twelve took (the parting hand) their leave of
the following Saints agreeable to revelation. Alpheus Butler, Elias Smith, Norman Shearer, W^m Berton, Stephen
Markham, Shedrick Roundy, W^m. C. Clark, John W. Clark, Hezekiah Peck, Darwin Chase, Richard Howard, Mary Ann
Peck, Artimisha Grainger, Martha Peck, Sarah Granger, Theadore Turley, Hiram Clark & Daniel Shearer.
Elder Alpheus Cutler then placed the stone before alluded to in its regular position after which in consequence of the
peculiar situation of the Saints he thought it wisdom to adjourn untill some future time when the Lord should
open the way expressing his determination then to procede with the building [FIGURE] See Sept 25^th 1838

COUNCIL

At a council held at Far West by the Twelve, High Priests, Elders, & Priests on the twenty sixth of April 1839 The following resolutions were adopted Resolved that the following persons should be no more fellowshiped in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints but excommunicated from the same, viz Isaac Russel, Mary Russel, John Goodson & wife, Jacob Scott senr & wife, Isaac Scott, Jacob Scott Jun Ann Scott, Sister Walton, Robert Walton, Sister Cavanaugh, Ann Wanlass, William Dawson Sen & wife, George Nelson, Joseph Nelson & wife & Mother, Wm Warnock & wife, Jotham Magnard, Nelson Magnard, George Miller, Br Griggs & wife, George Walters, Luman Gibbs, Simeon Gardner, & Freeborn Gardner.

[FIGURE] The council then proceded to the building spot of the Lords house when the following business was transacted. Part of a Hymn was sung on the mission of the Twelve. Elder Cutler the Master workman of the house then recommenced laying the foundation of the LORD'S house agreeable to revelation by rooling up a large stone near the south east corner. The following of the Twelve were present Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimble, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, & John Taylor, who proceded to ordain (on the chief corner stone of the building) Willford Woodruff & George A. Smith, (who had been previously nominated by the first Presidency, accepted by the Twelve, & acknowledged by the church.) to the office of the Twelve to fill the place of those who had fallen. Darwin Chase & Norman Shearer (who had just been liberated from Richmond prison whare they had been confined for the cause of Jesus Christ) were then ordained to the office of the seventies. The Twelve then offered up vocal prayer in the following order Brigham Young. Heber C Kimble. Orson Pratt. John E. Page. John Taylor. Willford Woodruff & George A. Smith, after which we sung Adamondi ahmon. & then the Twelve took (the parting hand) their leave of the following Saints agreeable to revelation. Alpheus Butler, Elias Smith, Norman Shearer, Wm Berton, Stephen Markham, Shedrick Roundy, Wm. C. Clark, John W. Clark, Hezekiah Peck, Darwin Chase, Richard Howard, Mary Ann Peck, Artimisha Grainger, Martha Peck, Sarah Granger, Theadore Turley, Hiram Clark & Daniel Shearer. Elder Alpheus Cutler then placed the stone before alluded to in its regular position after which in consequence of the peculiar situation of the Saints he thought it wisdom to adjourn untill some future time when the Lord should open the way expressing his determination then to procede with the building [FIGURE] See Sept 25th 1838