Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
Source Note
Source Note
See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
house to hear what was said, but he wanted the brethren to be free and speak what they had a mind to, and express their feelings in full. He thought it would be wisdom to appoint three of the councillors to keep watch by turns and see that no one was near. He appointed , & and desired that <some> one keep on watch all the while.
The was then called upon to state to the new members the relationship of as standing chairman to this council, head and lawgiver &c, after which on motion a vote was taken of the whole house and all voted to sustain in his place as standing chairman, Prophet, Priest, and King &c.
Remarks were then made by councillors , , the & , [p. [35]]
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Footnotes
Footnotes
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A few days earlier, when George Miller complained about the lack of confidentiality in the high priests quorum, Phineas Richards speculated that information might have been leaked by “two or three persons who he thought were not members of the quorum” whom he saw at the door during the meeting of that quorum. Security was considered paramount throughout Nauvoo at this time. When an uninvited person walked into a meeting of the high priests quorum on 2 March, the proceedings were halted and the man was ordered to leave. (Nauvoo High Priests Quorum, Record, 2 Mar. 1845.)
Nauvoo High Priests Quorum. Record, 1840–1891. CHL. CR 1000 2.
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See the editorial note preceding the entry for 1 Mar. 1845.
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