Friday April 5th. 1844 5 o clock P.M. Council met pursuant to adjournt.

Prest. Joseph Smith in the chair The chairman introduced E[lde]r to the council, and for benifit explained the order and object of the organization.

On motion Er was admitted a member by unanimous vote

On motion the reading of the minutes was dispensed with and the report of the committee called for.

Er reported progress & asked for more time. He called upon Er to read the portion of the document ready, which was done [p. [83]]