Minutes of August 7, 1834

Counsel from the presidents of the high council, missionaries paired up, license taken from one "not capable," High Priesthood ordinations, license for the presidents to present to the council in Kirtland.
Date		August 7, 1834		Far West Record, 93–95.
Location		Clay county
Presiding		David Whitmer
Clerk		Orson Pratt (h1)
Open		Opened, prayer as usual.
W. W. Phelps		W. W. Phelps: ordained members should walk uprightly.
David Whitmer		David Whitmer: missionaries should "walk before the world in wisdom and in righteousness in all things &c."
John Whitmer		John Whitmer: those who go to preach must be diligent and faithful:
Moderators license preachers		so that those who are set as Moderators can license them without scrupulous conciences to be worthy and capable to fill their trust &c, that when they returned their Journals may recommend them to the Bishop, &c."
Missionaries		Those who are "united in the ministry as coupled by this Council:"
		Daniel Stanton and Elias Eams Hazen Aldrich and Willard Snow Amasa Lyman (h) and Horace Cowan Solomon Humphrey and Solomon Wixon Zebedee Coltrin and Nathan West Jesse Hitchcock and John Killian
		David W. Patten (h), George M. Hinkle, Elisha H. Groves, Charles Patten to choose partners for themselves.
License taken for incapacity		David Whitmer: William Botson "is not capable to fill his office of Eldership in this Church because he has not understanding adiscretion sufficient to act wisely in that capacity." Botson consents and council takes his license.
Second session		Convene, then prayer.
W. W. Phelps		W. W. Phelps: those going forth must "use all wisdom and observe manners among the people," etc.
Ordinations		Orson Pratt ordains Elias Higbee, Isaac Higbee, Jesse Hitchcock "to the Highpriestood according to the voice of a council held in Jackson County, or Zion Sept. 26, 1833." Also William Legg as a priest.
Recommend for three presidents		Council votes to give "the three presidents … a recommend to the council in Kirtland."
Adjourn		Adjourn to August 21, 1834.		Minutes of August 21, 1834
Closing		Prayer by "David Whitmer President, or as usual."
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