| Minutes of January 2, 1836 |
| Date | January 2, 1836 | KCMB | |||
| Location | Kirtland | ||||
| Description | High Council met in the school room agreeably to previous arrangement. | ||||
| Presidents present | F. G. Williams, Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer | ||||
| Clerk | William Parrish | ||||
| Counselors present | Brigham Young Thomas B. Marsh (h) William E. McLellin (h) Martin Harris Solomon Hancock Levi Jackman |
Parley P. Pratt |
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| William Smith charged | President Williams reads Orson Johnson's charge against William Smith dated December 29, 1835 and comments on the case. | ||||
| Open | Prayer | ||||
| William confesses | William requests permission to speak: | ||||
| then in the spirit of meekness and humility confessed the charges preferred against him by Elder Orson Johnson and asked the forgiveness of the Presidency & council and the whole congregation present, he also covenants to make confession before the church the same as before this council. | |||||
| Council accepts | The council is satisfied and "and resigned him into the hands of Mercy." | ||||
| Ordinations | Joseph proposes that Vincent Knight and Thomas Grover be ordained elders tomorrow. Approved. | ||||
| Elder Babbit confesses, restored | Elder Babbit confesses that the charges Joseph made against him in a previous council were true. He is restored to fellowship. | ||||
| Ordination | Vote to ordain Hiram Dayton an elder. | ||||
| Close | By prayer. | ||||
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