| Minutes of January 13, 1836 | ||||
| "Grand council" meets. Vinson Knight is ordained to the High Priesthood and counselor to Bishop Newel K. Whitney §. Five others are ordained high priests and members of the high council to replace those appointed to other positions §. Rules for the house of the Lord when it is being used for worship §. | ||||
| Date | January 13, 1836 | FWR, 9 –10. | ||
| Location | [Kirtland] | |||
| Presiding | Joseph Smith Jr. | |||
| Description | The grand council met … | term: grand council | ||
| Presiding | Not named. | |||
| Clerk | Orson Hyde | |||
| Presidents present | Joseph Smith Jr. Joseph Smith Sr. Sidney Rigdon Hyrum Smith David Whitmer John Whitmer W. W. Phelps |
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| Also present | Twelve Apostles High council of Zion Part of the high council of Kirtland Bishop of Zion and counselors Bishop of Kirtland and one counselor |
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| Open | Prayer by Joseph Smith Sr. | |||
| Vinson Knight | Newel K. Whitney, bishop of Kirtland, nominates Vinson Knight as a counselor "to fill the vacancy in his court occasioned by the elevation of Hyrum Smith to the presidency." Seconded, unanimous approval. | |||
| Ordination Amen loudly |
Newel ordains Vinson to the High Priesthood and a counselor. "After which all the congregation said amen with a loud voice." | |||
| Sing a hymn, adjourn for an hour. | ||||
| Second session | Purpose to fill vacancies in high council. | |||
| Current counselors | John Smith John Johnson Orson Johson Martin Harris Samuel H. Smith Jared Carter Joseph Coe |
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| Counselors called to other positions | Joseph Smith Sr. Hyrum Smith Orson Hyde (h) Luke Johnson Oliver Cowdery |
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| Replacement counselor s |
J. P. Green replaces Oliver Cowdery |
In each case the process is to move, second and vote. The first three votes are explicitly unanimous. The last three are "carried." | ||
| Ordain | Sidney and Hyrum ordain the replacements high priests and counselors. | |||
| Substitutes | Alvah Beeman and Isaac McWithy are appointed substitute counselors in the place of John Murdock and Solomon Hancock, absent. | |||
| Other unanimous votes: | ||||
| Door keeper in the house of the Lord | Thomas Carrico appointed door keeper in the house of the Lord. | |||
| Rules for house of the Lord during worship | Joseph, Sidney, Hyrum, W. W. Phelps, and David Whitmer are appointed a committee to "draft a code of rules or laws for the regulation of the house of the Lord in times of worship." | |||
| No whispering | No whispering shall be allowed in the council nor any loud talking by any one except when called upon or when he asks the privelege of so doing. | |||
| Building the kingdom | Sidney speaks on building the kingdom of God. | |||
| Close | Sidney closes with prayer. Adjourn to Friday the 13th, meeting to be held in the stone building. | |||
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