Council of April 24, 1837

Lyman Wight is found guilty of teaching the false doctrine that the church is living under a telestial law. He is directed to acknowledge as much to the council and to the churches where he taught it.
Date		April 24, 1837
Location		Far West
Description		A High Council …
Presiding		John Whitmer and W. W. Phelps
Clerk		Nathan West
Counselors		Simeon Carter John Murdock Thomas B. Marsh (h) Levi Jackman George M. Hinkle Elias Higbee Calvin Beebe Solomon Hancock Jacob Whitmer King Follett Charles C. Rich Edmund Fisher
Open		Prayer by W. W. Phelps
Lyman Wight doctrine		David W. Patten (h) charges Lyman Wight (h) (swh) with teaching "erronious doctrine."
Seymour Brunson testimony		Seymour Brunson testifies Lyman said that the church is under a telestial law,
Lyman says we are living a telestial law		because God does not whip in a Celestial, or under a Celestial law; therefore he took us the Church out doors to whip us—as a parent takes his children out of doors to chastise them.
Book of Commandments celestial		Also, that the Doctrine and Covenants is a telestial law, but the Book of Commandments was a celestial law.
Testimony corroborated		George P. Dykes and George Johnson corroborate Seymour's testimony.
And more		The above is only a sketch of the erroneous doctrine Lyman Wight taught, as proven by the above witnesses—
Verdict: abominable doctrine		The presidency decides Lyman taught erroneous doctrine. He must acknowledge as much to the council and to the churches where he preached "such abominable doctrine."
		Council unanimously sanctions the decison.
Close		Sing "This earth was once a garden place," prayer by John Whitmer.
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