[George F. Richards]
I attended Pres[iden]t. [Francis M.] Lyman's Circle in the temple in the evening. I was mouth in blessing the oil. Pres[iden]t. Lyman gave some valuable instructions. Follow the head. Apostles have gone astray also Councelors in the Presidency but the Lord has never allowed a President (the Mouthpiece) to get off the track. Apostles must have no secrets they have to keep hid from their President. They have done so in the past. All official acts must meet with the indorsement of the President of the quorum as well as the President. The head is approachable and when you hear whisperings which seem to be in conflict with the President's attitude, inquire of the President. The President will keep right. The church will go right. Men may fall. Men have fallen from high places because they have been a law unto them selves.
[Source: George F. Richards, Diary, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1835-1951, Electronic Edition, 2015]
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