The Twelve met in the Prayer Closset at the Historians Office ...
H. C. Kimball said this made me think of the time when I returned from England. Joseph [Foster?] /was presidet/ & the presidency of the Seventies /they/ had met with a seers stones to see what they could see. When I went in they treated me vary Cool & Z Pulsipher said dont be excited Brother Kimball is Nothing but a man. They treated me vary Cooly & I went home and wept. Then we all rose up & shook hands with them & recieved them Joyfully. ...
Brother Kimball Conversed upon a variety of things. Refered to the stakes which the Twelve once set to see an Angel but we did not see an angel but prayed ourselves into darkness. He spoke of the time that Joseph tried the Twelve but the Twelve was united & tied Joseph down & Joseph said now dont you now never let any body tie you down as you have me. Brother Kimball said we appointed /Joseph nominated/ G. A Smith to take the place of Thomas B. Marsh and Lyman Shermon was appointed to take the place of Orson Hyde But Brother Sherman /was vary/ was taken sick & died in 3 days /shortly after/. ...
The Twelve Can ordain men to the Apostleship and give them all the power you have and you have all that we have got But you Cannot make a prophet ownly the natural way. And a man Cannot be a patriarch & not a Prophet for a man may have the spirit of a prophet before he Can bless and prophets. "The gifts & callings of God are without repentance [sic]. There are thousands of prophets among the Gentiles and spiritualist that have not Repented or obeyed the gospel. There are natural gifts to men. If they would receive the gospel their gifts would be made more manifest....
Presidet Young said Brother Box said the Armey was wanting to get up a vigalance Committee & wanted to get my head, But they will not do it. ... Then /last time I met with the Twelve in Kirtland/ [I] praid to God with all my heart that I might never again meet with that Quorum and I never did. I dont want you to run in to the same thing with the spirit they possessed. ...
H. C. Kimball said I will predict in the Name of Jesus Christ if you will be one with the Head, the Presidency and sustain them and you will never see the Body of Christ moved or disturbed I do not mean members but the Body, untill the Coming of Christ. And if you will be one with the Presidency not any of you or the Presidency shall fall by the Armey or By the Gentiles But you shall all be Crowned in the presence of God. ...
Brother Wells said ... When we are united we should try to keep the devil out of our houses & out of ourselves. Some time we may have a member in our houses who will let the devil dwell in their tabernacles.
[Daniel H. Wells says, "I never did have those great manifestations that some have. I have thought that I would like to have some of those manifestations if it was the will of God but not if it is agoing to do me any harm. I would not wish to see an Angel of hear the voice of God if it would make me apostatize or do me an injury."]
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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