160 years ago today - Apr 2, 1860

About 7. Prest. Young & A[lbert]. Carrington called at the historians' Office and staid till about 9. Prest. brought a revised sheet of O[rson]. Pratt's sermon, called a confession, delivered some time ago; the letter sermon was read. G[eorge]. A. S[mith]. E[zra]. T. B[enson]. & A[lbert]. Carrington present. President said that he thought of presenting the principles involved to the conference, but he did not know but that it might hurt brother Pratt's feelings. It was concluded that a council of the Twelve be called to meet on Wednesday evening to take these matters into consideration. [Young and Pratt differed doctrinal ideas regarding the Godhead]

[Church Historian's Office Journal, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910-1951, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah 2010]

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