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Source: Church History Vol. 2 Chapter 6 Page: 108 (~1837)

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108 "Elder Young was followed by Elder Marsh, who acquiesced in testimony and resolutions.

"President Rigdon then addressed the assembly, showing the cause of the difficulty with Elders Boynton and Johnson, in leaving their calling to attend to other occupations.

"Elder Boynton again rose and still attributed his difficulties to the failure of the bank, stating that he understood the bank was instituted by the will of God and he had been told that it should never fail, let men do what they would.

"President Smith then arose and stated that if this had been declared, no one had authority from him for so doing, for he had always said that unless the institution was conducted on righteous principles it would not stand.

"A vote was then taken to know if the congregation was satisfied with Boynton's confession; carried in the negative.

"Conference adjourned for one hour.

"Conference assembled at two o'clock in the afternoon; opened by reading, singing, and prayer.

"The President then arose and said he would call upon the church to know if they were satisfied with their High Council, and should proceed to name them individually.

"John Johnson, Joseph Coe, Joseph Kingsbury, and Martin Harris were objected to, also John P. Green; but his case was put over until he should be present.

"Noah Packard, Jared Carter, Samuel H. Smith, were voted to retain their office.

"Oliver Granger, Henry G. Sherwood, William Marks, Mayhew Hillman, Harlow Redfield, Asahel Smith, Phinehas Richards, and David Dort were chosen to fill the places of those objected to (and Thomas Grover having moved west); John Smith chosen one of the Presidents of the church, and Orson Johnson having been excluded from the church; (all having belonged to the High Council.) . . .

"JOSEPH SMITH, JR., President.

"GEORGE W. ROBINSON, Clerk."

-Millennial Star, vol. 16, pp. 56, 57.

Members of the High Council chosen in this conference were ordained on the 9th, when the council drew numbers, which resulted in the following arrangement: 1, John P. Green;

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