| 515 to spare us, and the people, from whatever is evil, and not calculated to humble us, and prepare us for his presence and glory: at the same time beseeching him, in the name of Jesus, to extend his blessings to whom he will, and his mercy to all, till, by righteousness, the kingdoms of this world become fair as the sun and clear as the moon.
"W. W. PHELPS.
"DAVID WHITMER.
"JOHN WHITMER.
"EDWARD PARTRIDGE
"JOHN CORRILL.
"ISAAC MORLEY.
"PARLEY P. PRATT.
"LYMAN WIGHT.
"NEWELL KNIGHT.
"THOMAS B. MARSH.
"SIMEON CARTER
"CALVIN BEEBE.
"Missouri (United States,) July, 1834."
-Evening and Morning Star, vol. 2, pp. 361-366.
Lyman Wight writes of this organization and the remarks of President Smith, as follows:-
"Our next business was to organize a council for the benefit of the church; and accordingly, David Whitmer, John Whitmer, and W. W. Phelps were set apart and ordained to preside over the council, and the following named persons were chosen as councilors: Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, Christian Whitmer, Newel Knight, Simeon Carter, John Murdock, Thomas B. Marsh, Solomon Hancock, Calvin Beebe, Levi Jackman, William E. McLellin, and myself. We then organized and ordained several according to our calling. Brother Joseph Smith then arose and addressed us at some length upon the all-important obligations which we were under to execute justice to our brethren according to the law of God, saying that he had lived to see the Church of Jesus Christ established on earth according to the order of heaven; and should he now be taken from this body of people, the work of the Lord would roll on, and the gathering of the house of Israel take place in spite of earth and hell And he further said that he was now willing to return home, that he was fully satisfied that he had done the
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