24th Met in council with the Twelve in a tent on a High prairie ridge eleven of the quorum of the Twelve were present we put on our robes And offered up our prayers to God. Conversed upon principle decided in council that no man has a right to Attend to the ordinance of sealing except the President of the Church or those who are directed by him so to do And that the ordinance should be confined to Zion or her stakes this was the last council we were expecting to hold Altogether before O. Hyde, P. Pratt & J Taylor took there departure for England we had an interesting time at the close of the council Elders P. P. Pratt J. Taylor, G. A. Smith And myself started for redemption Hill