Q:–You say that Whitney showed you a revelation at one time? A:–He did sir.

Q:–Well now what had this revelation of Whitneys to do with the matter of sealing? A:–Yes sir, that is what the revelation showed, and the Lord says so by his written law too.

Q:–Well that was in the revelation that Whitney showed you? A:–Yes sir. Yes sir, that was in the revelation.

Q:–And Whitney showed you the revelation? A:–Yes sir.

Q:–To whom was the revelation given? A:– To Joseph Smith sir.

Q:–It was given to Joseph Smith? A:–Yes sir, to Joseph Smith the prophet.

Q:–You are sure of that? A:–Yes sir.

Q:–Well can you tell me any more definitely what its contents were? A:–Oh I don't know any further than it was on that subject of plural marriage, but I can't repeat it for it has been so long since I saw it. I remember that it was before they went to Salt Lake.

Q:–What was before they went to Salt Lake? A:–That Whitney showed me that. It was before they went to Salt Lake, for at that time they had arranged to go to Salt Lake, or I should say to go westward into the wilderness, for at that time they did not know they were going to Salt Lake.

Q:–Well, was it before or after the Prophet’s death? A:–It was after the Prophet's death that he showed me that.

Q:–Under what circumstances did he come to show you that? A:–I went up to winter quarters or to Omaha to settle my account with the Church and make my report. That was after they had left Nauvoo and were in winter quarters at Omaha or near there. Well, as I said, I went up there to make my report, and I did not stay there, for as I said, when I was giving my testimony before, I saw things going on there that I did not like.

Q:–Well, you need not state what caused you to leave there, but go ahead and state what you saw there—what were the circumstances, I mean, under which you came to see this revelation? A:–Well as I said I was there to make my settlement with the Church, and while I was there, before I left, I went and stayed all night with Bishop Whitney, and he showed it to me then.

Q:–Now, when was that? A:–That was in the spring of '48.

Q:–Do you know when the revelation purported to have been given? A:–No sir, I don’t recollect the date—that is, I don’t recollect the date positively, but as far as my recollection goes it was in '42. I think it was about '42. Now, I am not positive about that, but I think it was about '42.

Q:–How much of a document was it? A:–Well, sir, it was as much about as would fill this leaf—both sides of it (referring to a sheet of foolscap paper). I should think it was about three sides of such a paper like that.

Q:–Was it in manuscript? A:–Yes, sir, it was written.

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Q:–Was it ever printed that you know of? A:–I never saw it printed. I saw what they claimed was it, or what purported to be it, that was published in the book of Doctrine and Covenants published by the Brighamite church in Salt Lake.

Q:–Was that the same one that you had given you by Bishop Whitney, and which you read there at winter quarters? A:–No sir, it was not the same.

Q:–What difference was there in them? A:–It was not the same at all. It was entirely changed.

Q:–It was changed you say? A:–Yes sir.

Q:–Can you tell in what particular it was changed? A:–It was changed so that it sanctioned polygamy, and that change was made by the Brighamites, for there was no such thing in it when it came from Joseph the martyr. You can find it for yourself in the book of Doctrine and Covenants published by the Brighamites at Salt Lake, and you will see in it as published by them that it sanctions and imposes polygamy on the church, but there was no such thing in the revelation what Whitney showed me, nothing of the kind at all sir. I remember when I first saw that revelation, they have in their books of Doctrine and Covenants, for it was brought to me by a man from Salt Lake, and he showed it to me, and asked me what I thought of it, and I told him that it was spurious.