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Be it remembered that on the fourteenth day of November 1883, personally appeared before me, J. W. Roberts, a Justice of the Peace county and state aforesaid—Leonard Soby, who was by me sworn in due form of law, and upon his oath saith, that on or about the 12th day of Aug 1843 in the city of Nauvoo in the State of Illinois, in the county of Hancock, before the High Council of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which body and council aforesaid he was a member personally appeared one Hyrum Smith, of the First Presidency of said Church, and brother to Joseph Smith, the President and Prophet of the same, and presented to said Council the Revelation on Polygamy, enjoining its observance and declaring it came from God; unto which a large majority of the Council agreed and assented, believing it to be of celestial order though no vote was taken upon it for the reason that the voice of the prophet in such matters was understood by us to be the voice of God to the church, and that said revelation was presented to said council as before stated, as coming from Joseph Smith the prophet of the Lord, and was received by us as other revelations had been.

The said Leonard Soby further saith that Elder Austin A. Cowles a member of the High Council aforesaid did subsequent to the 12th day of Aug 1843, openly declare against the said revelation on polygamy and the doctrines therein contained.

(Signed) Leonard Soby

Subscribed and sworn to by the said Leonard Soby the day and year first above written.

Joshua W. Roberts

Justice of the Peace