Mormon History, Monday, August 4th, 1845

[Apostle John Taylor diary] In morning at council at Pres. B. Young's, where there was two Indians, who had been baptized the night before by Pres. Young, who are going to see some of their friends in the west they were of the Mohawk tribe; there names are Joseph Herran, and Moses [Otis] Bro's Daniel Spencer, and Charles Shumway accompanied them on a mission to the Indians, from whence Bro. Shumway, and Bro. Phineas Young had a short time ago returned. Immediately after this council was over we, (the Twelve and others.) met in council at Dr. Richard's to take into consideration the case of Bro. Emmett, who about twelve months ago had taken off a company of men and their families west, contrary to counsel; and in consequence had been cut off from the Church; he had now returned however and wished to be reunited and said he was willing to abide by the counsel of the Twelve because he believed they were the only legal authority under the heavens. I made the following remarks
, that if he had pursued that course some time ago, it might have been better for him and would have saved much difficulty for himself, his friends, and the Church. He had rejected counsel when it was plainly given to him, and that he knew he was going contrary to counsel, when he took the course he did, he seemed to think that he would go as far as he could without being cut off from the Church; but he had gone too far, and the tie had been severed; that he seemed to think that he had great power and authority, and was independent of the counsels of the Church and the Priesthood, but that no man is exempt from that authority, not excepting Pres. Young; but that we did not wish to oppress him since he now manifested a disposition to do what was right.
Bro. Amasa Lyman, went on to corroborate what I had said, as well as others of the Twelve.
It was then proposed and agreed to, that some men be sent out along with him under the direction of the Twelve to take charge of the
company.
Bro. Emmett said he was willing to abide the counsel of the Church in all things. It was then directed that he should be baptized and ordained again. Tuesday, August 5th, 1845 We went out on the prairie to Bro.
Benbow's in a company of about sixty, consisting of Bro. Brigham Young and family, Bro. Kimball and family, Bro. Richards and family, Bro. G. A.
Smith and family, Bishop Miller and family and Bro. Wm. Smith and family.
We rode around on the prairie a little and called there and took dinner and returned about four o'clock. We had a very pleasant time.

[source: 'The John Taylor Nauvoo journal, January 1845-September 1845,' BYU Studies 23:3 (1983) edited by Dean C. Jessee]