[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 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. 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 Council Bluffs east of the Mo river. We rode part of the way to the river in a carriage. I then walked to the river with Br Parley took skiff rowed over And started for home on foot.
We undertook to take A near rode across A slew.
It was dark. We missed our way And wandered some time in the dens weeds willows bushes &c but at last found our way out to the road. Arived at Br Pratts tent in the bottom And parted with him. While going to the bluff I lost my way again. I soon found it And arived to my tent And family At 10 oclock at night vary weary having walked about 12 miles since sun set. 12 m.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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