Minutes, 19 September 1835

And that the hand of the destroyer was laid upon  him because he had a rebelious spirit. from the  beginning, and the word of the Lord, had been spoken by <my> mouth—  that it should upon him and this council

Although JS utilized councils of elders and high priests earlier in church government, the first standing high council of the church was organized in Kirtland, Ohio, on 17 February 1834. The second high council was organized a few months later in Clay County...

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should see it  and now that he has been seized by the destroyer comes in  fulfilment of his word. and God required him to bear testimony  of it before the church and warn them to be careful & not  do as he had done. But instead of doing this. he said he  would prove the Book of Mormon, and one thing or another  not being sufficiently humble to deliver just the message that  was required, and so he stumbled and could not get the spirit.  and the brethren were not edified, and he did not do the thing  that God required. but erred in choosing words to commu nicate his thoughts. Such as commanding the prayers  of the church instead of soliciting them: and also of ma king himself an example for the Church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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, when it  was only the thing which he suffered which were to be  as a check upon transgressors. His rebeling against the  advice and counsel of the Presidents

The presiding body of the church. From the day of the church’s organization on 6 April 1830, JS and Oliver Cowdery led the church in their capacity as elders. An 11 November 1831 revelation directed that “the duty of the president of the office of the high...

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was the cause of his fall ing to the hands of the Destroyer, again as he had done  before when he rebelled against the counsel that was given  him by the Authorities of the church. And that in all  this Elder

An administrative and ecclesiastical office not associated with age. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto the church.” The articles and covenants of the church directed...

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Carter

14 June 1801–6 July 1849. Born at Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Son of Gideon Carter and Johanna Sims. Moved to Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, by 1810. Married Lydia Ames, 20 Sept. 1823, at Benson. Moved to Chenango, Broome Co., New York, by Jan...

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has not designed to do wickedly, but he  erred in judgement and deserves reproof. And the decision  is that he shall acknowledge his errors on the morrow before  the congregation, and say, brethren, I am fully convinced,  that I have erred in spirit in my remarks before  you, when I spoke here a few sabbaths since &  now I ask your forgiveness, and if he do this in  full faith and is truly humble before God. Then  God will bless him abundintly as he hath not been  wont to do. Eld. C.

14 June 1801–6 July 1849. Born at Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut. Son of Gideon Carter and Johanna Sims. Moved to Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont, by 1810. Married Lydia Ames, 20 Sept. 1823, at Benson. Moved to Chenango, Broome Co., New York, by Jan...

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arose and justified the decision of the court  and promised to comply with the same.