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Minutes, 17 August 1835
General Assembly
Convened in Kirtland August 17th. A.D. 1835 by the presidency of the Church of the Latter-Day-Saints, for the purpose of Examining a book of commandments and covenants, which has been compiled and written by the following committee, which was appointed by a general assembly of the Church in Kirtland Sept. 24th 1834 & instructing the writers of said Book. This committee was nominated, by the Speaker of the high council, seconded & voted into this office, by the whole body of the church then assembled. The names of the Committe are as follows Joseph Smith Junr. Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdery & Frederick G. Williams. This Committee having finished said Book according to the instructions given them, it was deemed necessary to call the general assembly of the Church to see whether the book be approved or not by the Authoroties of the church, that it may, if approved, become a law unto the church, and a rule of faith and practice unto the same. Therefore, this assembly was called to order & organized as follows. First the Presidents of the church in Kirtland, (Viz.)
Sidney Rigdon) present and took the lead of the meeting Oliver Cowdery) Joseph Smith Junr.) absent Frederick G. Williams) John Smith President also present
The High Council of Kirtland
No. 1 John Smith Edmund Durfee 3 Samuel H. Smith Aaron C. Lyon 5 Jared Carter Henry G. Sherwood Orson Johnson Alpheus Cutler M[arvel] C. Davis Willard Woodstock Amos R. Orton Giles Cook [p. 98]
