At a General Assembly of the , according to previous notice, held on the 17th of August, 1835, to take in consideration the labors of a certain committee which had been appointed by a General Assembly of September 24, 1834, as follows:

“The Assembly being duly organized, and after transacting certain business of the church, proceeded to appoint a committee to arrange the items of doctrine of Jesus Christ, for the government of his church of the Latter Day Saints, which church was organized and commenced its rise on the 6th day of April, 1830. These items are to be taken from the bible, book of Mormon, and the revelations which have been given to said church up to this date, or shall be until such arrangement is made.

“Elder , for the assembly, moved that , Joseph Smith, jr. , and compose said committee. The nomination was seconded by elder , whereupon it received the unanimous vote of the Assembly.

(Signed.)

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Wherefore and , Presidents of the , appointed , and , Clerks, and proceeded to organize the whole assembly, as follows: they organized the of the church at , and Presidents and proceeded and organized the high council of the church in . Bishop proceeded and organized his of the church in , and acting Bishop , organized the counsellors of the church in : and also presidents , , and , organized the council of the ; and also, Elder , acting President, organized the travelling ; and also , acting President, organized the ; and also , acting President, organized the ; and also , acting President, organized the ; and they also, as the assembly was large, appointed , John Young, , Andrew H. Aldrich, and Oliver Higley, as assistant Presidents of the day, to assist in preserving order, &c. in the whole assembly. Elder being appointed chorister, a hymn was then sung and the services of the day opened by the prayer of President , and the solemnities of eternity rested upon the audience. Another hymn was sung: after transacting some business for the church the audience adjourned for one hour.

Afternoon.—After a hymn was sung, arose and introduced the “Book of doctrine and covenants of the church of the Latter Day Saints,” in behalf of the committee: he was followed by , who explained the manner by which they intended to obtain the voice of the assembly for or against said book: the other two committee, named above, were absent. According to said arrangement bore record that the book presented to the assembly, was true. President , also arose, and testified that it was true. Elder , taking the lead of the high council in , bore record that the revelations in said book were true, and that the lectures were judiciously arranged and compiled, and were profitable for doctrine; whereupon the high council of accepted and acknowledged them as the doctrine and covenants of their faith, by a unanimous vote. Elder , taking the lead of the high council of the church in , bore testimony that the revelations in said book were true, and the said high council of accepted and acknowledged them as the doctrine and covenants of their faith, by a unanimous vote.

President then read the written testimony of the Twelve, as follows. “The testimony of the witnesses to the book of the Lord’s , which he gave to his church through Joseph Smith, jr. who [p. 161]