Communication.
Proposition of the Mormons.
Organization of the High Council in Missouri.
Members of the Camp Discharged.
Instructions to the High Council.
The Missouri Presidency and High Council.
Blessings.
Sundry Items Determined by the High Council.
An Appeal.

Chapter IX.

Return of the Prophet to Kirtland—Sundry Events in Missouri.

The Prophets Return to Kirtland.
Letters from John Corrill to Samuel C. Owens, Esq., and Col. Thos. Pitcher.
Assembling of the High Council in Missouri.
The Counsel of David Whitmer.
Proposition of W. W. Phelps.
Charges Against Samuel Brown.
Letter of Appointment to the Elders.
Arrival of the Prophet in Kirtland.
Charges Against the Hulet Branch.
Testimony Against the Hulet Branch.
Decision of the Council in the Hulet Branch Case.
Elders Sent Forth to Preach.
The Case of William Batson.

Chapter X.

Charges Against the Prophet on his Return From Zion's Camp Expedition—Trial of Elder Sylvester Smith.

Minutes of a Council Held at Kirtland, August 11, 1834.
The Prophet Reports His Vindication to the Elders in Missouri.
The Plague of Cholera in Cleveland.
Affairs in Missouri—Hulet Branch Troubles.
Charge Against Lyman Wight.
Resolutions of Vindication.
Sylvester Smith Refuses to Accept the Decision of the Council.
Formal Trial of Sylvester Smith.

Chapter XI.

A Moment's Peace—Council Meetings in Ohio and Missouri.

Temporary Peace.
The Prophet as Foreman.
Message to William Cherry.
Covenant of Edmund Bosley.
Minutes of a Conference of Elders at New Portage, Ohio, held Sept. 8, 1834.
Letter Written according to Instructions of Conference to Joseph B. Bosworth.
Extracts from the Minutes of the High Council of Zion, Assembled in Clay County, Sept. 10, 1834.
Minutes of High Council at Kirtland, Sept. 24, 1834.

Chapter XII.

Change in Church Periodicals—The Covenant of Tithing—Close of the Year 1834.

"Messenger and Advocate" Founded.
The Prophet's Labors in Michigan.
Preparation of the School of the Elders.
Strenuous Life of the Prophet.
Letter Sent to George Jones, Brownhelm, Ohio, by Orders of the High Council.
Revelation given November 25, 1834.
Letter from Hon. J. T. V. Thompson to W. W. Phelps.
Governor's Message to the Jackson People.
Minutes of Council Meeting Held at Kirtland, Nov. 28th.
Letter from Alvah L. Tippets to the Prophet.
The Covenant of Tithing.
A Prayer.
A Prophecy.
School at Kirtland for the Elders.
Oliver Cowdery Ordained an Assistant President.
Thanks to Governor Dunklin.
Revived Hopes.
Letter from W. W. Phelps to Esquire Thompson.
Thompson and Atchison Promise Assistance.

Chapter XIII.

The Lectures on Faith—Twelve Apostles Chosen and Ordained.

The Lectures on Theology.
Brethren Moving West Halted at Kirtland.
Minutes of the Meeting at which the Twelve Apostles were Chosen, Ordained and Instructed.
Names of Zion's Camp.
Women in Zion's Camp.
Children in Zion's Camp.
Apostolic Charge given by Oliver Cowdery to Parley P. Pratt.
General Charge to the Twelve.
Important Item of Instruction to the Twelve.
Report of the Kirtland School.

Chapter XIII—2.^[1]

The Organization of the Seventies—Blessing of the Faithful Elders and Saints.

The Calling of Seventies.
Names of President and Members of First Quorum of Seventies.
The Prophet's Remarks on the Sacrament.
More Ordinations.
The Blessing of those who Assisted in Building the House of the Lord at Kirtland.

Chapter XIV.

The Great Revelation on Priesthood.

Minutes of a Meeting on the Twelve.
Revelation on Priesthood.

Chapter XV.

The First Mission of the Twelve.

Close of the Elders' School.
Public Discussion at Huntsburg.
Minutes of Conference held at Freedom, N.Y.
Minutes of Conference of the Twelve and the Seventy.
Meeting of the Twelve.
Minutes of a General Council of the Priesthood.
Items of Instruction to the Twelve and the Seventy.
The First Mission of the Twelve.
The Conference at Freedom.

Chapter XVI.

Progress of Affairs at Kirtland—Discovery of the Book of Abraham.

Change of Editors for the "Messenger and Advocate."
The "Northern Times."
Minutes of Conference held at New Portage, June 6th.
Instructions of the Prophet to the Elders and Saints in Missouri.
Letter from Thomas Shaw to the "Saints of the Most High."
The Mission of Mr. Hewitt.
Letter of W. W. Phelps to the Rev. Mr. Hewitt.
The Indifference of Mr. Hewitt.
Subscriptions for the Temple.
Conference in Canada.
Michael H. Chandler and the Egyptian Mummies.
The Case of Michael H. Barton.
The Writings of Abraham and Joseph.
Edmund Bosley Tried for Breaking Covenant.

Chapter XVII.

Sundry Council Meetings in Vermont, Ohio, and New York.

Minutes of the Vermont Conference.
The Prophet at Work on the Book of Abraham.
Minutes of the High Council at Kirtland.
Minutes of the Massachusetts Conference.
Blessing the "Sons of Zion."
Minutes of the High Council.

Chapter XVIII.

The Book of Doctrine and Covenants Presented to the General Assembly of the Priesthood and the Church.

Testimony of the Twelve Apostles to the Truth of the Book of Doctrine and Covenants.
Article on Marriage.
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