Each stake of Zion now has a high council.  Here are the names of the first one organized:  besides the First Presidency, Joseph Smith, Sen., John Smith, Joseph Coe, John Johnson, Martin Harris, John S. Carter, Jared Carter, Oliver Cowdery, Samuel H. Smith, Orson Hyde, Sylvester Smith and Luke Johnson.

It was shortly after this that Zion’s Camp was organized and made the trip to Missouri, of which you were told in the last chapter.

After his return Joseph was again busy performing his many duties as president of the Church.

Topics.—­1.  Joseph at Hiram. 2.  Prophecy on War. 3.  Word of Wisdom. 4.  The first presidency. 5.  The high council.

Questions and Review.—­1.  To what two places were the Saints now gathering? 2.  Where is Hiram? 3.  What did Joseph do there? 4.  Tell about the mobbing at Hiram. 5.  When was the prophecy on war given? 6.  How long after was it fulfilled? 7.  What led to the war between the North and the South? 8.  What was the “School of the Prophets?” 9.  In the Word of Wisdom, what does the Lord say is not good for the body? 10.  What does He say is good? 11.  What promise is made to those who keep the Word of Wisdom? 12.  What is the First Presidency? 13.  Who were the first to fill this position? 14.  Who are the present First Presidency? 15.  What is the duty of the high council? 16.  Name some members of the high council of your stake.

CHAPTER XVII.

The twelve apostles—­the seventies—­the Kirtland temple.

[Illustration:  President Brigham young.]

On the 14th of February, 1835, Joseph called together the brethren who had gone with him to Missouri in Zion’s Camp.  He spoke to the meeting and told the brethren the Lord had not forgotten them, but had remembered their faithfulness in answering the call of duty, and now he had a blessing for them.

Joseph then said the time had come when twelve apostles should be called.  It was the duty of the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon to select twelve men for this high calling, and these three brethren were then blessed for this purpose by the First Presidency.  The following were then selected to be the first quorum of Twelve Apostles in the Church:  Thomas B. Marsh, David W. Patten, Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Wm. E. McLellin, Parley P. Pratt, Luke Johnson, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John F. Boynton and Lyman E. Johnson.

It is the duty of the Twelve Apostles to build up the Church and regulate its affairs in all the world under the direction of the First Presidency; also to open the door of the gospel to all nations.

On the 28th of February there was another meeting held, at which the first quorum of seventy was organized.  You will remember that the Savior, after He had chosen Twelve Apostles to preach the gospel, chose also seventy to aid the Twelve in their work.  So in our day, twelve men could not do all the work of spreading the gospel, so it was necessary to call other men.  In this body of men seventy form a quorum.  The first quorum was organized from the brethren who were members of Zion’s Camp.