4th I felt better to day. I bought 14 Appletrees of Hemingway & set them out in my Garden.

I attended a Council of the Presidency and Twelve at the Historians Office in the evening upon the subject of the sermon of Orson Pratt. The sermon was read & the time was occupied till half past 11 oclok in discussing the subject. President Young was the ownly one of the Presidency who were present. There were preset of the Twelve O. Hyde, O. Pratt W. Woodruff J Taylor G. A. Smith E T Benson C. C. Rich F D Richards & Erastus Snow.

President Young made many remarks Concerning Doctrinal points & the Situation of Orson Pratt who seemed vary dark in his mind upon many points of Doctrin. President Young wished the matter to be settled before the Quorum of the Twelve and not go before the Conference. After spending several hours in investigating the subject it was decided for the Twelve to meet in the morning in prayer & Fasting and settle the business among ourselves.

President Young said while speaking of Revelation that some one asked if we were keeping the Celestial Law. It Came to me like a flash and I said it out. Can a people keep a Celestial Law while in a Telestial or Terrestrial kingdom? I think No people will keep the Fulness of a Celestial Law or have it revealed to them untill they inherit a Celestial Glory.

5th The Quorum of the Twelve met this morning in the prayer room. We talked the matter over Concerning Brother Pratt dressed & prayed. Read over his sermon and Corrected it and the Twelve voted to receive the Confession of Orson Pratt.