| 125 Alpheus Cutler and Reynolds Cahoon were sustained as Temple Committee.
It will be observed that the policy to make the Twelve the First Presidency of the church is a little more clearly brought out than before, and what they at first hesitated to express is by easy gradations introduced to the notice of the people, until the Twelve found themselves in practical control.
It will also be observed that on August 8, 1844, Elder Amasa Lyman was declared to have been a member of the First Presidency; in October following he was declared to be a counselor with the Twelve; he is now "continued as one of the Twelve," though by so doing they had thirteen members in a Quorum of Twelve.
Josiah Butterfield was removed from the Presidency of Seventy, to give place to J. M. Grant.
Bishop George Miller who was called by revelation to succeed Edward Partridge, the Presiding Bishop of the Church, 1 and who Joseph Smith said was appointed in place of E. Partridge; 2 and who Andrew Jensen, a Utah historian, acknowledges was chosen Presiding Bishop; 3 was by vote of conference in October, 1844, relegated to the place of second bishop; and N. K. Whitney elevated to first.
William Marks was deposed as President of the Stake, and Elder John Smith was transferred from Macedonia to fill his place.
Lyman Wight and John Snider were removed from the Nauvoo House committee to give place to Amasa Lyman and George A. Smith. (See Millennial Star, volume 6, page 91.)
Similar changes were made in other offices.
Thus quietly were men deposed and those more in sympathy with Elder Young installed in their places. The practice of this policy continued.
1 See Doctrine and Covenants 107:8.
2 George Miller has been appointed, by revelation, Bishop, in place of E. Partridge, deceased. Millennial Star, vol. 18, p. 373.
3 George Miller had been chosen Presiding Bishop of the Church, by revelation, in place of Edward Partridge, deceased.-Historical Record vol. 7, p. 480.
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