3 Nephi 8:27 And they were in number about two thousand and five hundred souls; and they did
consist of men, women and children.
DC 99:1a This day a general council of twenty-four high priests assembled at the house of Joseph Smith, Jr., by revelation, and proceeded to organize the high council of the church of Christ, which was to
consist of twelve high priests, and one or three presidents, as the case might require.
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