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.

It is the special duty of the Seventies to travel and preach the gospel
under the direction of the Twelve.

As early as May, 1833, the Lord told Joseph that the Saints should build a
house to his name. July 23, the foundation was laid. The Saints in Kirtland
were not many, neither were they rich, and it was therefore a great task
for them to build such a house as the temple. However, they gave donations