80 years ago today - Mar 24, 1932

[President Heber J. Grant Diary] At ten o'clock attended the regular weekly meeting of the Presidency and Apostles in the Temple. Had a long discussion regarding the purpose of the Seventies. It was the unanimous opinion of the brethren present that it would be a mistake to publish President Brigham Young's remarks made in the Nauvoo Temple regarding the authority of the Seventy. It was also the unanimous opinion that it would be a mistake to allow Brother Roberts' book to be used by the Mutual Improvement Associations, on account of items in chapters 30 and 31 that the committee thought should be modified or eliminated. ...

[Source: Diary of Heber J. Grant, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]

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