[Sidenote: Strenuous Life of the Prophet.] No month ever found me more busily engaged than November; but as my life consisted of activity and unyielding exertions, I made this my rule: _When the Lord commands, do it_. Among other matters, the following letter was sent to George James, Brownhelm, Ohio, by order of the High Council: Kirtland, November 10, 1834. Dear Brother:--There having been serious complaints presented to us against you, we sincerely request you to come to Kirtland immediately, as it will be necessary that a proper notice be taken of the same. We do not write the above with a view to accuse you ourselves, but you know the great responsibility resting upon us and the propriety of noticing charges, especially when they are preferred against men in important and interesting stations in the Church of the Saints. We have truly written the above with feelings of deep interest for your own welfare and standing in the Church; and we do hope you will not fail to come down immediately, as the representations made to us will require immediate notice. It is necessary for us to inform you that until you appear and make the satisfaction requisite, you are suspended from acting in the authority of the office to which you have been previously ordained. With feelings of respect we subscribe ourselves, your brethren in the New Covenant, Joseph Smith, Jun. Sidney Rigdon. Oliver Cowdery, Clerk of the High Council. I continued my labors daily, preparing for the school, and received the following: _Revelation given November 25, 1834_. [3] 1. It is my will that my servant Warren A. Cowdery should be appointed and ordained a presiding High Priest over my Church in the land of Freedom and the regions round about; {171} 2. And should preach my everlasting Gospel, and lift up his voice and warn the people, not only in his own place, but in the adjoining counties. 3. And devote his whole time to this high and holy calling which I now give unto him, seeking diligently the kingdom of heaven and its righteousness, and all things necessary shall be added thereunto, for the laborer is worthy of his hire. 4. And again, verily I say unto you, the coming of the Lord draweth nigh, and it overtaketh the world as a thief in the night: 5. Therefore, gird up your loins that you may be the children of light, and that day shall not overtake you as a thief. 6. And again, verily I say unto you, there was joy in heaven when my servant Warren bowed to my sceptre, and separated himself from the crafts of men. 7. Therefore, blessed is my servant Warren, for I will have mercy on him, and notwithstanding the vanity of his heart, I will lift him up, inasmuch as he will humble himself before me;