Administrative Records Vol. 1, Council of Fifty Minutes, March 1844-January 1846 The Joseph Smith Papers Salt Lake City: Church Historians Press, 2016 Available for PURCHASE now. The Council of 50 Minute Book; or The Mormons Look West: or the Mormons get the heck out of Dodge; or the Mormons Declare the United States a Failure and Seek to Escape; or any other number of provocative titles. This is likely the most highly anticipated volume of the Joseph Smith Papers project (where I worked for about two year - Documents Vol. 4, which I helped write, is available now). The council minutes have not been available to the public and it has long been a "holy grail" document for Mormon Continue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Joseph Smith Papers – Council of 50 Minutes