Acts -21 tells of the apostles, which included John, being incarcerated in a "common jail". The Prophet Joseph Smith and his brethren had while imprisoned in that facility during the winter of 183839.This was a terribly difficult time in our history. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. In the 1880s, Latter-day Saints convicted for polygamy filled Western prisons. One of these was "the Pen," or Utah Territorial Penitentiary. The following are the current and previous members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. Polygamy was not openly practiced in the Mormon Church until 1852 when Orson Pratt, an apostle, made a public speech defending it as a tenet of the church. Peter was the chief Apostle in the meridian dispensation and held the position equivalent to that of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ in our day. Elder Cook shares five of Jesus Christ's teachings that can help us lessen contention and find peace in today's challenging times.