1 8 3 8 , ▁from ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁and ▁He ber ▁C . ▁Kim ball . ▁ ▁Page ▁and ▁fellow ▁apost le ▁Or son ▁Hy de ▁were ▁called ▁to ▁travel ▁and ▁pre ach ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁and ▁dedic ate ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁Jews . ▁He ▁and ▁Hy de ▁started ▁on ▁their ▁mission , ▁but ▁Page ▁had ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁heart ▁and ▁never ▁left ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁apost le ▁George ▁A . ▁Smith ▁sought ▁him ▁out ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁prepar ations ▁and ▁sail ▁with ▁Hy de ▁in ▁two ▁days ▁time . ▁Page ▁refused ▁to ▁go . ▁While ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Page ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁controvers y ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁there , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁directive ▁from ▁Ass istant ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁H yr um ▁Smith ▁instruct ing ▁Page ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁church ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Nau vo o , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁Page ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Br igh am ▁Young , ▁rejected ▁Page ' s ▁claim , ▁but ▁retained ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve . ▁Page ▁was ▁then ▁called ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Fif ty ▁to ▁help ▁plan ▁and