7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Mission ▁four ▁times — once ▁prior ▁to ▁becoming ▁an ▁apost le ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 7 0 ) ▁and ▁three ▁times ▁as ▁an ▁apost le ▁( 1 8 7 1 – 7 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 – 7 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 – 8 2 ). ▁Car r ington ▁was ▁the ▁t enth ▁official ▁Church ▁Histor ian ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁coun sel or ▁to ▁Young ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Pres iden cy ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Young ' s ▁personal ▁secretary ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Ex communic ation ▁and ▁read mission ▁Car r ington ▁was ▁ex communic ated ▁from ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ▁by ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁for ▁ad ul tery , ▁for nic ation , ▁and ▁" le wd ▁and ▁las c iv ious ▁conduct ". ▁Car r ington ' s ▁extr amar ital ▁relationships ▁had ▁begun ▁in ▁England ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁mission ▁president ; ▁he ▁had ▁hid ▁these ▁relationships ▁from ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁for ▁over ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁and ▁had ▁li ed ▁to ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁about ▁them ▁when ▁rum ors ▁about