ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈaɪv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, kˈænən wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst fɹʌmðə pɹɪsˈaɪdɪŋ bˈɪʃəpɹˌɪk ænd ɛkskəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ˈæftɚ hiː kənfˈɛst ɪn pˈʌblɪk æt ðə tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl sˈʌndeɪ mˈiːɾɪŋ ɪnðə sˈɔlt lˈeɪk tˈæbɚnəkəl ðæt hiː ænd lˈuːi wˈɛlz hæd kəmˈɪɾᵻd ɐdˈʌltɚɹi.
On September 5, 1886, Cannon was released from the Presiding Bishopric and excommunicated from the church after he confessed in public at the traditional Sunday meeting in the Salt Lake Tabernacle that he and Louie Wells had committed adultery.