Show I 1 I 1 copyright I 1 I 1 I 1 HISTORY OP of JOSEPH SMITH I 1 I 1 7 1840 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 on the night of the elder eber C kimball had the following lowing fal dream as related I 1 hy by himself I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 having great anxiety for or the welfare of the I 1 ii I 1 orri small a 11 branchi which we had raised in loudon boudo n I 1 retired to rest rent and ana had 14 tile the following dreama dream I 1 thought that we dug a well on oil high ground in or der to obtain water and after di digging aing some co cou U aid sid erable tune we came to ton toan an excellent spring i we then i to back it up but bat before it was waa finished we had occasion to leave for 4 short time and when we to complete it we found it carefully oure fully filled sand bud all attempt to 40 remove it proving unavailing we thought it better to choose ane another klier spot on I 1 lower ground where we were successful when we returned to london we experienced I 1 a perfect ent of na ray dream having to open 4 new prea ig place at barrens ar academy king I 1 our former fordner placer being bea closed against fiust us its i tuesday dav 29 elders hober heber C kimbau and george asmith left london LondoW for the manchester 1 conference I 1 I 1 saturday october 3 1 minutes of the general conference Cou ference of the church of jeus christ of latter 1 I 1 ter my saints sal a ts held i it nauvoo county coup ty I 1 I 1 jIll I 1 illinois nois Oct october octoba 3 IW I 1 i I 1 the tha conference was opened by prayer by president I 1 I 1 william Marks President joaq joseph smith 1 I 1 was then unanimously y called to the chair and robert B thompson a appointed ap pp intoe clerk A letar bettor from elde elders r bent bent and harris and one front from elder john E piga were then read by the I 1 I 1 clerk which gave very satisfactory accounts of I 1 their mission I 1 I 1 F on motion no ti to a resolved that a committee be 4 appointed to such sh as to this confer confere asse for ordination arid and that jonathan H hale eliaha H groves charles C rich john joha murdock murdoch and simeon carter compose said report their proceedings before tile the conference closes the president arose and stated that there had been several depredations committed ot ou the citizens 1 of nauvoo slid and thought it expedient that a committee be appointed to smirch search out oft the offenders and b bring rill g them to ju tica I 1 whereupon it wits resolved that joseph smith elias hi Hiff bee william mirk mark s vinson knight william T law aw charlas charles C rich ar and I 1 i d dimick B huntington Hunting toa compose said committee I 1 on motion resolved that robort robert B thompson be appointed the general church clerk to in ther the room oom of george W robinson Robin eoa who intends intend to remove to iowa it having been beem requested by elder page that the conference would appoint an elder to take 1 charge of the church which he and elder hyde I 1 had raised up in cincinnati on motion resolved i that elder samuel bennett be appointed to preside I 1 there I 1 the nie president then arose find stated that it was necessary that something om ething should be dona don with regard to kirtland so that it might tv be bulit built up and give it as his opinion that the brethren from the I 1 ewt east might gather there and also that it was was ne i bewry that soma one should be appointed from this conference to preside tide over that stake on motion resolved that elder almon W babbitt be I 1 appointed to preside owr over thee taft church hurch in kirtland Kirt tand find nd that he choose his hia own owa counsellors Coun I 1 conference adjourned for one ona hour I 1 one oc look pm conference meta adjournment an opportunity was given to the brethren who had any remarks to make on 1 ue ble locations for stages elder H W miller via ta I 1 I 1 i ted that it was the desire re of a number of the broth 11 tea ra readding in adam county to hm hare is 4 take dake ap pointed at nt ephraem Ephr alm ii in a ai that t county bulliv 11 aud and stated tho advantages 1 of the place for agricultural pur poa on motion resolved that ft stake be appointed at mount M ephraine Ephr aini in adams county I 1 there being several applications for the appointment of stakes it was waa resolved that a committee be to 6 ll 11 I 1 e s stakes tk e s between betwee in this place ard and kirland JK ki had T that HY hyrum ni sith lyman wight arl andAl dAlmon mou W babbitt colu compose pose said com milt miltree tee I 1 the president dent then spoke of the nee necessity iby afi building a house I 1 of the alie lord fit i daie place whereupon it was resolved that the saints build a aau bobae se for the worship of god and that ariy riy reynolds n oia cahoon elins elias higbee wid and alpheus cutler bittler be pointed appointed a committee to build the sune same oh moton motion rei resolved solved that a commencement be made ton tea days from this date and that every tenth day ve be appropriated for the building of bf the house I 1 I 1 I 1 president hyrom ayrom 1 smith 9 ith rose and elated that there were seve several rai individuals who alio on JnO moving to j this place had nat settled with thir their cre creditors ditori and aind had bad no recommend from the die branches of the churches where they had resided on motica mot ioa I 1 jolted that those persona movi moving tiff to this place who 46 io bof not bring a recommend n 4 be shipped I 1 I 1 I 1 john C bennett IVI D then soo spoke lie at adrae length on the oppression to which the ad hen k subject and remarked that it was wag 1106 necessary for abr the be brethren bethre rn to stand by each other and resist every unlawful lawful attempt at persecution evay elde of lyman wight then addressed the meet lug adjourned till to morning sunday rno morning ruing october 4 Cont conference prence reet met pursuant ti to adjournment and was opened hy by p ra 0 r by elder babbitt I 1 I 1 the h 0 clerk was then culled called upon to read the report of tb presidency in hi relation io to the city plot after which the president made some observations on oil the si situation tuition i I 1 of the debts on the city plot which will appear at the close of these conference minutes and advised that a committee b be appointed to raja batee funds fans to liquid tite abe on motion resolved resol vAd that william arka ond and hyrum Hyram smith compose jiom pose said committee 1 4 on 44 motion tion resolved that a committee commit be appointed to til di draft aft a bill for the incorporating of the t town wn of la air fa and other purposes i I 1 resolved Ke es alved solved that josph joseph smith john 0 C O bennett and robert B thompson be said committee resolved that john C begnett be appointed hinted delegate urge the passage damage of said ball the legislature president hyrum smith efie p rope rose and gave some come general instructions is to the church abam conference I 1 adjourned for one hour I 1 I 1 one odd rk pm conference Confere Ace alet pursuant to adjournment and was opened by prayer by elder john P greene I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 aide president Pies ident i nt joseph roge and delivered a discourse on the subject of 21 for tile the dead which was lwe listened ned to with considerable si dorable interest by the vast multitude assembled dr banuett from the tha committee to 40 draft a charter charte te for the city and for other pu purposes toses reported the outlines of the same on motion resolved that the same be adopted elder E Uon inson they then rose and rave gave an all account of alie printing ting or of another edition of the book of mormon and stated that it was now nearly completed and that abrim arrangements emerts had been made mad a for the tap p printing hatt ng of the book book of doctrine and gud Covenants ac I 1 i confer conference i e adjourned adjourn od to monday morning monday morning oct 5 Coti conference ference met pui pursuant to adjournment find and was opo opened by pr prayer 11 b by elder lyman wight r kobert B thompson after a few preliminary remarks read an article on tho thit composed by president gosp josaph ph smith which will appear at the close of the conference Conf prence minutes after which elder babbitt delivered an excellent diacou discourse reboil on the same subject at considerable e fable length for one hour during tw the intermission a large number were two pm Coti conference ference met pursuant to adjournment elder lyman wight addressed t the congregation at 0 n on the of for the atz athe ded and other subjects of Inte reet to the church the president made e some som observations and pronounced hs his benediction on the dr john 0 bennett said old that many pt esons hud been bean accused of crime and been looked upon as guilty phenon when on it has beon been ascer eliat noth nothing nothings ingo could i uld be ba adduced against them whereupon on motion it was resolved that no person be considered guilty guatier or crime unless proved z so by tile the costim testimony ony of two tavo or three wita Assee he next brought before the conference abe lie treatment the saints had experienced in and wished to know whether the dip take adv further steps in 1 to obtaining rei rein re i dress on resolved tatt elias hahe and robert B Thomi thompson mou be appointed a tee to redress for the wrongs sustained tit in missouri the committee on ordinations reported that they had ordained thirty n nine file to th taff a mi ministry bistry on motion vod that this dismissed and tha the neat next conference be b I 1 hald t d ph the ath day of april next 1 1 I 1 joseppa SMITH wi R B clervi r ii I 1 I 1 tile the following is the article referred to above in order to investigate tile the subject ol 01 the priesthood r t so important to this as well as every succeeding generation I 1 shall proceed to trace the sn subject bjae t as ab far as I 1 possibly can from the old and i new testaments there are two Priest hoods spoken of in the seri Scrip tures vii vi the and the or altho there are two Priest hoods J yet the Melch isedee priesthood comprehends the j or Leviti eal priesthood hood and is the ff rand head and aids the he highest authority which per j bains to the and the keys of the king 1 dona dom of god in it all ares agea of the world to 0 the latest voe posterity on oil the earth and is the channel through 1 I 1 which all knowledge doctrine uie die plan of ofsha 8 avd dvd I 1 tion and overy every import important ani matter is ia reveled revealed fr froma 1 heaven I 1 i I 1 its institution nott nto n waa prior por to tile fou foundation of thi earth ottlie orthe in orting wire ettna fogt lir mr i the sons of god shouted for joy jov 11 und and Is est eat and holiest hollest priesthood and adia la after the order of the th son of god and adail all other are only parta ramifications its powers I 1 aw and I 1 be belonging ong I 1 to the same and are hold held controlled contro llod and diled reeled by it it in ia the cl channel iannel which tl the a almighty commenced revealing his hii glory at the i beginning of tw the creation of this earth and I 1 which he has contini ted to reveal ravett himself to tl I 1 children of men to the present time and ahral I 1 which he will known I 1 ids his purposes to the thea i end of time 1 commencing with adam who was the first fire t man aho who vho ip 9 spoken of in daniel as being the i I 1 ancient of days day or iu fit other words the first and I 1 61 oldest of all ah the great grand progenitor suitor of whom it is said lit another place I 1 ce be he is michael because he be was the first and R father thor of all ail not only by progeny I 1 f hut but the die first to hold the spiritual blessings fo 0 I 1 whom was made known k tile the plan of ordinances I 1 for the salvation sak alion of his posterity unto theand the end find and t whom christ was first revealed and whom I 1 christ has been arveal d from heaven and will continue to be revealed from henceforth adam adain I 1 holds the ineys of the dispensation of the of times L i s fi the dispensation of all the tunes times have been and wih ill be revealed hina him from the beginning gin ni to christ and from christ to the end of athe all I 1 the 11 dispensations that are to be revealed ephesians chap ath and vs having made known unto us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure which he be has P purposed in I 1 himself that in the dispensation of toe the aulne falness so of tims he be might gather together in ow oae all things in Jw christ both abic ew aarein heaven and whichard which chare are I 1 on earth in fit him 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 now the purpose in in himself it the winding r ap scene of th last dispensation is that all tf thing 4 ting to should he conducted proc precisely isely in accordance with the preceding penant sensations ions I 1 and aga again god purposed in himself f that there should not lie he an eternal fill bloss until evera every i dispensation should ll 11 be fulfilled and gathered ts to 1 gether aether in one Q and that all things should be gathered together in one in fit those disi sensations tinto into tile same falness and eternal glory should be in christ eteaua th therefore fo he set et the ordinances to be the aa same me an and dever ever and i 1 set adam to watch 6 over er them to reveal them I 1 fron heaven to man or to send angels to reveal rev eal I 1 I 1 thein hebrews 1 14 iAre are care c they not all I 1 inister I 1 1 ink spirits sent forth to minister to tho those who shall be heirs of salvation I 1 I 1 these angels aie ae under the direction of michael or adam who act a the direction or of the lord 1 from the above 06 tation we learn that paul I 1 perfectly understood the purposes of god in relation 6 to his alth man and that glorious and perfect order older which he established in whereby lib sent forth power revelations and glory j I 1 I 1 4 I 1 god will riot not sa acknowledge vl edge that which he he hast not called orda ordained ineA and chosen in the lee begin tl ning god called adam by his own vo kotce see genesis ad chapter 8 9 10 vs and ana the lord called unto adam and said ua unto him where art thou A and ad he ha said aed J I 1 heard thy voice in the gard garden and I 1 was afraid because beaulie I 1 was va naked and hid myself adan adam received commandments and instruction froni from god this waa as the order from tile the beginning I 1 I 1 that he received revelations command commandments meats and ordinances at the aanina begio is IF beyond the power of controversy else how did they begin to offer sacrifices to in an n acceptable manner A and ad if they offered rod s thoy they must be authorized all by ordination I 1 we road read in gen ath chab cha t 4 ver that abol abel brought of the fin firstlings rulings first lings of die I 1 flock and the fat cherof and the lord had respect to abel abe and tp ills his A and ild agman hebrews tf 11 4 by faith abel unto god a 11 more I 1 excellent sacrifice abad afi cain by which he obtain I 1 ed witness he wt s righteous god testifying i of hiar gifts f ind and by it h fie being dead yet vet speak I 1 eth 11 row how doth dolls he be y yat stir peak I 1 he mg mag I 1 priesthood which was conferred upon I 1 hiot him and dw died a i aus man maln and tk has I 1 become an all angel of god bv receiving F ills his body from the dead holding still the keys kes y of his disen bation andew sent down from heaven beaven oPaul to rn inister consoling iral bcd 8 and to commit unto anto him a knowledge of the mysteries of godl noss A and nd ir if tills this wap wa not the casei case basei would ask how d did id much about abelians Abe liand why should he talk about hi k speaking after hei was atad hence floit le spoke after he was de dead ad must be by being ent down out of hea heaven eu to administer adminis tr this cheti thin if is the hatun of the arit priesthood st hood every man Ill holding oldin t T the e preM dency of his dispensation |