MINUTES UTES utts OF THE semiannual seli SEMI ANNUAL conference 01 cynic tuu THU CHURCH OP OF JESUS OF LATTER 1 ky SAINTS COVEN P IN THE nowery DOWERY AD JOINING THE NORTH END OP OF THE TUB tabernacle GREAT SALT LAKE CITY AND OCTOBER ath 1857 AT 10 A if president brigham young presiding on the stand pres 9 ham young oi of the twelve apostles oison hyde wilford Woodi taff amasa amaca lyman charles C rich lerenz Lorenz erastus snow and franklin D loc luc hards hardg seventies joseph jeseph young zera beniamin L clapp I 1 high jb j b priests john young You rigg president pr pre ming bishop edward ed ward hunter patriarchs john young isaac money morley presidency of the stake daniel spencer spencers daid david fullmer cleri clerk of conference leo hawkins reporter J V long pres brigham young called the conference to order the choir sung a hymn prayer by pres joseph young Birgin the choir pres B youn young said sa d that contrary to usual custom lie he should present plesent the authorities of the church and do up our business tile ilia first thing aethen he then spoke of the benefit and necessia necessity essit of ballogan an experience in bis this his world in order to prize and appreciate the happiness alia alka bliss we are now in poa of and urged the brethren fo 0 o secure their crop cropland nd bi be ready to defend themselves if their enemies enemies come conde upon them pres B youn young then presented the tha authorities P 0 of the church a as follows Brig harn youn you president of the church of jesus chi cht cloist cf ef latter later dater day saints prophet seer and revelator heber C kimball first counselor prophet seer and revelator canth wells second counselor pi ophee seer and revelator orson hyde president of the quorum of the twelve apostles and orson pratt wilford woodruff john taylor george A smith amasa lyrean ezra T Y benson charles C rich lorenso snow erastus snow and frankling D ah ilch xh tilds members of said quorum john smith eldest son of hyrum presiding patriarch I 1 i john sohn young president of the high priests quorum joseph Young Henry herriman harriman zera albert P rockwood beniamin benjamin L chapp horace S eldreadge Eldre age dge ae and arid lei levi W hancock presiding presidents over all the fhe Severi seventies lies lles 1 john president Pies ident of the elders quorum borum daniel spencer Pre president of this stai stake e of zion zon heman haman hyde aled eleazer zer miller phineas phin pas richards Richi lids levi jackman jachman Jac kinan hinan ira eldredge EId eld jolin john vance varce van e edwin D woolley john sohn parry winslow farr william snow daniel carn and dIra lia iia ames arhea members Member of the high fhi e h council edward edw ard hunter presiding bishop of the whole church lewis wight iea Ies president ident of the priests quorum mcgee harris harrig president of ugie ine teachers quorum arti m alexander herron president of th the e deacons quorum brigham briham young toung trustee in trust for the church of jesus christ of latter day saints daniel II 11 wells superintendent of public works truman 0 arl ari ange ariel el architect for the church breham brigham YOUE young president defit of the cerp perpetual tuai U migrating emigrating fund to gather the poor 11 C kimball D H wells an and edward hunter his assistants and agents for said baid fund george A smith historian and general church recorded Re cordei cordet W woodruff his assistant who were unanimously sustained elder phineas H young youn made a few remark pertaining to his late mission elder jacob hoffheins Hoff beins Leins gave an account of his mission to the germans inthe united states and a bated that they are so bound down in the eastern states that they can scarcely make a living elder A M musser related some particulars of hs fre experience in india and gave some items of be the mythology of the Hin doos and farshee Fars Far geeb eee choir sung how firm a foundation 21 I 1 benediction by elder E erastus scow snow 2 p pm m singing by choir prayer by bishop E D woolley singing by the choir pres orson hyde invited he file recently returned missionaries nailes naties who had bad not yet spoken to come to the stand and made a few remarks elder james carrigan 11 gave a short account of his slon to europe spoke of tile treatment lie he received on board the steamship glasgow ll 11 and a prediction lie he made in reference to sli sll sail sall ship stated slated that lie he was satisfied 1 ith his mission had done the best he could and that god has blessed him in all things alluded to opposition from the ministers in En england eland aland elder james A little littie spoke poke of his foreign mission he considered that from the time ba he was baptized into this church he lie had bad been on a mission all the time elder david IV rogers spoke in brief of his mission to canada elder george thurston Tiu irston made a hew few remarks relative to his late mission to england elder edward holden spoke of ids liis experience in the valleys of the mountains since 1847 and gave ave an account of his mission to EM england land elder D B dille related a dream lie he had in relation saints S iines in england edgland and spoke briefly of his mission to E england atik and bis lis joul joni jociney ney across the plains eith lith willi a hand cart company of 0 scandinavian brethren lp elder william walker made mide some remarks s respecting spec ting I 1 hn first associations with latter Latt erDay day saints in manchester augland Ei Eu gland and spoke of 0 his late mission to ell eli england land band pres B young spoke on the fulfillment fulfilment of prophecy tile the effects of the holy Spirit Me Choir sung guide as oh ob ibbil great jehovah benediction by bir elder C C rich Wendes day oct 7 1857 10 a m singing by the choir prayer by elder amasa lyman singing by tile the choir elder lorenzo snow spoke of the presence 0 of f our ener enemies nies and said we need not be surprised to ea ee the war clouds gath gall gatherine gathering bering for where therb there is no trial triai there is no glory honor or exaltation alluded to the course pursued by the united states government towards this people predicted that if the wives of those brethren now in tile the ayoun mabun thins would be united and let their prayers ascend to heaven in their behalf their husbands should be preserved and returned to them in safety E elder eider ider lder israel evans gagean gave an account of biami his mission to europe elder matthias cowley bore testimony to the truth of the work of god ac elder david curtis spoke in brief of his late mission to the nations and said that he be had bad seen the people mourn because they have wicked rulers but here thay they they are aro hapy happy because they have ri libeous rulers 1 elder lder benjamin banjamin ashby spoke of the experience lie he had gained while on his mission and said that that experience would richly repay him for all ail 11 he had gone gone through eider elder Alber albert tiler tyler bore testimony to the work of the lord and that hat the men mn who are chosen to lead and guide the laiter day saints are men of god testified that all ail the predictions and lind promises made concerning him when lie he went on his mission had been literally fulfilled elder joseph kelleg ave aye a brief account of hi his mis midion nion sion to australia elder homer duncan spoke of or his b s mission to texas and the wicked wickedness ness of the people there testified that he hid bad felt the iwer power and ard aud benefit of the prayers of the saints in zon Z on W while mile mlle absent on his uyi 1012 sion slon bora bot te testimony til 0 Y th that t I 1 joseph jpseph S smith I 1 was a prophet of god that thai lie he had keown it fury furl for 25 years eider elder alir christan chhist Christ f istian hn Christian seu spoke of his mission in the united states the different dif dil derent Ferent kinds bf 0 saints be met some of them h bid hid ili ill decided decided to wait there emul the church came back testified faed fied that lle ile he lie blessings of gol goa attend attended d the hand cart company wh 1 ch lie he led across the plains allain 3 asprea At preg Pres piny viny youngs 0 ng 3 request he addressed the thi congregation lor for for a short time it in danish choir boog 1101 glorious rious thinas of thee are spoken benediction by patriarch john young 2 pm by the choir prayer by judge phel phelps s choir sung sun all hail the glorious day pres orson hyde avda said that as the returned missionaries sion aries badoch had occupied most of the tiie time lime thus far it was his mind for the brethren of the twelve who had not spoken yet to addres address the tha congregation elder charles C ri rich nich ch proved that the gosp gospel of jesus christ conta contains lus ius every thing that 19 is necessary for salvation salva tion tsoo if we 11 lire ve up to all of its pre precepts elder amasa lyman argued that the line was soon to be drawn between the kingdom of god and the kingdoms of this thia world that the tile time had come when the kingdom of god should be built up and become a kingdom upon tile the earth and would prevail over all the other klag hiag kingdoms doms that oppose it elder erastus erastos snow pressed expressed ev bis his great pleasure in hearing so many or of the returned missionaries speak and to feel the good spirit which they have with them said that the lord will nothing to come upon this thib people but what will be for their salvation the lora lord willy will as he has all ways done ghe give us the general outlines of the rials trials through which we shall ba be called to pass but bilt the minutia min mia ulios and final result he will reserve to himself elder spoke briefly of his recent MIS mission in the united states I 1 prest B proved that nothing but the testimony of the holy 13 spirit rit would touch the hearts of 0 the people and tring brins them thein to repentance bore testimony that this this is tile the kingdom of god upon the earth said that the ling kingdom dorn might have been given given to the saints years ago if they had been able ale to receive it exhorted the saints so to live that ahat they could have the spirit of the lord to be with them all the time prophesied that the law that would go forth from zion would be the law of the whole earth yet spoke on the importance of union in families that their prayers might avail with god ac prophesied that if this people will live their religion the tile thread that is now cut will never he be united and you and I 1 will soon have the tile privilege of saying here is the tha kingdom of god oa on motion of pres orson hyde hide the confer ence adjourned to meet on the ath of april 1859 1853 at 10 am m at this place choir sung now let us rejoice in the day of salvation when tile the conference closed with benediction by the president zham sham young 0 ir father who art in heaven in the name of jesus christ we pray for or thy bessi bess ingi lugi ug to rest rust upon each one of us at this time lime andon and on this congregation arwe As we have come to the close of our oun conference we pray that the sp rs and intelligence may be in us and abide with us that we may tie tle treasure asure up in good and honest hearts the truths we have heard from each other from this stand since we assembled in this capacity capa city cily help us as to seek unto thee day by day that we may leadill leai leal n wisdom from our father in heaven be thou our counselor we pray thee and anti let the influence of the spirit of tile the lord rest upon and aide alde with us bless 4 this his congre congregation tation pation father in mavell heaven I 1 pray thee tilee inspire each and every heart that is now before thee in this place bless our faini families lies iles our fi friends ends and anti our brethren those that have gone east to preserve the in interests tereAs of this people and 0 god gol let thy hyans anzelo elsba be round about I 1 them thern and lead them unto victory and lead thy people to victory and elory glory biss and presena e thy servants that are among the nations 13 of ba the air earh th kielp them to be faithful unto theo thee and accomplish com a good vork work york and may they return in safety unto us bless thy saints in the valleys of the mountains pour out thy tily spirit upon us u ba be thou a munitions of rocks round about thy people hide us in the chambers of th the e lord where thou hast gathered thy people where we have baere rested in pea pez peace co for viany many years preserve qs 3 from every sin within preserve ua us from outward temptation preserve us from the tha hands of wicked cruel men heal up tip tilo the sirk sick amon among g thy people and comfort their hearts we dedicate ourselves to thee with all that pertains to us bless the interests of thy kingdom in every nation land and clime to take ke the tile oversight of us ba be thou our father and our friend 11 guide guida us by thine unerring uner ring counsel that we ire may come off vic toi tobious ious lous an and d be prepared to receive our inheritances with the tile sanctified in thy celestial kingdom and the tile glory and honor be thine for ever and ever amen god bless you bret brethren hren bren and sifters sif fers LEO HAWKINS clerk