Show MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL conference OF THE CHURCH OF JE JEUS JESUS US birtist CHRIST OF latten LATTER DAY bay SAINTS convened in the tabernacle great salt lake lahe L ke city ity wednesday april 6 1859 10 am president brigham young on the stand presidents brigham young heber heter G C kimball and danie daniel 11 wells of the twelve apostles orson hyde orson pratt wilford woodruff john taylor george A smith ezra T benson charles C rich lorenzo snow erastus snow and franklin D Ri inc lUc chirds hards seventies joseph young albert P rockwood arill levi W hancock 1 priests s s john 0 n young P H young and samuel L presiding nes res t bishop ishop edward hunter patriarch t ar john you young presidency ofine of the fhe stake daniel spencer and david fullmer rep reporters george D watt and john V long I 1 I 1 choir filing god moves in a mysterious way prayer b by y orson hyde llyde singing by be the choir president joseph young spoke emoke of the merci adi interference of the almighty for the deliverance of his people alluded to the weaknesses that mortals were subject to admonished the saints to be faithful and diligent treated upon imon the ebbing and flowing of th the e spirit of god said that it was for the trial of our faith falih arid and that buch euch transitions as the saints experienced ware were wera calculated to call into requisition the best falth faith and feelings of the people of god ile he contended that the day would come when ev evry every ry mans ans falth faith would he tested rejoiced to tp meet with the saints in confere conference lice tice and longed to see the day when they would be of one heart and one otie mind choir surie surle sun sur home again pros pres 11 0 kimball Tl lessed blessed the pe people ae in in the etame of the lord bore testimony to 0 the truth and applicability of the remark remarks a of pres jokeph joseph young advised the saints to watch the still small smail voice of the spirit and to follow its wise dictations and suggestions suggestion spoke loathly odthe of the necessity of practicing sobriety 4 virtue and righteousness exhorted the brethren to ie be faithful in all things and prophesied that the saints would never leave the mountains till they become pure before god and that the lord will multiply blessings upon the righteous for ever while he will curse the wicked the liar the adulterer and the apostate bore testimony to the mission of joseph smith that he knew him 0 to o be a prophet and that pies pros brigham young is a prophet also that he knew those hose things by the holy ghost and the revelations of christ choir sung 0 ve mountains high benediction by pres D H weila wella 2 pm singing prayer by elder orson pratt choir sung sung sune a hymn elder george A smith addressed the conference spoke from the text straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life e and few there be that find it reasoned 14 on the purification of the sair saints ts the difficulty of getting men to live their religion whereas many could be found who were willing todie to die dle for it contended that if the testimony of peter james and john was waa true when they called upon men to repent and obey the gospel it is true now and that if god would reveal his mind and will for the he instruction and salvation of the people then he be would do the same now admonished the people to learn to control their thoughts and actions to know that they were right for themselves to do right for the love of righteousness and truth and not because some man said what was right and to live before god so as to have the light of the spirit of truth in them continually t treated on faith punctuality and honesty ile he bore testimony to the first presidency being men of god set by revelation to guide and control his church and kingdom t on the earth choir sung a hymn patriarch john young next addressed the congregation he spoke on the prop prosperity erity of zion the union of we tiia saints the bleg bieg blessings sinos sings 6 in store for the faithful the future increase of gods kingdom the overthrow of gatans satans kingdom and the final triumph of the righteous ous pres D H wells made a few remarks relative to fasting and prayer and recommended the saints to keep the fast day on tomorrow tomorrow choir sung the happy day has rolled along dismissed by elder woodruff THURSDAY april 10 am meeting called to order by pres prea daniel i spencer choir sling sung when quiet in my house I 1 sit prayer by elder john taylor singing Sin gine giner elder taylor presented the authorities of the church as fo follows lows brigham young president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints prophet seer and revelator heber C kimball first counselor prophet seer and revelator daniel H wells second counselor prophet seer and revelator orson hyde president of the quorum of the twelve apostles and orson pratt wilford woodruff john taylor george A smith amasa lyman ezra T benson charles C rich lorenzo snow erastula snow and franklin D richards members numbers of said quorum john smith presiding patriarch john young president of the high priests quorum joseph young henry enry ehry herriman zera pul pui her albert P rockwood horace S eldredge elde ge and levi W hancock presiding presidents over all the seventy seventies les lea john president of the elders quorum daniel spencer president of this stake of zion heman hyde eleazer miller phineas richards levi jackman Jac krman kroan ira john vance edwin D woollen Woo llev john parry mirslow farr william snow daniel earn cam and ira ames members of the high council edward hunter presiding bishop of the whole church lewis president of the priests estis quorum mcgee harris president of the Tea teachers cherys Quor quorum tim alexander herron president of the deacons quorum brigham ighani Br young trustee in trust for the church of jesus christ of latter day sain saints ts daniel H wells superintendent of public works truman 0 angell architect for the church brigham young president of the perpetual EMI emigrating ingall rating fund to gather the poor heber lieber C kimball Ki D 11 wells and edward hunter his bis assistants and agents for said fund george A smith historian and general church recorder Record eq wilford woodruff ir his hia assistant sistan who were all sustained bf by the tire conference fere nce ncr choir biln stin bung sung great Is the lord elder john joh n spoke of the gat gathering hering bering of the saints from the nations the difference between a conference held keld by the latter day saints sainta and one held by the religious world refuted the supposition entertain entertained el et by many that the saints have to act according accord ing to the doctrine of a few leading men and contended that the way the people in thia this Church vere gove governed aped so easily was by the authorities deac teaching h ing them good and correct principles and that then they governed themselves spoke of the power of the gospel to unite the people together alluded to the gifts promised to the faithful in christ gave a brief history of his bis first acquaintance with the gospel bore testimony that joseph smith was a prophet of god that he was acquainted with him living and knew him when dying concluded by exhorting the people to fear god and observe righteousness that they might be blest in time and exalted in eternity choir bun sun bung sung 0 how beautiful upon the mountains t a I 1 n s mic benediction by ezra T benson 2 adock pm siti singing ging prayer by W IV phelps choir sung the hymn on page president brigham young showed the necessity of the saints adding knowledge to knowledge in relation to the things of god commented on the text contained in the book there is a spirit in man and the spirit of the lord it under understanding stan ding spoke of man as a beine being created a little lower than the angels and of his bia being capable of receiving intelligence until hels heis he is perfect described the relationship of angels to god and to man showing that they were beings who had passed through a mortal existence received their tabernacles passed the ordeals and proved roved themselves worthy of exaltation any and said that the principles of life were calculated to exalt people to thrones principalities and powers and ard that all men had the privilege of coming to the knowledge of truth by the gift and power of the holy ghost recommended the brethren to b be e diligent in all things and especially in their agricultural pursuits blest the people in the ae name hame of the lord I 1 president wells said in presenting the names of the various quorums this morning the name of benjamin L clapp was omitted ile he has been dropped from the seventies and it Is now moved and seconded that he be be cu cut t off from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints carried choir sung now let us rejoice in the day of salvation 12 president kimball adjourned conference until the ruth rith of oct at 10 a in and add then pro bounced the benediction |