Show I 1 I 1 I 1 MINUTES 6 of il the general conference ci eaf f the church of jesus christ lof latter day saints held in the I 1 tabernacle griat great salt lake city commencing con g frid friday lyl october 6 1854 at od ten tan am I 1 president BRIGHAM you YOUNG i lal presiding preside ng 1 in the stand presidents B yo boing ing H 1 C kimball J M grant I 1 of the twelve apostles 0 hyde G A smith L snow W woodruff 0 pratt E T bouson benson seventies joseph young L W hancock Z Z A P rockwood H herriman high priests quorum david pettigrew I 1 I 1 presiding bishop edward hunter I 1 presidency euy of the stake D fullmer T rhoads P H young 1 p cheriff Cheri clerk of the Cop conference forence bullock reporter george D watt singing by the choir prayer by phineas H y young g singing I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 the con congregation gre gation was addressed by elders P ft young E T benson orson hyde and president brigham young C choir sung a hymn r f elder hyde gave out an appointment for a lecture this evening on our marriage marriage relations and for the bishops to meet in gereral conference to evening and pronounced laced the benediction I 1 two pm pina choir P chanted a piece ot of sacred mus music band d sung a a hymn prayer by elder G A 61 smith 1 slinging singing I 1 elders G A smith T P brown brow n and president H C Q kimball addressed the kioh I 1 I 1 chanting by the choir benediction by Elde hyde cHyde I 1 i six pm singing prayer by elder 0 patt singing li elder ider hyde spoke on lin marriage arriage relations followed by president brigham young with re markson the first eight verses of the 3rd ard chapter of timothy singing ging benediction by president nt B brigham young I 1 I 1 I 1 saturday oct 7 ten rm am singing i aby by the choir prayer by elder james brown singing elder james brown gave a brief i account Lecount of his mission after which president tt brigham young took up the business of the conference and asked the if they were satisfied with him as president of the church of jesus christ of lt latter ater day saints if so to signify signia y it by b raising their right hands bands which wai was done unanimously ta HP ih than presented ta hr 0 kimball si no his firt counsellor land and grant as his second counsellor orson hyde no a president of the quorum of the twelve ap apostles ristle s and parley P pratt orson pratt wilford woodruff Joh george georg e A smith amasa lyrian lym an ezra T benson charles C rich lorenzo snow erastus sao wa and franklin D richards as members of said quorum I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 jk john hn smith sinith eldest sou BOB of hyx i um as presiding 4 patriarch in the church of desus christ of laiter day saints sainte i i I 1 I 1 david as president of the high priests eats quorum and re reynolds cahoon and G B wallace ai as his counsellors coun joseph young levi W hancock henry herriman hernman zera albert albeit P rockwood rock wood and benfamin ben bamin L claps clapp as presidents residents of the seventies and they were all unanimously sustained i I 1 he than then nominated horace S eldredge to take take I 1 the place of 4 jedediah Jede Jedediah digh M orant grant as ane one of the seyen presidents of the seventies which was unanimously voted i I 1 0 he then presented anted john johir as president delit of the elders quoy quorum amand and janea james ft 4 smith I 1 1 and nd aaron seeva sceva as his cot counsellors coun ris ellar I 1 edward hunter as presiding pi le wi g bishop of the ahe church I 1 lewis wight as pre president aident of the priests ill quorum ai ond and george dockstader a and W wm in whiting ng a as 9 hi his counselors i i I 1 mcgee harris as president of the teachers quorum find and adam spiers a and nd reuben perkins gs as HS his counsellors coun i brigham Brig young as trustee iq hi trust fr for the church of jesus christ of latter day saints daniel H wells as superintendent of public works and truman 0 angell as architect for the church and they were all unanimously sustained I 1 i he then presented brigham young as president d n t of the gerpe perpetual emigrating fund t to 0 1 gather ther the poor anah and H C kimball W woo woodruff d r J is 0 hyde G A smith E T benson benso n J JM M grant biant D H wells edward hunter daniel spencer thomas bullock jo john brown crosby I 1 A i lyman L man C C rich lare lorenzo anzo D younk young P P pratt 0 pratt F D richards Rich aids and daniel bael ss his assistants ts abd arid amenta dorits for said eaid fiend u nd dmd as ke d if viny 0 athe the brethren knew of a say m y 1 0 objection til ejection t to 0 the men jupt named jf if s so to signify it no xi belr being i manifested kniffi stad they were unanimously s y sustained 4 r 1 ai he then presented dabid fulli Ful fulknier lnier air its as tie the president oi of this stake of zon and ana thos rhoades 1 and P H youngae Y oung as his c counsellors coun 0 11 8 el I 1 ore henian heman hyde eleazer ner miller phinehas Phine haa I 1 PI i chadds levi jackman ita ia eldridge Jno Vance edwin D woolly woolley john pat parry ry winslow farr i william snow as members of the high council and they were all anani unanimously BUS bained I 1 I 1 6 I 1 i he then nominated daniel carn and irai im ames 1 to be members of the high rh council in place of nathaniel H felt ft and d seth sah H W blair who choju I 1 are e absent on missions which chic h was vas cited voted unanimously I 1 he then presented george A smith w the church historian and general church recorder I 1 who was unanimously sustained I 1 he then called for a r negative iiga tive vote saying if f any of you have any objection to any ma man a I 1 hwe haye now named signify it by raising thel the egeto hand and then you can have the eriv privilege i of speaking and making known your objections no left hands were raised I 1 voting for the authorities was followed d by instructions from president lent brigham young you 0 g and elder daniel carns cams account 0 of f his plo mission gion I 1 chanting by the choir I 1 B benediction by president grant I 1 I 1 two pm p m singing isy by the choir prayler prayer by president J camner singing I 1 k iolder orso pratt and president grant ad dressed dr devoed the congregation ch chanting an by the choir ag I 1 1 benediction B aie act on by president I 1 joaeph yoons jiuu ti I 1 I 1 six i ap p prayer by bishop W woolley bolley ool ley ta I 1 president brigham young t 4 bishops and their coun counsellors and the el eld israel followed b by bishop hunter elder eldera lder I 1 president grant and ad bishop woolley y I 1 benediction by bishop woolley I 1 sunday oct 8 9 seven a ari the seventies met to consult upon finish I 1 1 41 1 the hall for the benefit of the quorums qu arl am J hear t the he report of president joseph jos eph young I 1 s i ten aral an tabernacle crowded choir sung a b hy 1 ai prayer bieller by bi elder lorenzo snow chaitin chanting I 1 i the choir I 1 elder bider hyde spoke inside the tabernacle lowed by elder W W phelps and d at the thine a much larger congregation assee assembly mb the north end of 0 f the building were add adan by elder G A smith and bishop woolley J upon proposition f from rom president bri brij young the congregation adjourned to aneer the afternoon at the north end 0 athe Taber ngA where seats had been prepared T choir chanted we awe praise thee 0 god 0 1 benediction by elder woodruff I 1 I 1 two pm an immense congregation were comfor taj seated in the open air singing prayer by elder G A bialik seii elder 0 pratt read the psalm which do choir chanted I 1 it being the recurring time lor for adminis administer terii lis the sacrament bishop L 1 D young askell asked i blessing upon the bread and bishop isaac bj H 4 asked a blessing upon the water while S emblems were being passed president baig 41 young delivered a highly interesting disco TOiK which held the vast audience as it were a apel Z bound I 1 fider elder lyman curtis was appointed and voted to go on a mission in connection wi thEMer thEider R q 4 allen alien and to be under the direction of I 1 parley P pratt I 1 on motion of elder hyde it wad waa ananin ly voted that all members of this chure church 4 go out on the roads to trade or who go to fornia or any other place outside of this T tory without being sent or counseled to di I 1 be clit off from the church cli I 1 v on motion conference adjourned to in keefa the tabernacle at ten a in on the ath 6 th of 4 SS I 1 I 1 1855 5 el 1 the choir sung the spirit c of if god aej like a to is burning baning I 1 A ja benediction by president ff 0 kimb kimbach 9 the sermons exhortations and remarks 44 vered during the conference will appear i ini I 1 news as fast as I 1 the Tepo reporter itei is able to ftfe I 1 I 1 them I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 |